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Lafayette Christian Academy’s 4th Quarter Comeback Falls Short as Controversial Call Allows Ruston to Survive
Lafayette Christian Academy’s 4th Quarter Comeback Falls Short as Controversial Call Allows Ruston to Survive
RUSTON, La. (KPEL News) - It was a heartbreaking end to a hard-fought yet sloppy football game between the Ruston High School Bearcats and the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights on Friday night. In a game that LCA could have easily lost by double digits, the Knights fought back twice after getting down by double digits to nearly pull off the road win...
Marietta, Georgia Man Identified as Victim in Fatal Crash on Interstate 10 in Lafayette, Louisiana
Marietta, Georgia Man Identified as Victim in Fatal Crash on Interstate 10 in Lafayette, Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - A tragic crash near the Lafayette/Breaux Bridge border on Interstate 10 on Wednesday took the life of a truck driver from Marietta, Georgia. That's according to Louisiana State Police. We reported the fatal crash as it caused westbound traffic to be diverted at the Breaux Bridge exit. It happened in the...
Next Phase of Pinhook Road Closure Construction Set to Start
Next Phase of Pinhook Road Closure Construction Set to Start
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The resurfacing of Pinhook Road project in Lafayette is moving to another phase of construction.   Earlier this year, construction began on the stretch of Pinhook Road between Mall Street and Jomela Drive as workers for Lafayette Consolidated Government began applying new lining on the inside of subsurface drainage pipes. This is withi...
Ringling Bros. Circus To Open in Louisiana Without Animals
Ringling Bros. Circus To Open in Louisiana Without Animals
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will kick off their 2023 North American Tour in Bossier City, Louisiana. The animals that long-defined "The Greatest Show on Earth" will be conspicuously absent from the production. Feld Entertainment, which owns the circus brand, canceled the popular attraction in 2017, following protests at venues where the circus would be held. Th... Read

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