07/06/11 AT&T* today announced new cell sites and mobile broadband capacity upgrades, including new launches of its mobile broadband network in cities and towns across Louisiana. ? In June, AT&T added new rural cell sites, increased capacity at existing cell sites and launched mobile broadband in new locations. ? Some of the communities with access to AT&T mobile broadband include: ?
07/03/11 If you're looking for fireworks but want a more laid-back neighborly event, head out to Youngsville, where they'll have a Fourth of July celebration at Sugar Mill Pond tonight.
06/29/11 YOUNGSVILLE, La. (AP) - Residents in Youngsville will pay higher garbage collection fees beginning Friday. Rick Garner, the city's chief executive officer, say the monthly charge will rise from $14 to $16 with the next billing cycle.
06/27/11 The tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo. on May 22 left in its wake a path of destruction and grief. However, the A Need To Serve (ANTS) group, founded by Ed and Lil Buck of Sterling, is here to assure those affected by the disaster that "Help is on the way!"
06/19/11 A 39-year-old bass fisherman and veteran of Teche Area bass tournaments, including the popular Lipari Outdoor Adventures Hawg Fights, is looking ahead to local competition to keep him sharp for the biggest tournament of his career, one that could propel him to the next Bassmasters Classic.
06/16/11 On Sunday afternoon, around 70 people clustered in and around a metal building near Chatawa. Inside a fenced wooden pen within the building, two roosters went at it in a flurry of blood and feathers. People, mostly Hispanic and from out of state, swigged cold beer and exchanged money while gambling over the fights.
06/16/11 Ray Bonneville's website describes him as a 'one-man band.' The Canadian-born blues performer is known for his New Orleans-influenced music, which is complemented by his rowdy guitar playing and expressive harmonica use.
06/10/11 More than 100 Lafayette organizations and dozens more in Acadiana have lost their tax-exempt status for failing to file documents with the Internal Revenue Service.
06/10/11 We've been in anniversary-intensive mode recently: 38 years since the Morganza Spillway was last opened, a year since the BP oil spill, 150 years since the start of the Civil War, preparations for Louisiana's statehood bicentennial. But one anniversary passed almost unnoticed, and that's too bad. This particular date in history should be instructive for anyone who owns property in Acadiana or ...
06/06/11 Both Youngsville and Broussard are considering putting dedicated sales tax increases before the... - 1:46 am
06/06/11 The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of several weapons and electronic items.
06/06/11 An Australian energy producer has acquired 14 oil fields in Texas and Louisiana from Houston-based ERG Resources LLC for $236 million.
06/06/11 BYYA football players practice Thursday evening at Arceneaux Park in Broussard. Existing Broussard and Youngsville parks administrated by the LCG's Parks and Recreation Department: Arceneaux Park 835 E. Main St., Broussard A 31-acre park with a limited number of tennis courts, soccer fields, basketball courts, lighted baseball and tee-ball fields, and batting cages.
06/06/11 Officials in St. Martin Parish will close the Pontoon Bridge to vehicular traffic in Butte La Rose daily between 9 and 10 a.m. and again between 3 and 4 p.m. until further notice.
06/06/11 The following arrests were reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office on June 6, 2011.
05/30/11 The way Ascension Episcopal coach Randy Johnson sees it, his job of building a football program in Youngsville is tough enough without the LHSAA making it even tougher.
05/27/11 New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees works out with 11-year-old Dawson Schoening, of Forning, Texas, at the Westfeldt Practice Facility at Tulane University, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in New Orleans.
05/25/11 NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees has a track record of making the best of bad situations.
05/25/11 BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees has a track record of making the best of bad situations. He sees no reason why the NFL lockout should be any different. Brees and several dozen of his New Orleans Saints teammates have spent the past four weeks not only working out as a team, but also banding together to raise money for charities and even spending time with fans. "You can only ...
05/20/11 Cindy Ransonet stood tiptoed atop the small boat's cabin and pulled an osprey chick from the nest of a bald cypress tree. | 
