NEW ORLEANS — A Lafayette Parish sugar and cattle producer is this year’s Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Outstanding Young Farm Woman. Amanda Duhon, 33, received the award Thursday, June 27 at the Louisiana Farm Bureau’s 102nd annual convention. Duhon is a first-generation sugarcane farmer and a fourth-generation cattle producer, but she said that […]
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Vehicle found in Atchafalaya River in St. Landry Parish
MELVILLE, La. (KLFY) – Melville Police spotted a vehicle submerged in the Atchafalaya River. According to the the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified by Melville Police Department of a vehicle in the water on the Atchafalaya River. The search and rescue dive team was contacted and quickly responded to the incident. No […]
Mamou woman killed in West Baton Rouge Parish crash
PORT ALLEN, La. (KLFY) – An Evangeline Parish woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Port Allen early Saturday morning, authorities said. The crash claimed the life of Jada Bergeron, 20, of Mamou. State Police said troopers responded shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash on La. 415 near Commercial Drive in […]
Youngsville bicyclist dies of injuries from June 15 Iberia Parish crash
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A Youngsville man who was hit on his bicycle by a pickup truck in Iberia Parish on June 15 has died, authorities said. Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified Saturday that Avery Foreman, 36, of Youngsville, died June 25. State Police responded shortly after 11 p.m. June 15 to […]
Joe Jaeger killed in St. Tammany Parish car crash
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Troopers with the Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash that a New Orleans entrepreneur dead in St. Tammany Parish on Wednesday, June 19. The LSP reported the crash happened on Louisiana Highway 25 near J Core Road around 5:45 a.m. One killed, another injured in crash on I-10 […]
St. Tammany Parish drug busts lead to nine arrests
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Nine people were arrested following four drug busts in St. Tammany Parish in June. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that narcotics detectives began an investigation at a motel on Holiday Boulevard in Covington on June 19, where they […]
Parish council quits over backlash after claims man’s voluntary clear-up was ‘criminal damage’
Adam Myers, 22, proudly shows off his clear-up efforts. He was soon accused of criminal damage – Wessex News Agency An entire parish council has resigned after a man was reported to the police for criminal damage for clearing a roadside pavement of weeds, stinging nettles and brambles. All seven members of the Broughton Moor […]
Lafayette Parish home listings asked for more money in May – see the current median price here
The median home in Lafayette Parish listed for $297,000 in May, up 1.1% from the previous month’s $293,750, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to May 2023, the median home list price decreased 10.6% from $332,500. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Lafayette Parish, not houses […]
St. Landry Parish home listings asked for more money in May – see the current median price here
The median home in St. Landry Parish listed for $191,250 in May, up 1.5% from the previous month’s $188,475, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to May 2023, the median home list price decreased 4.1% from $199,450. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in St. Landry Parish, […]
Lafourche Parish home listings asked for more money in May – see the current median price here
The median home in Lafourche Parish listed for $239,900 in May, up 1% from the previous month’s $237,525, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to May 2023, the median home list price increased 3.5% from $231,888. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Lafourche Parish, not houses […]
Terrebonne Parish home listings asked for less money in May – see the current median price here
The median home in Terrebonne Parish listed for $225,000 in May, down 0.1% from the previous month’s $225,250, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to May 2023, the median home list price decreased 14.8% from $264,000. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Terrebonne Parish, not houses […]
Resolution to fix US 90 bridges in St. Tammany Parish passes legislation
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Five bridges stretching along US 90 near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line have been undrivable since May 2022 with no solution to repair them in sight. While this stretch of highway didn’t see much traffic most of the time, it has been an important alternate route to Interstate 10 for those […]