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Much of Acadiana remains on stand-by as we await the confirmation from Lafayette Police on a body that was located yesterday in Evangeline Parish. Paul Mouton, of Lafayette Police, says they are confident in their findings yesterday and that they believe Mickey Shunick has been brought home. Since then, the million dollar question is...Who brought authorities to the grave site in Evangeline Parish

We thought that we saw it all when we discovered the two Lafayette Parish Prison inmates who were somehow allegedly updating their Facebook pages from INSIDE the jail - that is until we saw the reactions to the story. Some of you had us in TEARS with your comments via Facebook, so we decided to pull the best 20 and deliver them to you, before this either went away, or got too out of hand. Read Mor

Facebook is addictive. So addictive, that according to KATC's Erin Steuber, two Lafayette Parish inmates have been secretly active on the social media site for close to a month, undetected - until now. Most of the time, I'm hesitant to buy into zany stories like these, but when I saw one of the inmate's default photos from INSIDE the jail (above), I was a believer.

Life must really be bad on the outside if this woman was trying to break into jail.  I've never really been inside a jail or prison before, but if everything I hear is true then I know its pretty small and they don't let you put pictures on the wall.  Do you think she left a thanksgiving day turkey inside?

Since jail is an intentionally unpleasant place, most inmates count down the days to their release. But when one North Carolina man refused to leave the pokey, he was granted an all-expenses-paid extended stay.

Not one. Not two. But three. That’s how many consecutive life sentences William Balfour, the man who was convicted of murdering three members of Jennifer Hudson‘s family in Chicago back in 2008, will serve.

An updated affidavit of arrest containing investigative details in Brandon Scott Lavergne's 1999 aggravated burglary/aggravated oral sexual battery case has been posted on Scribd. Lavergne is currently being held on charges of aggravated kidnapping and first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Mickey Shunick, the 22-year-old UL student from Lafayette that has been missing since M

KATC has just released audio of Brandon Scott Lavergne as he appeared before a judge earlier today in his first hearing. Lavergne, 33, is currently being held on charges for aggravated kidnapping and first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Mickey Shunick.

A mother in New York is behind bars after family members found the body of an 8-year-old little girl, Julie, on a mattress in their home. Police say that Veronica Cirella, 31, of Plainview, allegedly fed her little girl peanut M&Ms -- which she was severely allergic to. The 8-year-old girl had cerebral palsy and was bound to a wheelchair for most of her life.

Lil Wayne has inked a deal with Grand Central Publishing to publish a book titled ‘Gone Till November.’ The tome is described as a prison memoir of the rapper’s thoughts that he jotted down while serving his eight-month prison bid at Rikers Island for weapons possession

Louisiana’s 5th Circuit Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Dec. 28) upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for former No Limit Records artist C-Murder (real name Corey Miller), reports nola.com. The decision stems from Mr. Miller’s argument that he was denied a fair trial in his 2002 murder case.

Flo Rida has managed to avoid jail time for his Miami Beach DUI arrest in June. TMZ says the ‘Good Feeling‘ star has struck a deal with prosecutors that will keep him out of the slammer.

Looking ragged and ornery, eight Amish men were booked into the Graves County, Kentucky jail earlier this week for contempt of court after they refused to pay fines releated to not affixing orange safety triangles to their horse and buggies.

After having her grand theft charge reduced to a misdemeanor, Lindsay breathed a sigh of relief. It didn't last long as the judge sentenced her to 120 days in jail at the Lynnwood Correctional Facility.

I believe that it is just about time to put this Lindsay Lohan theft case to rest. Lindsay appears before a judge today, and there is a chance Lindsay could be behind bars.