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Gary Goff Discusses McNeese's Opening Loss to Tarleton State
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For the fourth consecutive season, the McNeese Cowboys have started the year with a loss, falling 26-23 to Tarleton State following an up-and-down game that included four McNeese turnovers, one of which was returned for a Tarleton touchdown. Tarleton State scored a total of 12...
Column: Lafayette’s infrastructure boom goes bust in Boulet’s first budget
When Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet took office, she inherited more than half a billion of infrastructure projects in various stages of development. Superparks. Mega drainage projects. A new jail. A new city courthouse. A new performing arts center. And more. These projects were half-planned and partially funded, at best. And...
Galliano Resident Cited by LDWF for Shrimping Violation in Lake Raccourci
On August 23, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement division cited a Galliano man for a commercial shrimping violation in Lafourche Parish. Larris Duet, 43, was cited by LDWF agents for using oversized trawls while shrimping in Lake Raccourci. Agents were patrolling the area in response to a complaint about a commercial shrimping vessel suspected of violating regulations. When they located a vessel that matched the description, they conducted a compliance check and discovered that Duet was using two trawls measuring 44 feet each along the cork line.
Louisiana’s Mondo Duplantis Breaks His Own Pole Vault Record…Again
There seems to be no stopping our Lafayette, Louisiana boy Armand "Mondo" Duplantis as he broke his own world record in the pole vault again over the weekend. The Olympic champion cleared 6.26 meters in a Silesia Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday. The 24-year-old, who competes for his...
White Castle Police chief hopes next budget allows for upgrades to fleet, raises for offices
The White Castle Police Department is hoping the the budget for the next fiscal year will allow for upgrades and perhaps some help to keep a fully staffed department. Newer vehicles, replacement of old uniforms and upgrades of equipment are among items on the wish list for the White Castle Police Department as the town nears the end of the 2023-24 fiscal year, Police Chief Harold Brooks said.
Victim’s mother speaks out after man accused of videotaping teen in shower
A 40-year-old man is accused of videotaping a 15-year-old female relative in the shower. The girl's mother speaks out, saying she is heartbroken and frustrated that her daughter experienced the traumatizing situation.
Viral Dual Hurricane Hoax Currently Taking Louisiana Social Media by Storm
As the weekend approached, Louisiana residents were startled by the news of a potentially historic event: two simultaneous hurricanes forming in the Gulf of Mexico. The alarming forecast shared widely on social media, suggested that both tropical depressions were set to strengthen into Category 1 hurricanes by early next week, with nearly the entire Gulf Coast in their path.
Court battle over Kroger-Albertsons merger begins; stores have 24 locations in Louisiana
PORTLAND, Ore. — The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them compete against rivals like Walmart and Costco. On the other side are antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission, who say the merger would eliminate competition and raise grocery prices in a time of already high food price inflation.
Meet the person behind Birds of Acadiana, the state's only faclity that rehabs federally protected birds
For the Birds of Acadiana is Louisiana's only state and federally permitted facility that rehabs federally protected songbirds, waterfowl and waterbirds. It’s because of Julie Rabalais, its founder and director. She cares for nearly 1,000 wild birds a year and helps return them to the wild. She also raises...
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