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      • Weather
        Summer Break is Ending, But Summer Weather Remains
        Daniel Phillips
        Trump implements new tariffs, raising effective rate to highest since 1934
        Justin Boggs
        In Your Parish
        Check your calendar: School is starting!

        In Your Parish

         
        • Investigation Leads to Arrest of Driver for Staged Crash on Basin Bridge

        • Sun Belt Conference basketball schedule released: See the Ragin' Cajuns dates

        • Motorist dies from injuries in St. Landry Parish crash

          KATC News

        • UL Summer Commencement set for Friday at the Cajundome

      • Lafayette Parish

        Carencro police: One trapped after head-on crash on Gloria Switch Road

        Covering Louisiana

        Louisiana treasurer urges unclaimed property check

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        National News

        OpenAI launches GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether AI hype is justified

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • National News

        • Army Base Lockdown

          What comes next after gunman was subdued in Georgia Army base shooting?

          Scripps News Group
        • Tropical Weather

          Expect above normal activity through the rest of hurricane season, forecast says

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        • Ultraprocessed Foods

          Americans get more than half their diet from ultra-processed foods, CDC confirms

          AP via Scripps News Group

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        Lafayette Parish

        Lafayette budget hearings start, City Hall project delayed

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        Iberia Parish

        When streets become dumpsters

        Katie Navarro
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        Lafayette Parish

        Coffee for Cops event brings community and law enforcement together in Lafayette

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Vermilion Parish

        ‘Braids and Fades’ event helps students look sharp for first day of school

        Penelope Lopez
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        Weather

        Tropics remain active, and so does our afternoon scattered activity

        Breyanna Lewis
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        Lafayette Parish

        Tickets available for 2025 Undercurrent Awards

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        Lafayette Parish

        Adoption event waives fees, gives free crates

        Jobie Lagrange
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        Lafayette Parish

        Broussard intersection reopens following construction

        KATC News
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        Lafayette Parish

        Police: Utility maintenance underway on Congress; expect delays

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        News

        Cameras to be installed in special education classrooms statewide

        Anna Fischer

        Homepage Showcase

        From rice fields to whiskey shelves, Fruge brothers build grassroots legacy

        Jae Malbrough
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        Iberia Parish

        Westgate's WAMP Camp: Starting the school year right

        Katie Navarro
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        Weather

        Classic August set up: Monitoring the tropics and daily scattered storms

        Breyanna Lewis
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        Lafayette Parish

        Staffland Stages announces inaugural concert series

        KATC News
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        Lafayette Parish

        Retired Youngsville Police Chief Earl Menard has died

        funeral

        Lafayette Parish

        Services set for Lafayette businessman who died in glider crash

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        Lafayette Parish

        LTS rolls out enhanced bus tracking system with mobile access

        Christina Mondragon
      • Rice Festival takes over downtown

        Acadia Parish

        International Rice Festival line-up released

        SLEMCO apprentice linemen at the Rodeo

        In Your Parish

        WATCH: SLEMCO apprentice linemen compete in rodeo

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        Evangeline Parish

        Arrest made in fire at senior living complex

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        Covering Louisiana

        Talks underway about housing immigration detainees at Angola

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        KATC to air Saints pre-season games

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        Lafayette Parish

        New law aims to remove dyes and additives from school cafeterias

        Christina Mondragon
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        Lafayette Parish

        One injured in Rayne shooting

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        Covering Louisiana

        State Troopers offer safety tips for motorists as school resumes

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        St. Landry Parish

        Opelousas General Health System Hosts its 13 Annual Community Baby Shower

      • SNAP benefits

        Lafayette Parish

        SNAP recipients get incentive to buy fresh food - as long as its at Walmart

        Acadia Parish

        Acadia Parish teachers, students head back to school

        Anna Fischer
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        Weather

        Showers popping up in the afternoon with little change this week

        Daniel Phillips
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        Vermilion Parish

        Tensions rise in Abbeville over redistricting map

        Penelope Lopez
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        St. Martin Parish

        Sheriff Calls for Community Partnership as School Safety Efforts Ramp Up

        Joshua Moton
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        Lafayette Parish

        LPSS hosts Signing Day to welcome new resident teachers into the classroom

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Lafayette Parish

        LPSS, Lafayette 911 debut new mapping system to aid emergency response

        Dwaun Johnson
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        Weather

        Typical August pattern: scattered storms & watching the tropics

        Rob Perillo

        Iberia Parish

        New AI security systems installed across Iberia Parish schools

        Anna Fischer
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        UL Sports

        Davis, Perry named to Doak Walker Award Watch List

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        Lafayette Parish

        Do you use LCG's website? They want to hear what you think!

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        St. Landry Parish

        UPDATE: Arrest made in Monday shooting

        KATC Digital Team
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        Weather

        Quiet pattern continues through the week

        Daniel Phillips
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        Vermilion Parish

        Nine year old honored for heroic actions in father's medical emergency

        Penelope Lopez
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        St. Landry Parish

        Woman hospitalized after shooting near Jefferson and Oak in Opelousas

        Dwaun Johnson
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