Details are still few, and no official announcement has been made, but ESPN is reporting that Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have finally reached a deal.
FINAL UPDATE, 10:25 a.m.: After a busy morning of digging in the Swords region near Lawtell, St. Landry Parish officials have ruled out three mysterious dirt mounds as possible gravesites for missing UL-Lafayette student Mickey Shunick.
Last night, new episodes of Cajun Pawn Stars aired on the History Channel and David Little from Sulphur, Louisiana was featured on the show named "Gone Fishing".
Little had a 1944 vintage Louisiana License plate he brought into the pawn shop to sell. Here is a few pictures from last nights show and how the sale of his license plate went.
Suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has been going through some tough times lately. He was suspended by the NFL for a year for bounty gate, lost a year's salary and he just filed for divorce from his wife. So what to do?
Well, I guess go to the Bahamas, cut loose at a nightclub and bust a move on the ladies on the dance floor! Payton was caught on camera dancing it up in a nig
Tom Shunick, the father of the missing Lafayette woman Mickey Shunick, was on Nancy Grace last night talking with Nancy about what he has been informed of by police in the arrest of Brandon Lavergne and the whereabouts of his missing daughter.
In the video, Tom Shunick discusses how police linked Lavergne to Mickey, the white truck that was found in Texas, and how he found out about the arrest
The clock is ticking, and by next Monday at 3 p.m., the New Orleans Saints have to offer quarterback Drew Brees a long-term contract or risk permanently ticking him off by forcing him to play under the franchise tag. Reports are coming out of New Orleans today that the Saints are putting a serious salary on the table -- the highest ever in the NFL, in fact.
The mother of Brandon Scott Lavergne, the man charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and murder of UL-Lafayette student Mickey Shunick has released a statement regarding her son's arrest.
Joshua Ledet has been busy since American Idol ended in May. Joshua, who is from right here in Southwest Louisiana, is gearing up for the American Idol tour which will stop in Lafayette July 30th.
He also has his first CD out and is available now! Here is some information about Joshua's American Idol CD and the songs that are on it!
While they stopped short of saying so, Lafayette Police made it clear that it is believed that Mickey Shunick is dead, and the man suspected of killing her -- Brandon Scott Lavergne -- was "looking for someone to victimize" when he picked her up. When asked directly if there were any clues as to Shunick's final resting place, Lafayette's police chief replied: "No."
Willie Hantz, who is originally from Vinton Louisiana, will be one of the next contestants trying to win a half a million dollars on CBS's hit reality show "Big Brother" set to air July 12th. The information the TV show released says Willie is originally from Vinton but currently lives in Dayton Texas and works as a Tankerman.
The Hantz family is no stranger to reality shows. Willie's
Andy Griffith passed away Tuesday at the age of 86 in his home in North Carolina. Griffith's death certificate has now been released with the cause of death.
Details are still scarce, but Lafayette media outlets are reporting that an arrest has been made in the case of missing 22-year-old Mickey Shunick.
6:15 p.m. UPDATE On the arrest.