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The documentary tells the story of how more than 18,000 evacuees escaped New Orleans in the days following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and called the Cajundome their temporary home.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - As the scorching hot temperatures continue to bake Louisiana, Lafayette Consolidated Government officials say they are providing relief for anyone who needs shelter: a cooling station. As temperatures are expected to continue reaching triple digits for the foreseeable future, the cooling station - the Domingue Recreation Center located at 901 Mudd Avenue - will open on

Priscilla Gonzalez was disqualified from the Lafayette Mayor-President race and was denied appeal, but it appears she's endorsing another candidate.

A body was found floating in the Vermilion River in the Lafayette area this past Saturday, according to authorities with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office.

This is an opportunity for residents to get rid of household chemicals that are dangerous to dispose of down drains, in trash carts, and in recycling carts.

Priscilla Gonzalez is at the center of a brewing candidacy controversy, which has led to a cease and desist from local activists.

In recent weeks we have seen a number of videos that show what some would call a "Dust Devil" and now we have our first "Hay Devil."

Priscilla Gonzalez said she would challenge the decision ahead of the October election.

According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development, emergency roadwork will have I-10 eastbound down to one lane for the next two weekends near Henderson.

This latest ask by LUS piggybacks on the current Water Conservation Ordinance in place.

A deposition hearing for Gonzalez was set by District Judge Valerie Gotch Garrett for 4 p.m. Friday, August 18.

The Democratic candidate has also expressed support for Jeff Landry in the race for Louisiana Governor.

Several things to keep in mind for our pets as the temperatures will continue to rise.

It was a very special day for not only one student who returned to school today but for several members of the Lafayette Fire Department too.

He's one of just 18 high school athletes in the U.S. to be extended an invitation to Munich, Germany, to join the International Soccer Academy at FC Bayern Munich.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 18 at 10:00 am.

A crash near The Best Stop in Scott has claimed the life of a passenger from Carencro and sent the driver from Church Point to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to Louisiana State Police.

If you'd like to donate blood, Vitalant will be set up at the Lafayette Police Department at 900 E. University Ave. this Thursday, August 10 from 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

It's the last thing you want to hear during a heat wave, the power will be cut off.

A Houston, Texas, man is regretting driving his Mercedes Benz without two working headlights as the Louisiana law violation led United States Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office deputies on a neighborhood chase that led to his capture on drug charges.