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Safety concerns on the rise in Lake Arthur Park
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Property · LouisianaLebeau,La- One local woman who lives on Hwy 71 in Lebeau is frustrated that her property floods time and time again after challenging rain events. She says she has reached out to her local councilman and DOTD for answers regarding the issue, but nothing seems to get fixed.Video of Andrea Hernandez's yard shows that only a few hours after last week's heavy rains, her property flooded turning her yard into what looks more like a river."I am just k…See the Story
Homeowner deals with major flooding concerns; says parish coulee and state ditch to blame
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Lawtell · LawtellAn Opelousas man has been booked with murder in connection with the 2020 slaying of a Lawtell man. Lester Ray Johnson Jr., 31, was booked with first-degree murder. He's accused of the September 2020 slaying of Joseph Vallian, 66, who was found bound and beaten to death in his Lawtell home. Detectives found a large safe was missing, along with cash, jewelry and other items. Vallian had been bound with a leather belt, and died of blunt force traum…See the Story
Man booked in 2020 slaying
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Breaux Bridge · Breaux BridgeResidents are out enjoying the day in Breaux Bridge, some residents tell me they hate to see the fun of The Crawfish Festival come to an end.Parks and his mother Deserae Dugas told me they have been at The Crawfish Festival the entire weekend enjoying good food and music.We are camping out in Super 1 parking lot, we been here all weekend, its been a blast," Dugas said. "We ran out of water yesterday but we are still here!Dugas love for the festi…See the Story
2024 Crawfish Festival wraps up in Breaux Bridge
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How new playground equipment can improve students learning
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Acadia Parish · Acadia ParishKATC Exclusive What started as just a dream is now reality for 16 year old Chloe Guidry. Chloe describes herself as small town girl from Rayne who followed her dreams to be on the big screen. At just six years old she stared in her first movie Joe Dirt 2. Chloe says the on set feeling is like no other.My family and my dad was really pumped for that because he loves Joe dirt," Guidry said. "I dont remember much about it, I just remember I loved …See the Story
Acadia Parish native stars in popular Hulu series
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NASA · LafayetteFive students at UL Lafayette have caught NASA's attention. At the university's Broussard Hall, many hours were spent researching, redesigning, and building a project that could potentially detect life on other planets and help us gain a better view of the space around us. The team entered NASA's Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets Starshade challenge, winning $4,000 and placing third in the nationwide competition. The challenge was bas…See the Story
Blocking out starlight: How a team of 5 caught the attention of NASA
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Louisiana · LouisianaLouisiana will participate in the SUN Bucks program for school-aged children this summer, helping to provide more nutritious meals to students during the summer months.SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT, provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.Gov. Jeff Landry had announced earlier this year that the state would not participate in the program, but late last week qu…See the Story
Summer feeding program back on; here's how it works
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