![KPEL 96.5](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2015/07/kpel-square.png?w=300&q=75)
KPEL 96.5
![KPEL 96.5](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2015/07/kpel-square.png?w=300&q=75)
![Thibodaux Police Officer Locks Himself In Heated Car To Prove A Point](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/07/DavidMelanconHOTCAR.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Thibodaux Police Officer Locks Himself In Heated Car To Prove A Point
The Department posted the video on YouTube, and a day later it had over 30,000 views.
![Still No Cause Of Death For 12-Year-Old Talaija Dorsey](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/07/TalaijaDorsey.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Still No Cause Of Death For 12-Year-Old Talaija Dorsey
Forty-two-year-old John Celestine is charged with her murder.
![Mixed Opinions Surround Michael Vick Comedy Show](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2013/02/Michael-Vick-sitting-on-the-bench1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mixed Opinions Surround Michael Vick Comedy Show
Local animal rights activists plan to protest the event, while another group is holding a "Forgiveness Rally."
![Louisiana High School Graduation Rates Increase For Third Year](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2013/06/Capture29.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana High School Graduation Rates Increase For Third Year
State Education Superintendent John White says for the class of 2013, 74 percent graduated in four years — a 12 percentage point increase from 2001.
![Poll: Louisiana Residents Want Immigration Reform](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/10/1015634821.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Poll: Louisiana Residents Want Immigration Reform
Dr. Sue Weishar, a migration specialist at Loyola University, says the current rules keep thousands of foreign born college grads with STEM skills from gaining employment.
![BESE Proposes Using LEAP Tests Another Year](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/03/RS3283_100281534-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
BESE Proposes Using LEAP Tests Another Year
Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols says it's not doable, because existing contracts with LEAP are not valid for next school year.
![Poll: Louisiana Majority Opposes Same-Sex Marriage](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/01/same-sex-marriage.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Poll: Louisiana Majority Opposes Same-Sex Marriage
Public Policy Polling surveyed 664 registered voters, revealing 55 percent of respondents are against same-sex marriage in Louisiana, while 32 percent are in support of it.
![Three West Nile Cases Discovered Later Than Usual](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/08/Mosquito-Getty.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Three West Nile Cases Discovered Later Than Usual
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has discovered three cases so far.
![Poll Shows Dead Heat In Senate Race](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/11/election.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Poll Shows Dead Heat In Senate Race
Each had 47 percent of the vote in a potential run-off.
![State Law Toughens Standards For Water, Sewer Systems](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/06/water-from-faucet-Getty.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State Law Toughens Standards For Water, Sewer Systems
It could provide an answer for Lafayette parish residents complaining of brown water provided by TESI.
![State Troopers Upping Presence In NOLA This Weekend](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2010/12/107332644.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State Troopers Upping Presence In NOLA This Weekend
Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson says LSP will provide short-term help for the city.
![Cassidy: Expansion Of Energy Industry Can Produce Jobs](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/05/Oil-Pumps-iStock.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Cassidy: Expansion Of Energy Industry Can Produce Jobs
Cassidy says a common sense solution to creating jobs and lowering energy costs is the construction of the Keystone Pipeline.
![Disease Claiming Trees At State’s Largest Peach Orchard](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-30-at-4.03.58-PM.png?w=980&q=75)
Disease Claiming Trees At State’s Largest Peach Orchard
The farmer is losing about 10 percent of his trees every year.
![Poison Control Having Trouble Keeping Up With Synthetic Weed Bans](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/03/syn-marijiana-bust-St.-Landry-Parish-Sheriffs-Office.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Poison Control Having Trouble Keeping Up With Synthetic Weed Bans
The Poison Control Center's director says there are so many chemicals that can cause a cannabis-like high, that it's hard to keep up with the manufacturers.
![Law Enforcement Targeting Intoxicated Boaters This Weekend](http://townsquare.media/site/341/files/2014/01/Vanboat-Imgur-16.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Law Enforcement Targeting Intoxicated Boaters This Weekend
Agents will be out in force looking for drunk boat operators.
![Lawmakers Meet To Discuss VA Problems](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/06/450163692.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lawmakers Meet To Discuss VA Problems
Federal officials in charge of the veterans health care system in Louisiana did not attend the hearing.
![Is Tony-The-Tiger Law Unconstitutional?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2010/12/Tony-The-Tiger-Grosse-Tete-Katc-e1401478900433.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Is Tony-The-Tiger Law Unconstitutional?
The measure exempts Michael Sandlin from a 2006 law prohibiting private ownership of dangerous large exotic cats.
![UPDATE — Slain Vermilion Parish Deputy Identified; Arrests Made](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/06/allen-bares-jr-shooting.png?w=980&q=75)
UPDATE — Slain Vermilion Parish Deputy Identified; Arrests Made
Louisiana State Police will hold a press conference in Abbeville at 1 p.m. to discuss the shooting and the events surrounding it.
![‘Daily Show’ Features Louisiana Legislators Discussing Legalizing Chicken Boxing](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-19-at-12.31.21-PM.png?w=980&q=75)
‘Daily Show’ Features Louisiana Legislators Discussing Legalizing Chicken Boxing
'The Daily Show' correspondent visits with Louisiana state senators to discuss the possibility of legalizing 'chicken boxing' and what makes it different from cock fighting.
![Study Shows Domestic Violence Affects DNA](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/06/668250.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Study Shows Domestic Violence Affects DNA
Study author Dr. Stacy Drury says she looked at children who came from homes affected by domestic violence, suicide or the incarceration of a family member.