The general contractor for N.P. Moss Middle School has asked for a lawsuit filed against it to be dismissed.  Alexandria-based Ratcliff Construction contends too much time has elapsed between completion of the school's construction and the discovery of mold and water intrusion for the contractor and the architect to be held responsible.  Ratcliff cites a law that states a lawsuit must be filed within five years of the completion of construction of a public building for the contractors to be liable.  Construction of Moss Middle was completed July 15, 1999.  Lafayette Parish School Board attorney Paul McMahon has said an overall 10-year ceiling should apply to this case.  Judge Marilyn Castle has set a hearing date for October 20th.  

(New Iberia, LA)  --  Iberia Parish authorities are looking for a man wanted for second-degree murder.  Sheriff's deputies say 19-year-old Tyrail Gilliams should be considered armed and dangerous.  Officials say Gilliams is accused of fatally shooting another person on September 10th, during a confrontation in the parking lot of a business in the 500 block of West Admiral Doyle Drive in New Iberia.  Deputies describe Gilliams as black, with a thin build, about five-feet-nine-inches, with his top front teeth capped in gold.

(Lafayette, LA)  --  Appeals by four property owners who contested the reassessed value of their properties were denied last night by the Lafayette City-Parish Council.  The appeals were filed following issuance in July and August of property reassessments throughout the parish.  The assessments are conducted every four years, and determine how much property taxes owners must pay.  Two property owners maintained their tracts are located in a flood plain, and their worth on the open market has diminished as a result.  Lafayette Parish Assessor Conrad Comeaux says 1996 flood maps were used for this year's assessments -- not the most recent preliminary maps, which are being challenged by local officials.  Comeaux says anyone not happy with the council's decision can appeal to the state Tax Commission.

The wife of a  Keithville man found murdered in his home Sunday has been arrested for hiring someone to kill her husband.

State Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham reopens part of the Mississippi River delta in Plaquemines Parish to recreational fishing.

First Lady Supriya Jindal was in Shreveport and Alexandria today to rally support for an effort to assist those affected by the Gulf oil spill crisis.

Here's a look at stories making national news.

A new national poll finds former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is currently the Republican with the chance of defeating President Obama in 2012. 

Arizona has filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit which resulted in an injunction against portions of the state's new immigration law.