Bernadette Lee
Police Chase in New Iberia Ends With Man’s Arrest
A Police Chase in New Iberia ends with a man behind bars. It all started around 9:45 Wednesday night with Iberia Sheriff’s deputies patrolling when they spotted 33-year-old Cedric Moore behind the wheel of a white Dodge Charger. He allegedly went through an intersection and didn’t stop. Moore re
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The Iberia Council Votes No To Consolidation Discussion
The Iberia Parish Council met this week to discuss possibly discussing whether or not their should be consolidation of local governments, but the council voted 7-6 to not even have the discussion. The council decided to kill the idea
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Paul Breaux Middle & Lafayette Middle To Get Resource Officer
This Friday classes will start for Lafayette Parish Public Schools. A few major changes are coming this year that will provide heightened security for the district as well as the students.
Sgt. Mark Francis, who supervises the school resource officers, says the Lafayette Parish school system will have one new full-time officer for Lafayette Middle and Paul Breaux Middle schools
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Welsh Getting Louisiana Money To Upgrade Electrical System
The state of Louisiana will be helping the town of Welsh to get some much needed upgrades.
Officials in the town that they need help in pay for upgrades to their electrical system to the tune of 50-thousand dollars.
Town Superintendent Rick Matte says the money will coming from Louisiana’s capital outlay. Th
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Vehicle Break-In Arrests In New Iberia
Detectives with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office were busy patrolling yesterday when Sheriff Louis Ackal says they observed some alleged criminal activity going on in the area of Allen Street in New Iberia.
The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Investigations Directed Patrol Unit was working when they arrested two suspects believed to be involved in vehicle burglaries.
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Two Lafayette Men Arrested For Burglary
A manhunt yesterday afternoon ended with the arrest of two men, both fleeing a possible home invasion in Acadia Parish.
According to Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayne Melancon, a resident called into 9-1-1 around noon to report some suspicious activity in the 9400 block of Airport Road
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St. Mary Parish Sheriff Warns Drivers As School Starts Soon
It is that time of year again when kids from all over Acadiana and the rest of the state will be heading back to classes. For St. Mary Parish school will start up again on Wednesday, August the 8th. Teachers, student, parents and bus drivers will be heading out on our roadways this week to get our children to school
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Lafayette School Board To Discuss Facilities Master Plan
What should be built, where and how much it will cost are some of the topics that will likely be discussed this week when The Lafayette Parish School Board’s executive committee gathers to talk about the district’s facilities master plan.
In July th
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