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North Vermilion High searching for head football coach
Joe Heintz was named as the head coach of the North Vermilion High football team in April 2023. However, he resigned from his position a year later in April 2024. Reportedly, he will go back to Teurlings High School in Lafayette, where he had previously been coaching for over 15 years.
Trial for 2016 double homicide suspect Joshua Willis begins
In 2016, the bodies of up-and-coming model Ashley Metz, and her boyfriend, Brouklynn Hill, were found in separate burned vehicles in Scott and Carencro. Both Metz and Hill had been shot and later set on fire in their cars. The two had been dating for only three months.
Lady Giants Take Down Defending State Champs
Getting to cover Jena High School athletics for the radio station and newspaper has always been one of my favorite things that I’ve been allowed to do. Growing up, being raised a Jena Giants fan, sitting at home listening to Larry Evans on the radio and on Wednesdays reading Don Tarver’s sports articles are a big influence on why I’ve always wanted to do this job. Growing up a Jena Giants fan and then attending Jena High School, it was always a dream for one of our teams to go far in the playoffs and win a state championship. In reality, we had become accustomed to being happy with only making the playoffs. One of my favorite parts of doing this job has been being able to follow the Jena Lady Giants softball program. When going to cover a softball game, there is now a new confidence in the air that our softball program is one of the best in the state. There is nothing better than seeing the Jena fan support for our athletic programs especially when we go on the road to a hostile environment.
A chilly start to the work week
Chilly conditions are kicking off the work week in Acadiana as temperatures have cooled off into the mid to upper 40s. A beautiful day is expected as skies stay mostly sunny, pushing highs into the mid-70s. Lows tonight will return to the lower 40s. Warmer and more humid weather returns for the end of the […]
18-wheeler overturns on I-10 West between Rayne and Crowley; all lanes open
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KADN) — An overturned 18-wheeler blocked the left lane on I-10 West between Rayne and Crowley for more than two hours Friday morning, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. DOTD said it happened before LA 1111, which is Tower Road, around 5:45 a.m....
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