9:39 AM, Sep 23, 2020A Pineville police officer has been arrested, accused of shooting himself and falsifying an ambush report.According to KALB, the Pineville Police Department says the officer who was allegedly ambushed on Sunday night actually shot himself.The officer, identified as John Goulart Jr., shot himself, concealed his weapon, and altered the facts of the incident according to officials.Goulart Jr. has been charged with one count of criminal mischief and one count of malfeasance in office. He has been booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center and placed on administrative...…9:39 AM, Sep 23, 2020A Pineville police officer has been arrested, accused of shooting himself and falsifying an ambush report.According to KALB, the Pineville Police Department says the officer who was allegedly ambushed on Sunday night actually shot himself.The officer, identified as John Goulart Jr., shot himself, concealed his weapon, and altered the facts of the incident according to officials.Goulart Jr. has been charged with one count of criminal mischief and one count of malfeasance in office. He has been booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center and placed on administrative...WW…

Hernando County Sheriff's Office7:37 AM, Sep 30, 2020SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — A Louisiana man found hiding in a Florida teenager’s closet had been staying in the child’s bedroom for more than a month, according to investigators.The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office charged Johnathan Lee Rossmoine, 36, with multiple sex crimes Sunday after deputies were called to a Spring Hill home by the parents of the teenager, who found Rossmoine in a closet in the child’s bedroom, the agency Tuesday.Rossmoine allegedly told deputies he traveled from Louisiana to Florida several times to have sexual...…Hernando County Sheriff's Office7:37 AM, Sep 30, 2020SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — A Louisiana man found hiding in a Florida teenager’s closet had been staying in the child’s bedroom for more than a month, according to investigators.The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office charged Johnathan Lee Rossmoine, 36, with multiple sex crimes Sunday after deputies were called to a Spring Hill home by the parents of the teenager, who found Rossmoine in a closet in the child’s bedroom, the agency Tuesday.Rossmoine allegedly told deputies he traveled from Louisiana to Florida several times to have sexual...WW…

4:20 PM, Sep 21, 2020Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the person who robbed a pharmacy at gunpoit in a chipmunk outfit. The robbery occurred just after 12:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, at the Medicine Chest located at 409 E. Lincoln Road.Surveillance video showed an armed suspect, in a Chipmunk outfit running from the store’s parking lot to the rear door of the store, forcing an employee back inside.Here are pictures of the marauding rodent: Once inside the suspect escorted the employee through the store at gunpoint as she filled his bag with an undisclosed amount of...…4:20 PM, Sep 21, 2020Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the person who robbed a pharmacy at gunpoit in a chipmunk outfit. The robbery occurred just after 12:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, at the Medicine Chest located at 409 E. Lincoln Road.Surveillance video showed an armed suspect, in a Chipmunk outfit running from the store’s parking lot to the rear door of the store, forcing an employee back inside.Here are pictures of the marauding rodent: Once inside the suspect escorted the employee through the store at gunpoint as she filled his bag with an undisclosed amount of...WW…

11:25 AM, Apr 30, 2020In a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards, Attorney General Jeff Landry requests an amendment to the current emergency proclamation to open churches and houses of worship.That letter according to the AG's Office is encouraging Edwards to amend his order so churches and houses of worship in Louisiana may immediately begin the process of reopening by following specific best practice guidelines.Landry highlighted in the letter that "religious liberty is a bedrock principled right from which our freedom flows.""As other states begin reopening and unrest in the Legislature...…11:25 AM, Apr 30, 2020In a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards, Attorney General Jeff Landry requests an amendment to the current emergency proclamation to open churches and houses of worship.That letter according to the AG's Office is encouraging Edwards to amend his order so churches and houses of worship in Louisiana may immediately begin the process of reopening by following specific best practice guidelines.Landry highlighted in the letter that "religious liberty is a bedrock principled right from which our freedom flows.""As other states begin reopening and unrest in the Legislature...WW…

KATC - MGN ONLINEMGN Online3:35 PM, Mar 29, 2020The Governors of Florida and Texas have ordered that travelers from Louisiana self-quarantine for two weeks. Road travelers from Louisiana into Texas will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days when they arrive, under an order issued earlier today by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. People who are participating in military, commercial or infrastructure travel are exempt. Checkpoints have been set up to enforce the policy. For air travelers, today's order requires all air travelers to self-quarantine, including New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, New...…KATC - MGN ONLINEMGN Online3:35 PM, Mar 29, 2020The Governors of Florida and Texas have ordered that travelers from Louisiana self-quarantine for two weeks. Road travelers from Louisiana into Texas will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days when they arrive, under an order issued earlier today by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. People who are participating in military, commercial or infrastructure travel are exempt. Checkpoints have been set up to enforce the policy. For air travelers, today's order requires all air travelers to self-quarantine, including New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, New...WW…

7:24 AM, Apr 13, 2020Gov. Edwards said he will issue a proclamation tomorrow about the remainder of the school year. Edwards said students will not go back to campus, but distance learning will continue. "It is my intention that school will not resume in the sense that students will be going to the school building," Edwards said. "Education will continue, but they won't be going back to campus. Distance learning and all that, those things will continue. And you will have a lot more coming from the districts as to what that will look like."Edwards said May 20 is typically the end of the...…7:24 AM, Apr 13, 2020Gov. Edwards said he will issue a proclamation tomorrow about the remainder of the school year. Edwards said students will not go back to campus, but distance learning will continue. "It is my intention that school will not resume in the sense that students will be going to the school building," Edwards said. "Education will continue, but they won't be going back to campus. Distance learning and all that, those things will continue. And you will have a lot more coming from the districts as to what that will look like."Edwards said May 20 is typically the end of the...WW…

1:11 PM, Apr 03, 2020In an effort to alert residents to the parish-wide curfew in Acadia Parish, Crowley Police rode around town broadcasting an alarm signal at 9:00 last night, but it's not what anyone expected.In a video provided to KATC, the audible alarm from Crowley Police is actually the alarm sound from the successful film franchise "The Purge". The implementation of the siren, which Crowley Police told residents would be different than regular police sirens, is to enforce the 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew. When residents hear this sound, Crowley Police say it is for their citizens...…1:11 PM, Apr 03, 2020In an effort to alert residents to the parish-wide curfew in Acadia Parish, Crowley Police rode around town broadcasting an alarm signal at 9:00 last night, but it's not what anyone expected.In a video provided to KATC, the audible alarm from Crowley Police is actually the alarm sound from the successful film franchise "The Purge". The implementation of the siren, which Crowley Police told residents would be different than regular police sirens, is to enforce the 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew. When residents hear this sound, Crowley Police say it is for their citizens...WW…

11:09 AM, Apr 17, 2020Voodoo Fest says that this year's event scheduled for October will no longer take place. Organizers say that while they are disappointed in the cancellation, "the health and safety of our fans, artists, staff and community remains our top priority."The festival is expected to return to New Orleans October 29-31, 2021.Tickets for this year's festival, according to organizers, will be valid for next year. Refunds will also be made available until May 17, 2020.For more information, .------------------------------------------------------------Stay in touch with us anytime,...…11:09 AM, Apr 17, 2020Voodoo Fest says that this year's event scheduled for October will no longer take place. Organizers say that while they are disappointed in the cancellation, "the health and safety of our fans, artists, staff and community remains our top priority."The festival is expected to return to New Orleans October 29-31, 2021.Tickets for this year's festival, according to organizers, will be valid for next year. Refunds will also be made available until May 17, 2020.For more information, .------------------------------------------------------------Stay in touch with us anytime,...WW…

10:50 AM, Feb 08, 2021LAFAYETTE, La.  — Charges have been dropped against a Lafayette woman who set up a barbecue pit outside Mayor-President Josh Guillory's home last year as a form of protest. Tara Fogleman Laxey, 46, with disturbing the peace and obstruction of public passages charges after her cookout in front of the mayor's home on Aug. 30, 2020. In court Monday, Laxey agreed to a civil stay-away order for the next year as part of an agreement with the state to dismiss the charges. She will stay 100 feet away from Guillory, his family and his residence. The order does not...…10:50 AM, Feb 08, 2021LAFAYETTE, La.  — Charges have been dropped against a Lafayette woman who set up a barbecue pit outside Mayor-President Josh Guillory's home last year as a form of protest. Tara Fogleman Laxey, 46, with disturbing the peace and obstruction of public passages charges after her cookout in front of the mayor's home on Aug. 30, 2020. In court Monday, Laxey agreed to a civil stay-away order for the next year as part of an agreement with the state to dismiss the charges. She will stay 100 feet away from Guillory, his family and his residence. The order does not...WW…

12:17 PM, Apr 16, 2020on Thursday, April 16, that Jazz Fest 2020 has officially been canceled. The decision was made, according to the festival, out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of the community, including musicians, fans, participants, and staff due to COVID-19."It takes something truly momentous to interrupt a 50-year New Orleans tradition as special as the Festival, but we feel strongly that the most prudent course right now is to allow more time for the situation to stabilize," the Festival says. "We thank everyone for their patience as we have considered all of...…12:17 PM, Apr 16, 2020on Thursday, April 16, that Jazz Fest 2020 has officially been canceled. The decision was made, according to the festival, out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of the community, including musicians, fans, participants, and staff due to COVID-19."It takes something truly momentous to interrupt a 50-year New Orleans tradition as special as the Festival, but we feel strongly that the most prudent course right now is to allow more time for the situation to stabilize," the Festival says. "We thank everyone for their patience as we have considered all of...WW…