A Thursday morning wreck left a Caddo Parish road closed. Just after 10 a.m. Caddo Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Mira Myrtis Road on reports of a head-on collision involving an 18-wheeler and Chevy Camaro. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the driver of the Camaro ejected from the vehicle and sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. That driver was […]
Students and parents at four Lafayette Parish schools will see new principals this year, Lafayette Parish School System announced in a news release. Layne Edelman, Principal of Lafayette High School Layne Edelman Principal of Lafayette High School Layne Edelman graduated from Lafayette High School and earned a bachelors of science in secondarysocial studies from the University of […]
Today, I got a chance to go to Pointe-Aux-Chenes for Leadership Terrebonne’s Environmental Day, where we planted marsh grass around newly installed “Cajun Coral”, which hopes to protect against coastal erosion and storm surge. This is part of a levee project underway around this coastal community that was devastated by Hurricane Ida’s winds. Exciting fact: […]
Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Caddo Parish saw houses sell for lower than the previous month’s median sales price of $185,000. The median home sold for $170,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means February, the most recent month for which figures are available, […]
Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Lafayette Parish saw houses sell for higher than the previous month’s median sales price of $217,000. The median home sold for $225,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means February, the most recent month for which figures are available, […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Debris from the recent storms that hit Baton Rouge will be collected on Monday, May 20. The Office of East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced on May 16 that the City Parish’s debris removal program was activated. According to an official news release, crews will conduct one comprehensive […]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — Acadia Parish Animal Control staff went above and beyond in responding to an emergency a few weeks ago, according to the Humane Society of Louisiana. According to the society, a caller informed the animal control department that someone had dumped a Great Pyrenees dog out of a vehicle, and another individual shot […]
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — One dead and two were injured after severe weather in Louisiana on Monday night. A spokesperson with the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a woman was killed after a tree had fallen into her trailer in Port Allen. She was pronounced dead at the […]
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — An investigation into alleged contractor fraud in Jefferson Parish has led to a man’s arrest. Deputies with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, May 3, the arrest of 50-year-old Marlon Thomas. According to deputies, the arrest comes after several complaints […]
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s been two years since Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson took office. On Wednesday, May 1, she hosted a town hall meeting where she reflected on what went well and the challenges ahead. Hutson began the town hall by discussing the present status of the jail, primarily focusing on the population. […]
Caddo Parish Sheriff Office is looking for a man who allegedly had involvement in the death of a man and woman Thursday, April 18. According to the sheriff’s office, the two victims were found in a home in the 5900 block of Attaway Hill Lane when one of the victims failed to show up to […]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A bicyclist was killed in a vehicle crash in Iberia Parish early Monday morning according to Louisiana State Police. LSP said they were notified of a deadly crash involving a bicyclist on the US 90 service road near Darnall Road around 6:45 a.m. on Monday. The crash claimed the life […]