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It seems that the entire staff of Dickey's Barbeque Pit has had enough. Instead of going on a work strike, the staff decided that would all quit at the same time. They are kind enough to leave a note on the front door of the business explaining the reason behind the employee's decision to quit abruptly.

A Wisconsin school has canceled a Veteran's Day ceremony because the traditional 21-gun-salute uses...well, guns.

In honor of Veterans Day, Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and more of the country's top officials attended a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Tuesday morning.

After Mike Stollings' 20-year-old son, Jeramie, died of a drug overdose, he posted a picture of him to Facebook. The story he tells and the picture together may just save a life.

The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Dallas, Texas that began when Thomas Eric Duncan returned from Liberia in West Africa is now over. It all started on September 30th when Duncan was diagnosed with Ebola and succumbed to the virus on October 8th.

A St. Martinville family is turning to the community for help after losing everything in a house fire.

Mother arrested after putting her 14 month old on HOOK.

Score one for irony. John Spinello, who invented the iconic board game Operation, does not have the $25,000 required to pay for oral surgery he needs.

There was a scare on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette today. The university send out a mass alert text to students earlier this morning because they wanted to warn students about a man who was on campus with a gun.

On Thursday night, officials announced the first case of Ebola to hit New York City.

A "scientist" used Facebook "likes" and SAT scores to put together a chart implying a correlation between intelligence and musical taste.

There were "several shooting incidents in downtown Ottawa" Wednesday morning, according to Ottawa police. The shooter or shooters have not been identified, though at least one is believed to be deceased.

After weeks of concern, worry and then near panic over the deadly Ebola virus, there is finally some good news that will (hopefully) relieve some of the lingering fear of a broader epidemic.

A Lafayette native worked on a major feature film that is being released in theaters today.

56-year-old Canadian Wilf Lloyd is very lucky to be alive today. While elk hunting in the forests of British Columbia, he was attacked by a huge grizzly bear. Not only was Lloyd attacked and injured by the bear, but he was also shot by his hunting partner.

Are Dallas citizens being insensitive by what it seems will be the big costume this Halloween?

The second-ever diagnosis of Ebola in America occurred this weekend, but still, there's no reason to panic. You won't catch Ebola, don't worry.

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is attempting to get a temporary restraining order which will block the incinerated ashes of items from Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who died last week from the deadly virus at Texas Presbyterian Health Center.

The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has countries around the world worried that the virus will spread from West Africa. Just this past week, the first case in the United States was diagnosed and the patient has already died. The last thing you should do is joke that you have the virus on a commercial flight anywhere.

As you probably already know, the first case of the deadly Ebola virus has been diagnosed in the United States. Yesterday, the Center for Disease Control confirmed the diagnosis in a patient from North Texas. The patient is being quarantined at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.