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New Roads, LA

It all started as a joke. “Have you ever noticed that Pointe Coupee Parish looks like a lady drinking wine?” said Aimee Moreau. She hadn’t either until a friend pointed it out to her. So Moreau, a graphic designer, put it on a t-shirt and printed it on cups to hand out to her wine-loving friends.

From Napa to New Roads: After coming home from big cities, neighbors launch local wine festival

Alexandria, LA

New Iberia, LA

100 – 1. Koen Beavers, Carencro, 11.11; 2. Kalen Beavers, Carencro, 11.16; 3. Jaiden Lindsey, Alexandria, 11.49. 200 – 1. Kalen Beavers, Carencro, 22.11; 2. Koen Beavers, 22.30; 3. Jaiden Lindsey, Alexandria, 22.53. 400 – 1. Darryl Washington, Barbe, 50.21; 2. Fuentes James, Ponchatoula, 50.58; 3. Eli Thomas,...

Check out the results for the Tabasco Relays held Thursday at New Iberia

Arnaudville, LA

As you’d expect at a brewery, the suds are everywhere at Bayou Teche Brewing. Finding your way to the taps for the first time, though, can take a little doing. First you walk through a verdant beer garden festooned with umbrellas and a small stage standing outside next to a garage-sized video game arcade.

For Bayou Teche beer, fans must now go to the source: an Acadiana oasis with more cooking

In the moments before a Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter crashed, killing the two officers aboard, it rapidly ascended as high as 1,300 feet and see-sawed between speeds of 40 mph, 102 mph, and 30 mph, according to publicly available flight data. The data, from tracking website Flightaware, lends credence...

What went wrong in deadly Baton Rouge police helicopter crash? Flight data gives clues.

Opelousas, LA

Saint Landry Parish, LA

The former St. Landry Parish animal shelter director has been arrested on charges of interference with animal research facilities and animal management facilities. Terri Courvelle, 55, of Opelousas, was booked Thursday, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. St. Landry Parish Government is listed as the arresting agency. In...

Former St. Landry animal shelter director arrested, says charges false

Donations are being sought for the families of Sgt. David Poirrier and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, who died in a helicopter crash on March 26, the Baton Rouge police said Thursday. Donations will be provided for the families through the nonprofit organization Behind the Line Baton Rouge, police said, and they can be made in several ways:

Donations sought for families of fallen Baton Rouge officer pilots, BRPD says

Growing up in the Baton Rouge area for 23-year-old Joshua Scurria has always been difficult. The car-friendly capital of Louisiana is decidedly unfriendly for a wheelchair user, said Scurria, who always relied on family and caregivers to drive him to work and school during his childhood in Prairieville. But the...

Most of Baton Rouge's 1,500 bus stops must be fixed after lawsuit over disability access

Port Allen, LA

There are no leaks from a train that derailed in a train yard on La. 1 at the Anchorage overpass in Port Allen on Wednesday morning, officials said. The state Department of Environmental Quality did a drone flyover of the site to help confirm there are no leaks, a spokesperson said.

Port Allen train derailment: 25 cars went off the track, environmental monitoring in place

The onboard flight-track data of the police helicopter that crashed Sunday in West Baton Rouge Parish is one of the tools an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board will use to learn the cause of the crash, a spokesperson said Wednesday. "The investigator has the flight track data of...

What caused deadly Baton Rouge police helicopter crash? Here's how the feds investigate.

Lafayette, LA

The man killed in a single-vehicle crash on Eraste Landry Road on Wednesday has been identified. The Lafayette Police Department identified the victim as 61-year-old Phillip Todd Migl of Scott. Migl had turned onto Eraste Landry Road from Westgate Road when he veered off the roadway to the left, drove through a fence and came to a stop on a property belonging to Lafayette Salvage in the 2300 block of Eraste Landry Road, the department said.

Scott man identified as driver killed in Eraste Landry Road crash Wednesday

Ask seasoned commercial real estate agents and bankers in Baton Rouge, and they’ll tell you they’ve seen interest rates this high before, even if it’s been a while. The rapid rise in rates, however, is a different story. “There has not been, in my 20-plus years in...

'Chilling effect': Baton Rouge real estate investors wary of rapid rise in interest rates

A new batch of11,500 Chromebooks is being distributed to Baton Rouge public schools, laptops which now have cell service that will allow students constant access to the internet outside of school even if they don't have wi-fi at home. Via a $2 million grant, T-Mobile has agreed to finance two...

11,500 new laptops with broader internet access arriving in Baton Rouge school students

Cava is building a freestanding restaurant at the intersection of Highland Road and Lee Drive. The property at 5295 Highland had been a Circle K. This will be the fourth Cava in Baton Rouge. The fast-casual Mediterranean chain acquired Zoe's Kitchen in 2018 and is rebranding the three local restaurants.

What restaurant is coming to the intersection of Highland and Lee?

Livingston Parish, LA

Denham Springs, LA

Late Wednesday night Livingston Parish Schools announced that Southside Junior High would be closed Thursday after they realized there would be a shortage of employees on campus, the second school in the district to cancel classes for the day. Hours earlier, the district said Denham Springs High School would close...

Another Livingston Parish school closed Thursday amid employee absences

The building that housed the Fontana Fitness Center for years has been sold to a Lafayette tech company for $2 million. Techneaux Technology Services bought the 23,000-square-foot building at 719 Kaliste Saloom Road from sellers Paul and Rose Fontana this week, land records show. Techneaux, which has been housed at...

Former Fontana Center building sold to this Lafayette tech company for $2M

While most of Baton Rouge was at the LSU baseball game or nestled at home Thursday night, 777 people were at Fred's in Tigerland, cheering on bands you've never heard of. The event was Tiger TV's Battle of the Bands, which created what one lead singer calls a "life-changing moment."

Meet the group that won LSU's Battle of the Bands — and got live gigs at Fred's

Tennessee State

WHO: LSU (22-3, 4-2), Tennessee (20-6, 3-3) WHEN: 6 p.m., Friday. RADIO: WDGL-FM, 98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM, 870 (New Orleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette) RANKINGS: LSU is No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball. Tennessee is No. 16. PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU — RHP Ty Floyd (4-0, 2.05 ERA), Tennessee — RHP Chase Burns...

How to watch, listen to LSU vs. Tennessee on Friday

Acadiana residents should be prepared to eat Saturday because the sixth annual Acadiana Po-Boy Festival is returning to Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette. Over a dozen vendors will offer $3 po-boy samples ranging from bang bang shrimp to short rib french dip to Hawaiian grill BBQ for attendees to taste test. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free admission.

Get ready to eat: Acadiana Po-Boy Festival back at Parc Sans Souci on Saturday

Graduation season is right around the corner. But where should you celebrate when the ceremony ends?. We asked on our social media accounts what the best Baton Rouge restaurants for graduation lunch or dinner are. Here's what you said. For all locations, we recommend calling to reserve a table ahead...

Where should you celebrate graduation lunch or dinner? Try one of these local restaurants

A man arrested in a fatal shooting on Alliquippa Street earlier this month was already wanted for a parole violation in a different crime after he failed to keep his ankle monitor charged and did not check in with the company that issued the device as required, court documents reveal.

Man accused of fatal shooting was on parole, failed to charge ankle monitor at time of killing

South Carolina State

LSU athletics will open the doors of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday afternoon for a watch party as the women's basketball team competes for a national championship. The school announced the watch party shortly after the Tigers defeated Virginia Tech in the national semifinals on Friday night 79-72...

LSU announces watch party at PMAC on Sunday for women's national title game

Youngsville, LA

Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux will be investigated, along with his Police Department, following public outcry over the handling of a November crash involving a former councilwoman who may have received special treatment. The Youngsville City Council approved a resolution during a special meeting Thursday to allow the mayor to...

Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux to be investigated

As he sentenced Randy Lamartiniere to 15 years in prison, a federal judge told the disgraced Baton Rouge doctor that he shared the blame in the death of a patient to whom he illegally prescribed pain pills. Lamartiniere was convicted of 20 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances at...

Baton Rouge doctor who ran pill mill — 'drug dealer in a white coat' — gets 15 years in prison

Youngsville Councilmember Kayla Menard Reaux has resigned from her elected position after public outcry about her behavior following a November crash. Reaux announced her resignation Thursday morning, days after The Acadiana Advocate's story that detailed how the elected official may have received special treatment after she called the police chief from the scene of a wreck.

Youngsville Councilwoman Kayla Menard Reaux resigns ahead of Thursday council meeting

Baker, LA

At a rainy press conference Wednesday in Baker, AT&T celebrated a major milestone: more than 500,000 locations in Louisiana now have access to the company's high-speed internet. “There may be a little rain, but it’s so bright for where we’re envisioning our future,” said AT&T Louisiana President David Aubrey....

AT&T offering discounts in push to get every Louisiana home, business online

Denham Springs High School is canceling classes Thursday after a large number of employees said they will be absent, just days after Livingston Parish voters rejected a tax proposal that would have given teachers and other support personnel pay raises. Livingston Parish Public Schools leaders said in a press release...

Denham Springs High School cancels classes after employees declare Thursday absences

Scotlandville, LA

Brusly, LA

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Addis, LA

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Greenwell Springs, LA

Plaquemine, LA

Zachary, LA

Dennis Mills, LA

Watson, LA

Prairieville, LA

Bueche, LA

Leblanc, LA

Glynn, LA

Carville, LA

Walker, LA

Erwinville, LA

Rougon, LA

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More than 18,000 people without power as storms, possible tornado hits Louisiana

Strong winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms led to minor power outages and damage to the Baton Rouge metro area Tuesday night as a tornado watch that...

More than 18,000 people without power as storms, possible tornado hits Louisiana

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