University of Louisiana at Lafayette News

Two fishermen found the bicycle of missing Louisiana student Michaela "Mickey" Shunick on Sunday, more than a week after the 22-year-old woman went missing after leaving a friend's home on her bike.

Zach Kopplin, the Baton Rouge High School student -- now a freshman at Rice University -- who fought to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act that's viewed by some as a way to introduce creationism into public schools, has been selected as one of four recipients of the Hugh Hefner 1st Amendment Award.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press has produced two new books, one a coffee table tome highlighting the Main Street communities of Louisiana and the other a look at lesser-known storms that recently devastated the southwest region of our state.

Dr. Michelle Claire McCoy and Mr. Nicholas Garrett Taylor were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Friday, May 25, 2012, at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Lindsey Rae Champagne and Jason Roland Oubre were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge.

Jessica Nube Landry and Danny Steven Abboud, Jr. were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony during an evening ceremony on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana.

On Friday, police announced they are examining surveillance video of missing Lafayette, La.

The blaze near Newberry forced the closure of Tahquamenon Falls State Park, a popular destination for campers seven miles from the fire.

The siblings of Michaela ?Mickey? Shunick, 22, of Lafayette, La. -- brother Zack Shunick, left, and sister Charlene "Charlie" Schunick -- investigate possible routes their sister traveled on her bicycle early Saturday.

Detectives are asking business owners and residents with video surveillance equipment to review footage from May 19 between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. in the disappearance of Michaela "Mickey" Shunick, of Lafayette.

Dozens of people gathered Thursday to ride the route presumably taken by missing Louisiana college student Michaela "Mickey" Shunick when she vanished on her bike last Saturday.

The search for a missing student at the University of Louisiana Lafayette now includes the streets of Uptown, Garden District, and Lower Garden Districts.

Zachary native Jerry Boudreaux, former ZHS Principal, has received the Louisiana Retired Teachers Association's 2012 Name of Fame Award.

Michaela "Mickey" Shunick was last seen riding a bike home from her friend's house about 2 a.m. Saturday, according to police.

Fred Furman's tenure at Mississippi A&M did not last long, as the 1908 season would mark his final year as football coach at the school.

Paddle routes within the Atchafalaya Basin will be featured during a 6 p.m. Wednesday presentation at Pack & Paddle by Dean Wilson, the Atchafalaya basinkeeper.

In many ways, this weekend's NCAA Regional at Lamson Park was a dream come true for UL co-head... Family friend Ashley Says comforts Mickey Shunick's sister, Charlie Shunick, Monday afternoon.

Becoming Louisiana: Path to Statehood, a traveling exhibition commemorating 200 years of Louisiana statehood, is at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum on Pearl Street.

The ULM baseball team scored a season-high 17 runs on 15 hits, downing UL-Lafayette 17-0 in seven... Every year at this time in a legislative session, someone will use an old sports analogy/cliche to describe the status of the budget process.

The ULM baseball team scored a season-high 17 runs on 15 hits, downing UL-Lafayette 17-0 in seven... Parents in Downsville say they want to preserve their community school and they are willing to charter the school to ensure they do.