Crowley News

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Thursday that Desperado's Cabaret owner James "Jim" Panos, 55, of Broussard was indicted on May 8, 2013 in a superseding indictment, along with nine others on racketeering conspiracy and drug charges.

A weekend rash of commercial burglaries in the down town area of Crowley has been closed with the arrest of a Lake Charles man.

The Patterson High School Lumberjacks are going through spring drills at the school.

Catholic educator LAFAYETTE - Services for Catholic educator Sister Bernardine Breaux, MHS will be Saturday.

Two Florida teens reported missing since Feb. 15 were located in Crowley earlier this week.

A traffic stop for a burnt light led to the arrest of two Crowley men on narcotics charges.

When Joan Theriot-Broussard lost her husband, Bradley Broussard, she was 48-years-old. She soon realized that her entire way of living, aside from the obvious grief she was suffering, was about to change.

Cities across Southwest Louisiana will soon gather in prayer in honor of the National Day of Prayer set for Thursday, May 2. Among the planned programs are the following: Cameron: Noon to 1 p.m. on the Cameron Courthouse Lawn.

Blackbirds and ducks love rice, and it seems the spring weather here has not been hot enough to nudge the birds north for the summer, said LSU AgCenter rice specialist Johnny Saichuk.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Wesley Methodist in Crowley for Wendell "Stuttereaux" Brian Garrie, Sr., 47, who passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at his residence in Crowley.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, April 29, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at St.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held, at 2 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Gerald Joseph Henderson, 66, who died April 28, 2013 in Crowley.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Duhon Funeral Home in Rayne for Julius "Popa" Thibodeaux, 75, who passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Lafayette.

The Crowley Police Department - Compliance Division recently completed a compliance check on local convenience stores for sales of alcohol to persons underage.

It was the fifth time Menard has won the regional title. Madison Bates, Addie Hensel and Ame Hensel respresented Menard.

On April 28, 2013 Crowley native, SFC Kironi A. Dugar, will march 28 miles to recognize fallen soldiers from Acadia Parish.

The Rotary Club of Crowley, Community Outreach Corporation and Crowley Christian Care Center are joining forces to put on an incredible night of entertainment - to improve the community, one donation at a time.

Sgt. 1st Class Kironi Dugar, a Crowley native, celebrated her 19th year as a member of the U.S. Army on Tuesday.

Opposition to increasing cigarette taxes to $1.41 a pack led Bogalusa Rep. Harold Ritchie to shelve his proposed tax increase Monday but the issue is not dead.

The Cleanest City Contest continues on May 7, with judges from the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.