Suzanne Ferrara is a reporter for KPEL NewsRadio FM 96.5. A broadcasting veteran with 20 years in the business, Suzanne began her career at WWL-TV in New Orleans, while attending Loyola University. She left New Orleans for a news anchor job with WSEE-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania. Missing South Louisiana, she took a job as a reporter for KATC-TV in Lafayette; two years later, she returned to her birth place, and joined the news team at WDSU-TV in New Orleans. In 1998, Suzanne took a job as a reporter for WAFB in Baton Rouge to be closer to Lafayette where her husband, former TV news anchor Scott Brazda was living. From there she followed her heart and returned to Lafayette's KATC-TV as a senior reporter. Suzanne Ferrara has earned associated press awards and has covered numerous big stories; she is particularly proud of her coverage of the New Orleans Mississippi River barge accident which she reported live on CNBC. When management asked her to join the KPEL 96.5 news team in 2008, it didn't take much convincing: Suzanne was ready to join the award winning news team. Suzanne and her husband Scott are the proud parents of a ten-year old daughter Sophia and a two-and-a-half year old son Nick.
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Morgan City Prepares For Flooding
Equipment to raise flood protection levels are being gathered in Morgan City to help protect more than thirteen thousand residents and businesses on the unprotected side of the sea wall.
Morgan City Prepares For High Water [Audio]
Morgan City residents and business owners are preparing for high water because of the Army Corp of Engineers prediction of the Atchafalaya River rising nine and a half feet.
Homebound Scouts Talk To KPEL [Audio]
KPEL News just spoke to the Boy Scouts and their Scout Master on board their van just outside of Acadiana on Interstate 49.
Stranded Boy Scouts Biggest Concern Not Being Able to Communicate With Concerned Parents [Audio]
Scout Master Jeff Robinson tells KPEL news the scouts were beyond prepared and it was "just another night in the woods." KPEL's Suzanne Ferrara spoke to Robinson this evening about what concerns they did have while stranded in the Ouachita National Forest...
Stranded Boy Scouts Knew They Would Return Home [Audio]
Evangeline Council Scout Master Jeff Robinson tells KPEL news this evening the group was confident they would return home. Robinson says downpours made the Missouri River too high to pass safely.
Gas Prices Up Again!
Gas prices have once again jumped two cents overnight. AAA is reporting the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now at $3.81.
Trial Of Offshore Service Company Delayed
The trial of an offshore service company fighting the government because a slow down in drilling permits in the Gulf has been postponed.
Airport Security At Lafayette Regional After Bin Laden’s Death
Increased security at airports could be ordered soon by the Department of Homeland Security and TSA if threat levels increase.
Boy Scout Executive Comments On Those Missing
A search on foot and horseback is underway for the six Lafayette Boy Scouts and their two scout leaders missing in the Arkansas Ouachita National Forest.
Large Natural Gas Find In St. Mary Parish
There's a new large natural gas find in St. Mary Parish.
Judice Evacuees Get Financial Assistance
Several hundred Judice evacuees are getting checks on the spot from CEL Properties, the company that owns the well that blew out two days ago.
Claim’s Office Opens For Evacuees
More than 900 people who were evacuated from their homes due to the well blow out on Bourque Road will be able to file claims for their losses.
Judice Evacuees “May” Go Home Tonight If Plan Works
KPEL News has learned several hundred Judice area evacuees may be able to go home tonight "if" a plan of action works at the Bourque Road rig site.
Day Two For Judice Evacuees [Audio]
Several hundred Judice area residents still can 't return to their homes because of the well that blew out yesterday on BourqueRoad. Hazmat crews have been working round the clock trying to totally cap the well head. Judice Residents tell KPEL news they never worried about safety living near the well until now...
Susan Theall Conducting Grass Roots Campaign [Audio]
Lafayette attorney Susan Theall has been campaigning hard despite she's still the only one seeking the 15th Judicial District Family Court seat vacated by Phyllis Keaty. Theall who has 25 years experience in family law tells KPEL news she's conducting a grass roots campaign...
State Police Can’t Say When Evacuees Can Go Home
State Police tell KPEL News the mandatory evacuation of Judice area residents will remain in effect overnight.
Cypremort Point Residents Clean Up From Storm [Audio]
Cypremort Point residents are cleaning up the damage left behind from this morning's storm.
Power Back After Storm Hits Acadiana
Power is back on for several hundred Acadiana residents.
LUS Announces Increased Fiber System Capacity
Community leaders got a first hand look at the new increased capacity of LUS's fiber system. The upgrade announcement came from LUS officials at a press conference today.
Lafayette Council Looks At New Maps After Calculation Error
The Lafayette city parish council is expected to vote on a new council district map tonight at a special council meeting.