Area news in brief: Aug. 31, 2010
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:33:44 -0700
Employee accused of issuing fake IDs HOUMA An employee at the Office of Motor Vehicles in Houma has been arrested, accused of issuing fraudulent driver's licenses after receiving personal payments.
Los Angeles Fugitive Caught in Abbeville
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:40:39 -0700
Lafayette, LA - Yesterday morning at approximately 8:30 a.m. The US Marshals Fugitive Task Force from Lafayette and Lake Charles along with vital assistance from the Abbeville Police Department arrested Thirty-Eight Year Old Kent Jamel Wright during a felony traffic stop at the 300 block of South Lyman in Abbeville. Wright was being pursued on Home Invasion Charges from the Los Angeles Police ...
Symposium examines Huey P. Long shooting
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:37:08 -0700
BATON ROUGE Did Carl Austin Weiss shoot U.S. Sen. Huey P. Long?
Life in Louisiana after the oil disaster: first of two parts
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:06:20 -0700
Travelers venture to the Gulf to see how the oil disaster affects real people.
Five deputies on paid administrative leave pending probe outcome
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:41:20 -0700
Five Iberia Parish Sheriffs deputies were involved in the Wednesday night shooting death of a 50-year-old New Iberia man after he had opened fire on deputies during a roughly three-hour standoff with law enforcement.
State Police Identifies Deputies Involved in Shooting
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:25:39 -0700
Iberia Parish- The following Iberia Parish deputies were involved in a shooting that took place on the night of August 25, 2010: Deputy Brett Broussard, Deputy Jeff Schmidt, Deputy Paul Venable, Deputy Ben LaSalle and Deputy Wade Bergeron. Louisiana State Police detectives, with the Lafayette Field Office were requested by the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office to investigate an officer involved ...
Speed trap?
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:45:54 -0700
Some local drivers and contributors to a national motorist organizations Web site deem U.S. 90 in Iberia Parish a speed trap, but a State Police spokesman argues there is no such thing.
State briefs
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:03:25 -0700
NEW IBERIA State police detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 50-year-old New Iberia man who was shot by sheriff's deputies.
Troopers investigate deadly shooting involving deputies
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:28:44 -0700
Authorities reported a man was shot to death by sheriff's deputies after he allegedly opened fire on them Wednesday evening. Louisiana State Police is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Detectives investigate deputy shooting death
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:56:30 -0700
Detectives with Louisiana State Police are investigating the shooting death of a 50-year-old New Iberia man who was shot by deputies Wednesday night.
Iberia Fatal Standoff Update
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:10:39 -0700
Iberia Parish- Louisiana State Police detectives, with the Lafayette Field Office were requested by the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer involved shooting on Divine Street in New Iberia. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at 2311 Divine Street in New Iberia, LA, in reference to a fight. Upon arrival, deputies ...
Building on success
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:40:58 -0700
The Iberia Soccer Association is looking to build on the success its D1 program had last year in its inaugural season.
Police beat
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:52:47 -0700
n Tiffany Felicia Williams, 38, 126 Ambrose St., Lafayette, bench warrant. n Natalie Marie Cole, 28, 9B29 Hud Housing Drive, Lebeau, firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstruction of justice.
4 former Louisiana state employees plead guilty in disaster food stamp cases
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:54:33 -0700
Women were among those indicted in 57-count indictment involving the theft of more than $50,000 in federal benefits
Manhunt for accused killer ends
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:14:13 -0700
A 24-hour manhunt ended shortly after 9:30 a.m. today after a bloodhound and officers with the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Chase Team tracked down Paul Stanley Collins, who has been on the run from authorities for almost a month.
Candidate explains signature on search warrant
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:12:34 -0700
BATON ROUGE More than 17 years ago, the St. Martin Sheriffs Office found a substantial amount of cocaine underneath the house of a candidate in the 3rd Congressional District race. But Jeff Landry says thats only half the story.
Local doctor maintains family member's innocence
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:09:11 -0700
Donald Pavys family history carries a long list of teachers, doctors, lawyers and even a 19th century Arctic explorer, but what the family still remains to be known for is their connection to the death of Huey P. Long, Louisianas self-proclaimed Kingfish.
Man dead after standoff
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:58:03 -0700
Iberia Parish Sheriffs Office deputies shot and killed a New Iberia man Wednesday night after he stormed out of his home and fired at officers during a standoff that lasted more than three hours.
Choctaws prepare for redone Majors
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:51:18 -0700
Millsaps is led by a new coach, Aaron Pelch, who also brought in new coordinators.
Jean Paul home
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:25:32 -0700
Jean Paul Marceaux, the New Iberia boy who waited five months for a new heart in a Little Rock, Ark., hospital is finally home.