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01/13/2025

IRS to send $2.4B in unclaimed stimulus payments: Who is eligible?

According to a press release from the IRS, about $2.4 billion was expected to be distributed in December, and in most cases, the payments would arrive by late January 2025 to the bank account liste…

01/13/2025

Sheriff warns of jury duty scam in Lafayette Parish

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is reporting a current scam involving false claims about missed jury duty

01/13/2025

14 Einstein quotes to unlock your inner brilliance

Did you know that Albert Einstein also had a philosophical side?

01/13/2025

New rule could slash ni****ne levels in to***co products

The Biden administration is poised to try to lower the amount of ni****ne in to***co products, an eleventh-hour effort that’s been years in the making.

01/13/2025

Here's the latest look at Futuretrack with temps, clouds, and rain chances over the next 24 hours for Acadiana.

01/13/2025

The coach’s contract expired following a 7-10 season. Dallas was 12-5 each of the three years before that, but hasn’t been past the divisional round of the NFC playoffs since its last Super Bowl at the end of the 1995 season.

Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on…

01/13/2025

Historic Powerball winner reportedly loses Malibu home in Palisades Fire

After winning $2.04 billion on a Powerball ticket in 2022, Edwin Castro reportedly bought multiple Los Angeles-area homes.

01/13/2025

Police estimated the value of the items seized in a Friday drug bust at $1,449,650.

Devonte J. Davis, 43, of Lafayette, is charged with six counts of possession with intent to distribute ma*****na and one count each of possession of a firearm in the presence of drugs, possession o…

01/13/2025

Living longer can mean more dementia but there are ways to reduce the risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. That estimate is based on a new study that fou…

01/13/2025

Two more women are accused of grave desecration in connection with an incident at an Opelousas cemetery on Dec. 10, authorities said.

Crystal Bell Edmond, 43, and Alexis Sally, 42, both of Opelousas, are wanted on charges of misdemeanor grave desecration, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

01/13/2025

A body discovered near the Martin Luther King Community Center Dec. 21 has been identified as 16-year-old Dajavon Wilson.

The Ville Platte Police Department has confirmed a body discovered near the Martin Luther King Community Center Dec. 21 has been identified as 16-year-old Dajavon Wilson.

01/13/2025

Mark Buller, 44, of Iowa, La., is charged with attempted first degree murder, and other charges. Officials said Buller had active warrants for failure to register as a s*x offender and simple burglary.

A Jeff Davis Parish sheriff’s deputy looking to assist a man seen walking along the highway near Welsh ended with a shooting and an arrest, authorities said.

01/13/2025

Californians scrambled to evacuate dogs, cats, horses, even pigs as LA flames closed in

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arianna Buturovic kept a wary eye on distant smoke from the rescue shelter she runs outside Los Angeles for dogs at risk of being euthanized. Within hours, nearby mountains were …

01/13/2025

A New Iberia man was killed while riding his bicycle on Coteau Road in Iberia Parish Saturday night, authorities said.

The crash claimed the life of 31-year-old Timothy Maturin, Jr. of New Iberia.

01/13/2025

Wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds in Los Angeles

The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through Wednesday.

01/13/2025

Officials with the United Cajun Navy say they are working with the Dream Center in Los Angeles to get supplies to those affected.

As wildfires continue to rage in California, the United Cajun Navy says they will be sending truckloads of items from Louisiana to help alleviate the suffering caused by the fires.

01/13/2025

Ikerra Wilson voiced her disappointment and outrage with Evangeline Elementary School after she went to pick her 4-year-old son from school and he was outside with no coat in nearly freezing temperatures.

Ikerra Wilson’s viral Facebook post sparked a conversation among parents and the community about the Lafayette Parish School System dress code.

01/13/2025

UPDATE: Kyren Lacy has turned himself in after being wanted in connection with a fatal crash and alleged hit-and-run in Lafourche Parish on Dec. 17, authorities said.

An arrest warrant has been issued by Louisiana State Police for former University of Louisiana wide receiver Kyren Lacy, authorities said.