Authorities say a more scientific approach to policing has increased the number of drunken driving arrests in Thibodaux, La., by about 600 percent in the past two years. The Daily Comet reports Thibodaux police are on pace this year to …
A Houston-based brine company agreed Saturday to make a “significant contribution” to a fund for residents ordered to evacuate their homes after a sinkhole formed in Assumption Parish, La., that may be connected to one of the company’s salt caverns. …
West Feliciana Parish, La., sheriff’s deputies have arrested four men accused of vandalizing at least 42 mailboxes. Sheriff J. Austin Daniel says the alleged incidents happened Sunday night and early Monday. Daniel told The Advocate deputies caught the four suspects …
St. Mary Parish authorities say the Louisiana community of Bayou Vista has been stung by a string of burglaries. The Daily Review reports the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating at least four recent home and vehicle burglaries. Authorities …
Livingston Parish will hire a lawyer to defend a $53 million lawsuit against the Louisiana parish over the costs of cleaning up after Hurricane Gustav. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/Nmt2BG ) International Equipment Distributors Inc., the parish’s main contractor in the2008 …
The Lafayette, La., traffic camera enforcement program will remain in place. The City-Parish Council voted 6-3 Tuesday against a proposal by councilmen Jared Bellard, Andy Naquin and William Theriot to end the automated enforcement program. The Advocate reports they were …
Terrebonne Parish officials are considering a law to crack down on owners of sunken boats who abandon the vessels and leave the Louisiana parish with the bill for removal. If approved, the ordinance will authorize officials who find sunken vessels …
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is set to vote today on whether to do away with the city’s traffic camera enforcement program. But even if it’s kept alive, some council members are pushing for changes in the scope of the program …
The fate of Lafayette’s controversial SafeLight and SafeSpeed programs will be decided on May 15 when the City-Parish Council will vote to either scrap the program entirely or to beef up enforcement measures with more traffic cameras. The Advertiser reports …
The Lafayette City-Parish Council has deferred action on a proposed April election that would have switched a property tax that funds police and fire service to a half-cent sales tax. The Advertiser reports the council may still put the question …