Basile News

Two revelers chase down a chicken as the Basile Mardi Gras Association brings their country Courir de Mardi Gras to Vermilionville Sunday in Lafayette.

They yielded 27 points from behind the arc in their last outing, allowing UL Monroe to hit 9-of-18... Authorities in Acadia Parish are investigating the death of a 58 year old male whose body was discovered in the 3000 block of the Basile Eunice Hwy near Basile earlier today.

Gunmen in the restive southern Philippines opened fire on three boats and killed 15 fishermen in what a military spokesman said Tuesday was likely an attack by a rival group protecting its fishing grounds.

An official says Philippine troops have captured an Abu Sayyaf militant suspected of involvement in the 2001 kidnappings of three Americans and 17 Filipino tourists.

Claire Hebert Randy Paul Hebert Sr. and Kasey Lee Hebert of Kinder announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Peyton Hebert, born at Acadian Medical Center on January 2 weighing 6 pounds and 15 ounces.