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One Dead, Two Injured After Tree Falls On Port Allen Home In Heavy Weather
One person is dead and two others are in the hospital after high winds knocked a tree onto a Port Allen home on Monday evening. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office says the tree toppled onto a home on Rougon Road near Ronald Regan Highway around 7:30 p.m. Kristin...
Ole Miss faces do-or-die situations today at Lafayette Regional
Ole Miss faces elimination today at the Lafayette Regional. The Rebels (31-26) will play Princeton (29-17) in an elimination game at 4:30 p.m. CT. The game can be streamed on ESPN+. If the Rebels defeat Princeton, they will immediatley turn around and pplay the loser of today's winner's bracket game at 7 p.m. CT. That game will also be streamed on ESPN+.
Two people wounded in Tuesday night St. Martinville shooting
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Two people were hospitalized Tuesday night after a shooting in St. Martinville, authorities said. The shooting was reported at 100 Buillard Drive at about 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to police. One of the victims remains in a local hospital with “mild to moderate injuries,” and the other has been released, officials said.
Severe Thursday night storms roll through Acadiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN/KLAF) -- Severe storms with intense rain, strong winds and hail rolled through much of Acadiana on Thursday night, bringing down trees, causing power outages and damaging homes. Multiple tornado and thunderstorm warnings were issued for the region, with the bulk of the severe weather activity occurring over...
One game after clinching title, South Alabama reminds Cajuns what losing a little focus can do
No competitive coach likes getting beat 10-0 in seven innings, especially against an old rival. But if you expected it to get UL coach Matt Deggs and his Ragin’ Cajuns downtrodden, think again. Earlier on Friday, the Cajuns secured the program’s first outright Sun Belt regular season championship in...
How one developer got around high interest rates to build 24 units in downtown Lafayette
Business owner Jacob Andries found a way to launch a large commercial project despite the current high interest rates. His project will be self-funded. The $5 million, 24-unit residential project at the corner of Congress and Washington streets has already begun, but it’s taken about five years to get to this point all while federal interest rates on loans have climbed from pandemic-era historic lows.
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