Broussard News

DNA analysis of human fluids from 3-year-old Julian Madera's body strongly suggests a 21-year-old man charged with his murder also had sexual contact with him, according to evidence prosecutors have filed in court.

Festering litigation between Lafayette and Broussard over annexations along Ambassador Caffery in southern Lafayette Parish has been tentatively settled, an attorney in the case said.

"This is the worst mass murder of gays in U.S. history, and it's a footnote in most Louisiana textbooks."

The couple will be united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony at seven o'clock in the evening on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Victorian in Broussard, Louisiana.

The bride is the daughter of Michelle Mitchell and Mark A. & Yvonne Mitchell. She is the granddaughter of Betty Morrow.

In Darrell Bourque's latest collection of poetry, "Megan's Guitar and Other Poems from Acadie," the state's former poet laureate takes a look at Acadians of today, the Acadians of yesterday, their respective journeys and the historical ties that bind the two.

The ceremony was officiated by Father Gil Dutel. Music for the ceremony was provided by Miss Kristen Pilcher, friend of the bride, Mrs. Margaret Kreider, aunt of the bride, and Mr. Lee LeBlanc.

Justice of the Peace, Nancy Poirier, officiated the celebration. Laura is the daughter of Delbert and Danna Clinton of Broussard.

There was a time when the days never seemed to end for Sparky McDuffie. From 1985 to 1996, McDuffie, a former area middle school and high school football coach, was a teacher by day and boxing trainer by night.

According to a law enforcement source, Landon Christopher Broussard is being held in the psychiatric wing of the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center.

Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco and other celebs play themselves in this pseudo-biographical style comedic send-up of the end of the world.

Crawfish season nears its close, as area farmers report fewer crawfish to catch in the warmer weather.

The Acadia Parish Police Jury has joined with parishes across South Louisiana in expressing concerns over recent changes to the National Flood Insurance Program and urging a hearing on the affordability of flood insurance as soon as possible.

The City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to allow the Cypress Gardens development to continue despite its inability to comply with an ordinance mandating 60-foot lots.

A sobbing Laura Smith told detectives investigating her 3-year-old son's death that she and the child both feared her boyfriend and his violent temper, according to investigative records filed in court.

Bayou Republican Women's Club recently held its monthly meeting with an afternoon tea to present the annual Frances S. Newman Scholarship Award to this year's recipient.

In a lengthy and often contentious struggle, members of the Acadia Parish Police Jury vigorously debated the circumstances surrounding the termination of a road department employee Tuesday night.

Be sure to check us out every day from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Two more wrecks have been reported this morning.

Troopers responded to the crash around 7:40 a.m., which occurred on LA Hwy 191 in Sabine Parish.

Dan Lavergne knows his company's formula for dealing with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.