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Summer camps announced for Assumption Parish students: See when, where
ASSUMPTION PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — Assumption Parish Public Schools will have a summer camp for second to eighth-grade students. The school system said the camp will be held from June 3-27 Mondays to Thursdays at Napoleonville Primary and Napoleonville Middle schools. The camp for students in second to fifth...
Jeanerette announces road closures for resurfacing
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Jeanerette city officials said four streets will be closed starting May 13 for resurfacing. They added the streets scheduled for resurfacing are:. Jennifer Ann Street from Martin Luther King Drive to Rue La Rebecca Ann. Cypremort Street from Martin Luther King Drive to Dead End.
Women Who Mean Business: Phebe Hayes making sure African American stories from decades ago get told
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series on the six chosen as part of the annual Women Who Mean Business awards by the United Way of Acadiana. For tickets, visit bit.ly/womenwhomeanbusiness2024. Growing up as a little girl in Iberia Parish, Phebe Hayes always heard snippets of an untold...
Jeanerette man faces 3 counts of attempted murder for March shooting
JEANERETTE, La. (KADN) — A Jeanerette man has been arrested on three counts of attempted murder and other charges for a shooting that happened in March. The Jeanerette Marshals Office reported Pryce Simon, 20, is accused of shooting a man on 3rd Street near Lovette Street on March 7.
Local authorities report six assault or battery arrests
St. Mary deputies and Franklin police combined for six arrests on battery or assault charges over the weekend. The deputies also arrested a Lafayette man accused of contractor fraud. And Morgan City police reported three arrests on remaining after forbidden charges. St. Mary. Sheriff Gary Driskell reported that over the...
John K. Flores: May is the best month for bream action
When it comes to fishing, the month of May is hard to beat whether in fresh or saltwater. On one social media report is a guy slaying the speckled trout and on another it’s a guy filling an ice chest with hungry bream. It’s bream that gets most of...
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