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Chief of Police Warren Rost pushed for the change, citing a concern for drinking and driving, and police calls to the bar after 2 a.m.

A fake kidnapping scam has been used on at least one Acadiana family. The scammers get personal info from social media, and use it during the scam.

We got a press release today warning about a recent ATM scheme financial institutions in certain states along I-10.

Acadiana's Pam Mastalez posted to our Facebook page this morning searching for the author responsible for a message in a bottle from 1991 she found in Vermillion Parish.

So far, two Acadiana area schools will be closed on Thursday, January 8th because of the expected cold.

Police are seeking a suspect in the attack of a 30-year-old man downtown early Friday morning.

If you use Waste Management as your trash pick-up, they have just released their holiday trash pick-up schedule for some area residents.

We told you about the accidental find of a very rare chair and desk found in an Acadiana family's home that could be worth $250,000. Well, it sold at auction...for over $1 Million!

If you'll be out doing some Holiday reveling this weekend, ALWAYS get a designated driver.

The Acadiana Wreckin’ Rams are one day away from taking part in the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Prep Classic, which will feature five state championship games this weekend.

New Orleans appraiser David J. Goldberg took a look at the items he was hired to appraise, but he noticed something in another bedroom that he couldn't believe.

The crash happened as the truck was turning his truck onto Highway 92.

On Saturday, December 6, the Breaux Bridge Downtown Merchants Association will hold their annual holiday event, 'A Cajun Christmas' from 9:00 - 6:00 pm.

Gracie Mae Ransonet is just 10 days old. She was born with a severe case of Spina Bifida. Gracie will require surgery and extensive hospital care. There will be a blood drive tomorrow (Nov. 22) at Lowe's in New Iberia.

Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal says they are working to notify next of kin.

Blair Thibodeaux faces a charge of Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Breaux Bridge Police need your help trying to find him.

A 48-year-old man is in serious condition after a late night shooting in New Iberia.

The 17-year-old was booked into jail while the three juveniles were sent to the Assumption Parish Youth Detention Center.

The Vermilion Parish Library will host 'Scare on the Square' in Abbeville on October 30, and the public is invited to get in the Halloween spirit and come on out for a good time!

​Police in Iberia Parish are searching for Ned Meyers, who apparently has gone missing from a Nursing home in Iberia. Meyers is said to have a medical condition that makes it hard for him to communicate.