Iconic UL Lafayette Baseball Coach Tony Robichaux has died after undergoing multiple surgeries following a heart attack. Robichaux became the head coach in Lafayette in 1995. He won over 900 games at U-L. The voice of Ragin Cajuns Jay Walker says the program’s success led to the construction of one of the finest college baseball stadiums in the country…
Cut 13 (10) “…without Tony.” (2x)
Robichaux was 57.
Tomorrow is July 4th and pyromaniacs are crowding firework stands to celebrate America’s independence with a boom. Every year folks get busted for shooting fireworks in jurisdictions where it’s outlawed, so how can you be sure it’s legal in your area? State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says you can call your city and parish authorities, but there’s an easier way…
US 90 from I-10 in Lafayette to Louisiana Highway 308 in Raceland has been designated Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Highway. Blanco served as governor from 2004 to 2008. She did not seek a second term because of mounting criticism for her administration’s handling of the recovery from two devastating hurricanes. But Blanco says, in the end, Louisiana became a better state
New HIV cases in the state drop to their lowest numbers in over a decade according to the Louisiana Health Department, with a 12% decline in newly diagnosed cases over the past three years. Assistant Secretary of Public Health Dr. Alex Billioux says it is possible the H-I-V cases have dropped to the lowest rate since the 80’s.
Cut 6 (12) “…in the state.”
In 2018, 989 cases were diagnosed.