Local News

A camp is helping future sportsmen stay safe in the outdoors

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
LOUISIANA (FOX44) - Here in the “Sportsman's Paradise” hunting and fishing are favorite forms of entertainment. A summer camp that is happening all this week helps kids to do just that and be safe in the process.

"Bayou Country Superfest" is coming back in 2012

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - All you “Bayou Country Superfest” fans will get to do it all again next year. The country music extravaganza is coming back to Tiger Stadium for Memorial Say weekend 2012.

BREC decides to close a number of community pools early

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - Lots of summer left, but some pools are already closed for the season. BREC decided to only keep its pools open for six weeks, instead of eight, in efforts to save money.

Mayor President Kip Holden has plans for grant money

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - We're learning more about how Mayor President Kip Holden plans to spend almost a million dollars worth of Homeland Security grant money.

Up to date vaccines required before kids start school

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
LOUISIANA (FOX44) - A reminder for parents, kids don't just need pens and paper to go back to school they need an up to date shot record too.

New bus routes for gifted children

By Brix Fowler
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) — Changes have been made for some gifted and talented students who take the bus to school.

City planner fired in Lafayette for setting up a camera in a restroom

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
LAFAYETTE, La (FOX44) - A Lafayette city planner has been fired from his job, for what he allegedly installed in the men's restroom.

Three Air Conditioning units vandalized at local church

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
BATON ROUGE, LA (FOX44) - Due to copper thieves, summer is going to be a little hotter for youngsters at Israelite Baptist Church.

Agents pulling synthetic drugs from store shelves

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
ASSUMPTION PARISH (FOX44) - Narcotics agents say, they've pulled over four-hundred grams of "fake weed" from store shelves in Labadieville.

Father Ed Everitt laid to rest

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
HAMMOND, La (FOX44) - Father Ed Everitt, the Hammond priest who was found murdered in a Mississippi vacation home was laid to rest. A thirty-one-year-old man is accused of the killing Everitt, after robbing him.