Congressman Ralph Abraham, who is also running for governor, has filed a resolution that seeks to remove Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker. Abraham says Pelosi’s vicious crusade against our lawfully-elected president President is nothing more than a politically-motivated witch hunt and it must be stopped. Political Analyst Clancy DuBos…
cut 4 (07) “…a publicity stunt”
Abraham and the other two gubernatorial candidates, Democratic Incumbent John Bel Edwards and Republican Eddie Rispone will appear in a debate tonight that begins at 7 PM.

The Lafayette Police Department has released images of a truck that could have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on October 1st that took the life of 19-year-old Kirk Brossuard. Corporal Bridgette Dugas says they are looking for a dark colored pick up truck…
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Dugas says the image of the vehicle released was traveling on Acadian Hills Lane when Broussard was hit and later pronounced dead.

The Department of Children and Family Services is calling the “On the Road Again” program a huge success. It lets parents who lost their license for falling behind on child support to catch up and get their license reinstated. DCFS Regional Administrator for Child Support Enforcement Sandra Broussard says they saw an 85% increase during the two-month long reinstatement program.
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Folks in New Iberia are gearing up to host the 30th annual Gumbo World Championship Cookoff this weekend. Greater Iberia Chamber CEO Janet-Faulk Gonzales says she’s been part of crowning several winners and surprisingly past champs have not included one old-school ingredient…
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And she says they don’t favor tomatoes either.