Breaux Bridge News

Assessors in Louisiana would be able to raise their own salaries by up to about 17 percent over four years under a bill headed to the state House.

BRETT DUKE / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Mary Burns and Gus Tujague cut a rug to the live music of Mary Broussard & Creole Royalty during the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans Saturday, June 9, 2012.

St. Martin Parish sheriff's deputies responded to the 1000 block of Hilda Street in Breaux Bridge Sunday night in reference to a report of a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.

State Sen. Fred Mills, R-Breaux Bridge, addresses a crowd that turned up on the Capitol steps to urge Gov.

Two traditional local high school football powers Acadiana High and Breaux Bridge High scrimmaged at Bill Dotson Stadium Thursday afternoon.

The state budget compromise that was crafted in the House ran into questions Thursday from senators and legislative fiscal staffers.

The Louisiana House on Wednesday endorsed legislation designed to help Louisiana residents get good advice as they make health insurance decisions under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the federal law commonly called Obamacare.

The Senate backed a proposal to let local tax assessors bump up their salaries by 4 percent each year for four straight years, sending the bill to the House with a 28-10 vote Wednesday.

A motorcycle ran into the back of a pickup truck slowing down to retrieve something that had fallen from the truck bed.

A proposal that seeks to place armed guards at public schools received House backing Monday in a 65-25 vote.

A Breaux Bridge man was killed Monday morning when the motorcycle he was riding struck the rear of a truck on La.

BRETT DUKE / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Mary Burns and Gus Tujague cut a rug to the live music of Mary Broussard & Creole Royalty during the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans Saturday, June 9, 2012.

State Police were called to the scene of a fatal crash on LA Highway 31 near Breaux Bridge involving a truck and a motorcycle late Monday morning.

An alternate route for Interstate 49 South that would bypass Lafayette could be revived for discussion after being considered but dismissed a decade ago.

The 5th annual Cruisin' Cajun Country Cruise, featuring classic and muscle cars, will roll through Iberia Parish Thursday-Saturday, May 16-18. Participants can take in New Iberia's Main Street historic district, food and live music, while spectators can enjoy free car shows and entertainment.

The results of a State Police investigation into the Dec. 2 death of a girl killed by a Breaux Bridge police officer were turned over to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office on Thursday.

Early Thursday morning at approximately 1:15 a.m., the Breaux Bridge Police Department was called in reference to an accident that occurred on I-10 near the intersection with Rees St.

Scientists have speculated that the 372-foot-wide and 422-foot-deep sinkhole might be related to structural problems within a brine cavern owned by United Brine Services, a subsidiary of Texas Brine Co., Senate Bill 200 by Sen.

The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival was once located in downtown Breaux Bridge along Main Street since its establishment in 1960.

I'm not sure I had any idea the effects of eating lots fried food would have on my system until I went to Acadian country in Louisiana last week.