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Akein Scott, Mother’s Day Second Line Parade Shooting Suspect Arrested

Police say Scott opened fire on Sunday about 1:45pm on the annual Mother's Day second line organized by the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club.

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St. Martinville Armed Robbery
St. Martinville Armed Robbery, St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
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St. Martin Deputies Searching For Convenience Store Armed Robbery Suspect

If you have any information, you're asked to call the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office at 394-3071.

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Lafayette Police Cruiser
Lafayette Police Cruiser, KPEL photo
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Update – Lafayette Drowning Victim Identified In Death At Moore Park

Lafayette Police say 17-year-old Christlyn Willis of Lafayette died Tuesday while swimming in a pond at Moore Park, which is located off University Avenue.

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St. Landry Sheriff Bobby Guidroz
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St. Landry Sheriff Says Operation Crackdown Leads To Several Arrests

Guidroz says five suspects are still at large.

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Sinkhole
Courtesy Assumption Parish Police Jury
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Holes Plugged In Assumption Sinkhole’s Berm

Last August some 150 households were evacuated after the sinkhole appeared.

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Chip Somodevilla/GettyImages
Chip Somodevilla/GettyImages
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Obama Administration Faces IRS And Benghazi Scandals – Wingin’ It Wednesday

Panelists discuss the IRS and Benghazi scandals currently facing the Obama Administration.

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Jenny Aicher
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Second Grader’s Precious ‘Chocolate Bullets’ Plan Earns Handwritten Note From Vice President Biden

A 7-year-old Wisconsin boy has come up with a rather delicious way to solve the gun control debate in this country.

And it’s won the support of one very high-ranking politician.

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Category: Acadiana News, TSM
Highway 90 Sign
Highway 90 Sign, KPEL
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Highway 90 To Be Reduced To One Lane For Shoulder Paving In Lafayette Parish

The work being done is say they can install J-turns on highway 90 between Billeaud Overpass and Wall Road.

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Gregory M. Parker
Gregory M. Parker, photo from St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office
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Morgan City Man Alleged To Have Shaken Son

The infant suffered neurological damage and is currently listed in critical but stable condition.

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Highway 90 Sign
Highway 90 Sign, KPEL
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I-49 Bypass Proposal May Be Revived

Officials working on the Interstate 49 project worry that more discussion about the Teche Ridge route will just lead to further delays in getting the interstate project completed.

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Child Pornography Case Involving Infants Leads To Lafayette Man’s Guilty Plea

Ray Hatton III of Lafayette has admitted to storing child pornography on his computer - illegal images that prosecutors say involved infants and very young children.

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Category: Acadiana News
Col. Rob Manes Facebook photo
Col. Rob Manes Facebook photo
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Rob Maness Announces Run For Mary Landrieu’s Senate Seat

It's time to 'right' the ship of state and get back to our Constitutional form of government.

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