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Festival International has once again taken over downtown Lafayette and the question on everyone's mind is 'what's the weather forecast?'

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Chechnya has a long history of rebellion against the Russian government.

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A law enforcement official also told CNN that a lid to a pressure cooker thought to have been used was found on the roof of a building near the scene.

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Unlike photos from your vacation, we WANT you to show us your predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament

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A 10 percent tuition hike was approved by the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors for all nine campuses in the system for the 2013-14 school year.

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Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel says the money did not come out of the general fund, but out of the Mosquito Abatement Fund.

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It appears Tai Nguyen, the man accused of allegedly locking himself inside Smoothie World over two weeks ago, is out of police custody.

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KPEL News was able to obtain Facebook postings believed to be from the suspect from throughout the day and during the standoff.

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Watch the suspect, Tai Nguyen, as he rants on video while the standoff is happening! (Warning: Graphic Language)

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The Baton Rouge murder suspect who escaped from police custody last night has been re-arrested.  Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputies and U. S. Marshals captured Ruben Van Dyke around 7:30 this morning after a concerned citizen saw him walking down Ambassador Caffery near the Youngsville Highway

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An accident on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is slowing down traffic near Whiskey Bay.

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The Coast Guard says an explosion took place on a platform in West Cote Blanche around 9 a.m. today.

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