Crowley News

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Joseph Hensgens, Sr. of Crowley proudly announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Valerie Elizabeth Hensgens to Matthew Maurice Lyons, both of Crowley.

Farmers getting ready for the 2010 rice growing season can get advice and the latest information at seven meetings being held in January, all featuring experts from the LSU AgCenter.

It was a difficult Christmas for some Acadiana residents as tornadic activity on Thursday - Christmas Eve - took the life of one Lafayette Parish man and took the homes of several Acadia Parish residents.

Separate tornado warning were issued between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for east central and southeastern portions of the city.

Louisiana's first lady, Supriya Jindal, visited Richard Elementary on December 17, awarding two new interactive whiteboard systems to each of the school's first grade classrooms.

A string of tornadoes this morning killed a man in Scott, destroyed a Whiteville church and damaged homes in a Crowley-area subdivision.

In need of improved results on kickoffs, UL's football team might have found an answer.

A 4-year-old from south Louisiana was wounded by a stray buckshot in a hunting accident in north DeSoto Parish today, officials say.

A tornado strong enough to cause major damage to brick homes ripped through Atwood Acres subdivision this morning.

A string of tornadoes this morning killed a man in Scott, destroyed a Whiteville church and damaged homes in a Crowley-area subdivision.

Powerful thunderstorms swept across Louisiana on Thursday, producing possible tornadoes and high winds blamed in the death of one person and damage to homes.

A tornado destroyed St. Peters Resurrection Catholic Church in Whiteville only hours before the Christmas Mass,l adding to a toll that already included a reported fatality in Scott and major damage to homes in a Crowley-area subdivision.

She was a stabilizing force and a savvy adviser. And when Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor, she was the one who persuaded the senator to get needed rest when he'd rather be making deals on health care, sailing, or playing with his dogs.

Mr. and Mrs. Durwood 'Durk' Viator of New Iberia are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Regan Alexandra Viator to Blaine Anthony Lormand.

Intoxicomedy. Doors open at 8 p.m.; show starts at 8:30 p.m. Hosted by Trevor Chapman.

The much-anticipated book on the most colorful governor in the history of Louisiana has finally arrived.

The long-awaited biography on Louisiana four-term governor and Crowley native Edwin Edwards is scheduled to be released December 14.

CROWLEY - Two men were arrested and two more were being sought in connection with the thefts of more than a dozen off-road vehicles in Acadia and Jeff Davis parishes.

The names of victims in a Sunday night crash on Interstate 10 west of Rayne have been released.

Louisiana State Police say two people died in a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 10.