Sunday, May 19 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:58:26 GMT
Source: Louisiana State Police
Authorities are urging motorists to avoid I-10 West and East bound at mile marker 25 due to a tanker truck on fire. Fire crews are still working to extinguish flames on an 18-wheel oil tanker. LouisianaMore >>
Louisiana State Police is investigating an oil tanker tractor fire on Interstate 10 that caused major traffic delays Sunday afternoon. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 9:05 PM EDT2013-05-18 01:05:04 GMT
The Southwest Louisiana Tea Party movement began picking up steam in 2009 as members from throughout the five parish area began gathering for rallies and becoming more visible and involved in local governmentMore >>
The Southwest Louisiana Tea Party movement began picking up steam in 2009 as members from throughout the five-parish area began gathering for rallies and becoming more visible and involved in local government and the political scene.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:55 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:55:58 GMT
An arrest has been made in the 1962 death of Mary Horton Vail. Vail was found dead in the Calcasieu River in October 1962, her husband, Felix Vail, claimed she was the victim of a boating accident. TheMore >>
Mary Horton Vail was found dead in the Calcasieu River in October 1962. Her husband, Felix Vail, claimed she was the victim of a boating accident.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:17 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:17:04 GMT
Friday marks the anniversary of the first woman reported missing in the Jeff Davis Eight case. On May 17, 2005, 28-year-old Loretta Chaisson Lewis went missing. Three days later, her body was found floatingMore >>
Friday marks the anniversary of the first woman reported missing in the Jeff Davis Eight case.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:47:38 GMT
More than 825 students - the largest graduating class in McNeese State University history - are expected to receive degrees at the university's spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18,More >>
More than 825 students - the largest graduating class in McNeese State University history - are expected to receive degrees at the university's spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at Burton Coliseum.More >>
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February 15, 2005 Reported by the Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman Darby Hollady confirmed yesterday that the New Iberia Research Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is under investigation but wouldn't say what sparked the probe. The center houses about 6,000 primates for medical research by pharmaceutical companies and the National Institutes of Health.
Earlier this month, Narriman Fakier filed a lawsuit alleging she was fired for blowing the whistle on animal cruelty and violations of the federal act at the center. She contends that monkeys died of exposure to the cold, employees burned the back of chimpanzees' hands with lighters and that animals were being anesthetized in groups -- a practice that's prohibited by the animal welfare act.
University President Ray Authement denies the allegations within the lawsuit. He says they've had complaints about the sizes of cages, but he knows of no serious violations reported that had not been taken care of.
Fakier, a 20-year veteran in the animal research field, worked at the center from September 2002 until February 19th, 2004. She is seeking a jury trial and compensatory damages for lost income and loss of future earnings.
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