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Deidra Smith, a former Lake Charles Charter Academy teacher who has already been arrested on 10 counts of first degree rape, is facing another count of rape involving a 10-year-old.

22-year-old Jacoby Lee of Abbeville was the victim of a shooting Wednesday night in Abbeville.

Friday is move-in day for many UL students, as they begin the Fall Semester on Monday, August 26th. That could impact traffic throughout the workday.

22-year-old Trevor Lee Engle of Lafayette faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty on Thursday to possessing approximately 300 images of child pornography on a cell phone.

A judge has sentenced an Oklahoma workman to life in prison for hiding cameras in homes to capture images of girls.

Nancy Parker was known for her off-camera wit, warmth, and devotion to family and for her on-camera, Emmy-winning knack for presenting a story.

Walmart plans to reopen the El Paso store where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting earlier this month, the retail giant said Thursday, but the entire interior of the building will first be rebuilt.

From now until Friday, September 13, W. Congress Street between Meadow Lane and Westwood Drive will be having alternating lane closures.

A Texas county has banned a television production company from filming law enforcement officers there for a reality show.

I knew Kathleen Blanco. I was one of the fortunate ones.

A horrifying moment was caught on camera as two restaurant employees were sent flying through the air by strong winds as they tried to hold on to their event tent.

Fibrebond President and CEO Graham Walker talks about a possible solution - albeit temporary - to his company's trucking problems.

The ACLU sues the Ascension Parish Sheriff, accusing the department of detaining a US Citizen for four days for immigration review because he was Hispanic.

A Louisiana man accused of setting fire to a trailer owned by his former in-laws has been arrested more than a year after the blaze.

A powerful Louisiana business lobbying group wants a Republican for governor, but isn't choosing between the two major GOP contenders challenging Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards.

While efforts to rewrite Louisiana's constitution stalled with state lawmakers, advocates for a constitutional convention are trying to make new inroads for the movement, seeing opportunity with legislative term limits and statewide elections this fall.

Mason appeared as part of the KPEL Candidate Series.

Gauthier appeared as part of the KPEL Candidate Series.