The Louisiana Supreme Court has disbarred Joseph Floyd Johnson, a former assistant district attorney who was sentenced last year to 18 in months in prison for a federal tax evasion conviction.The high court ordered Friday that … Continue reading →

YOUNGSVILLE — The City Council adopted a resolution Thursday that would give the police chief the power to appoint his second-in-command even after the city implements a fire and police civil service board.The move … Continue reading →

FRIDAYLee Benoit: Pont Breaux’s Cajun Restaurant on the Breaux Bridge Highway. Call (337) 332-4648. Branch Playboys : Prejean’s Restaurant, 3480 I-49 North. Call (337) 896-3247.Continue reading →

ABBEVILLE — Heavy rains over the past two months seem to have helped push out salt water that had been creeping north and threatening the salt-sensitive rice crop in coastal southwest Louisiana, where many farmers … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — What are your aspirations for education in your community?That question is among the first meant to spark conversations among community members, business leaders and education officials during “Public Education Summit 2012: A … Continue reading →

NEW IBERIA — The Iberia Parish Council voted 13-1 Wednesday to override Parish President Errol “Romo” Romero’s veto of a resolution that sets newly hired employees’ pay rates at a predetermined minimum.Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — The potential impacts of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s master plan on Vermilion, Calcasieu and Cameron parishes will be discussed at 10 a.m. Thursday at Calcasieu Point Landing, according to a … Continue reading →

The ACLU has amended its complaint against Ville Platte and the city’s late-night walking curfew, alleging that “while the curfew has been suspended, the danger has not passed.”The amended complaint, filed Monday, states that … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — A project to overlay 13 miles of Interstate 10 in Lafayette and St. Martin parishes is expected to begin by the end of 2013, according to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development … Continue reading →

The Jan. 19 helicopter crash that killed two people near Centerville occurred when the aircraft hit trees while flying at a low altitude over the Belle Isle salt dome, according to the National Transportation and Safety Board.Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — Industry demands and needs will drive research in the new Center on Visual and Decision Informatics launched by a partnership between University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Drexel University in … Continue reading →

OPELOUSAS — A state judge ruled Tuesday that Eunice police officers did possess enough probable cause to arrest Warren “Boo Boo” Gautreaux in the January 2006 slayings of an elderly Eunice couple.Judge … Continue reading →

ST. MARTINVILLE — The St. Martin Parish Council was told Tuesday the parish has been named a “StormReady Community.”The announcement was made by parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Terry Guidry and … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — The City-Parish Council on Tuesday moved forward proposals to renew an exclusive contract with Acadian Ambulance and to allow residents to opt out of having new “smart meters” that give Lafayette Utilities System … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — Law enforcement agencies across the state are gearing up for a DWI crackdown over the Mardi Gras season, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, local law enforcement agencies and Mothers Against Drunk Driving … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — A small delegation of French education officials visited Lafayette schools Monday as part of its review of French immersion programs in the United States.The visit is part of … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — Beau Chene High School students pitched two social media ideas Monday that they hope will advance tourism in their parish and the state and translate into … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Monday distributed $2 million in community service payments stemming from Pelican Refining Co.’s sentence in December for criminal violations of the U.S. Clean Air Act at its Lake Charles … Continue reading →

Police identify teen killed in stabbingLAFAYETTE — Police on Monday identified the victim in the Saturday morning stabbing outside of Café Habana as 19-year-old Alex Castillo, of … Continue reading →

The Palmetto Trail, a 2.5-mile trail in the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, has been reopened for the public to enjoy.The trial had been closed for hunting season. It … Continue reading →

The 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office plans to seek the death penalty against the daughter and granddaughter of an 83-year-old Breaux Bridge woman found strangled in November at Lake Martin.A grand jury indicted … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — The Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center announced Monday the start of construction on a 32-unit apartment complex for blind, physically disabled and other special-needs residents.Construction of the $3.8 million … Continue reading →

DUSON — Turnips, mustard greens, strawberries, carrots and swiss chard are all part of the learning labs growing in six area schools.The school garden movement in Lafayette is in bloom with teachers … Continue reading →

KAPLAN — Authorities arrested a 55-year-old man Saturday accused of setting 12 fires in Kaplan in the past two years, including one at the vacant Kaplan Rice Mill, State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said.Felician … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — For years, Gary Dodson put off attending free bystander CPR training held annually at the Cajundome.But that changed this year, he told a crowd gathered in the lobby of Lafayette General Medical … Continue reading →

ABBEVILLE – The Vermilion Parish Police Jury unanimously approved a timeline for the retirement of Superintendent Randy Schexnayder on Thursday without discussion.The board plans to conduct interviews at a special board meeting March 17 … Continue reading →