We’ve reached the home stretch of a what has been a lackluster State Treasurer’s race. Jeff Palermo looks at whether we’ll see an increase in attention before Saturday’s election…
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Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed in the middle of the Atlantic, and it’s the 15th named storm for this very active season Michelle Southern has more…:
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A truck driver was killed this morning after he lost control of his vehicle on I-10 at the Butte La Rose exit in St. Martin Parish. Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Brooks David (Dah-veed) says the accident caused a section I-10 eastbound to be closed while crews inspected the bridge…
Officials were kept busy cleaning up the mess left behind for several hours, which consisted of a load of potatoes…
David says it was fortunate that more drivers weren’t hurt since the accident occurred at 5am…
Police are withholding the identity of the driver pending family notification…
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Election Day is less than a week away for the special election to select a new State Treasurer. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says usually we see numerous ads in the days leading up to an election, but this quiet race to remain quiet…
Secretary of State Tom Schedler predicts a voter turnout below 20-percent. Pinsonat says even political action committees are sitting this election out and they are know for producing memorable campaign ads
The state treasurer’s race features three Republican candidates, who have been able to raise some money. There’s also a Democrat, but he has failed to receive the endorsement of his own party. Pinsonat says none of these candidates have enough money to make a huge push before election day
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Financial help is being provided for the family of a slain Lafayette Police Officer. 44-year-old Corporal Michael Middlebrook was killed last week while responding to an aggravated assault call at a convenience store. A specially dedicated fund will be able to assist the Middlebrook family. President Raymond Hebert (A-Bear) with the Community Foundation of Acadiana says…
Hebert praised the city since the fund was established several years ago at the urging of Police Chief Toby Aguillard…
Hebert has taken note of the help and support Lafayette and the surrounding area is willing to give…
Donations may be made through the website c-f-acadiana-dot-org/lafayette-p-d…
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The formation of Tropical Storm Ophelia in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean makes it 15 named storms during this very active Atlantic hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says 2005, the year Katrina struck New Orleans, is still the highest recorded year for activity…
This is currently the sixth most active hurricane season and the busiest since 2012. Why has this season been so active? Keim explains it has to do with water surface temperatures…
There have been three landfalls of named storms on Louisiana’s coast line. Tropical Storm Cindy in June, Hurricane Harvey in August and Hurricane Nate crossed over Plaquemines Parish on Saturday. Keim says Nate didn’t do much damage in Louisiana, but it was one of fastest storms to ever cross the Gulf of Mexico at 25-miles-per-hour.
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Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving away from the U.S.
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