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The toll is a necessary evil if Louisiana drivers want to build a new one. A trucking association is not happy about paying what they call a double tax.

Wednesday is the Fourth of July – a day on which the United States “declared” its independence from overbearing British rule.

If you are traveling from Baton Rouge you should be diverted at Lobdell to Hwy 190 and south on I-49 before returning to I-10.

State Police say I-10 Westbound at milepost 4 near the Texas state line is closed due to flooding.

Besides finding a time machine and sending yourself back to 1984, this is the next best way to take a look into the past in Lafayette.

Eyewitness accounts say at least one person was badly injured or killed.

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The Department of Transportation and Development has announced the following REVISED road closures due to flooding in Acadiana.

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office is placing a curfew for Monday evening from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am in the unicorporated areas of the parish.

The following areas are still reporting problems with high water in the roadway. The public is asked to avoid these areas until the water subsides and the streets are cleared of abandoned vehicles.

Lafayette Parish School Board member Jeremy Hidalgo has a message for those trapped by the waters in the Youngsville area.

Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Joel Robideaux has declared a state of emergency for Lafayette Parish as a result of severe weather.

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Residents are asked to take no more than 20 bags per household.

Forty-three-year-old Pedro Alberto Monterroso-Navas (pictured), who walks with a limp, was last seen wearing black pants and a blue shirt.

Louisiana State Police will hold a press conference in Abbeville at 1 p.m. to discuss the shooting and the events surrounding it.

Martin Perez is a Hispanic male standing 5-feet-11-inches tall with dark skin, hair and eyes and a cross tattoo on his right arm.

Two people from Texas are accused of murdering the victim.