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APSO, Crime Stoppers seeks information on fugitive
Lorne DoucetCROWLEYDeputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are asking the public’s assistance in locating Lorne Charles Doucet. Doucet is described as a white male, 35 years of age, 6 feet, 1...
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Gov. Edwards to offer glimpse into future
BATON ROUGEAs Crowley and other area municipalities start to reopen businesses in an effort to jump start the economy, Louisiana continues to move closer to meeting the 14-day trends set forth by the...
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Morning house fire
CROWLEYHE POST-SIGNAL / Desiray Seaux Two people narrowly escaped injury early Thursday morning when their house erupted in flames. Crowley firefighters were called to the 100 block of Taylor Avenue...
View Article‘Drive-By Parade’ set Saturday at Southwind Rehab
CROWLEYSouthwind Healthcare and Rehabilitation is planning a “Drive-By Parade” at 10 a.m. Saturday. Residents of the facility will be outside on the sidewalk and along the front of the building to...
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Report shows decrease in state’s DWI conviction rate
BATON ROUGEA new Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Court Monitoring Report found only 34 percent of drunk driving cases in Louisiana ended with a guilty conviction for the original charge in 2019,...
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COVID numbers may be larger
Edwards under pressure to openLEO HONEYCUTT BATON ROUGEIn New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced antibodies-testing of shoppers at 3,000 supermarkets revealed 13.9 percent of New Yorkers had been...
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‘Unified message’
Area leaders meet to talk about reopening economyLOUISIANA STATE NEWSPAPERS Director of the Acadia Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Ashley LeBlanc and Acadia Parish Police...
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Laid off firefighter responded to Thursday blaze
CROWLEYAmong those who helped to fight the house fire Thursday morning on Taylor Avenue was a firefighter who had been laid off by the city just two days prior. Jake Richard was one of 15 city...
View ArticleStatewide burn ban order lifted
BATON ROUGEThe Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office has lifted the burn ban issued on March 25,. State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning, in conjunction with Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike...
View ArticleShuttered casinos wreak havoc on Lake Charles, state economy
Allison Kadlubar, Manship News ServiceLAKE CHARLESLake Charles attracts visitors to its restaurants, events and outdoor adventures, but its luxury casino resorts dominate the city’s hospitality and...
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Two juveniles wounded in Eunice shooting
Eunice Police Chief Randy FontenotEUNICETwo juveniles were wounded — one critically — in a fracas that occurred about 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of East Maple Street in Eunce, according to...
View ArticleCleco encourages eligible customers to apply for energy assistance funds
PINEVILLECleco is encouraging eligible customers who need help paying their electric utility bills to apply for supplemental funds added to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as...
View ArticleLafayette General, Vitalant partner in ‘convalescent plasma’ collections
Recovered COVID-19 patients may have immune-boosting antibodies in their plasmaLAFAYETTELafayette General Health has begun working with Vitalant on collecting convalescent plasma from people who have...
View ArticleSNAP benefits increased by 40 percent
WASHINGTON, D.C.U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2 billion per month for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households...
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UL honors excellence with Eminent Faculty Awards
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has recognized this year’s Eminent Faculty Award honorees. They are, top row, from left: Lisa Delhomme, a master nursing instructor, Dr. Salah Massoud, a...
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Edwards extends stay-at-home order to May 15
BATON ROUGELouisiana's numbers don't meet the White House criteria for re-opening according to Gov. John Bel Edwards. The governor has, therefore, determined that the stay-at-home order will be...
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Quick arrests made in armed robbery
Suspects nabbed within minutesCROWLEYTwo men were arrested less than a half hour after they allegedly robbed a local convenience store here Monday afternoon. According to Police Chief Jimmy Broussard,...
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No change in Acadia Parish COVID-19 numbers
Edwards: Louisiana has not met White House guidelinesBATON ROUGEExplaining that the state’s numbers don’t meet the criteria for reopening as set forth by the White House, Gov. John Bel Edwards Monday...
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Virtual ‘Day of Prayer’ May 7
CROWLEYCrowley’s 20th year of observing the National Day of Prayer will be held on Thursday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. — but not in the traditional way. The program will be streamed from the website of First...
View ArticleLSU-Eunice to receive $2M from CARES
EUNICELSUE will receive $2 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Chancellor Nancee Sorenson announced the funding at a meeting called by state Rep. Phillip...
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