(Abbeville, LA)  --  The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office has received complaints that people have been rummaging through other people's trash that's been placed by the road for removal following Hurricane Ike. Sheriff Mike Couvillion [[KOO-vee-awn]] says those who fish through others' garbage could face criminal charges. Couvillion says if an individual goes onto another's property and sifts through unwanted belongings, that's grounds for a criminal trespass charge. He says if trash is piled up near the roadway on the shoulder of the road, that's considered state or parish property and there's no expectation of privacy for the individual--therefore, there's no criminal violation if someone goes through that trash.

(Lafayette, LA)  --  A home in the 300 block of Venus Drive was heavily damaged by a fire Thursday morning. The Lafayette Fire Department says the owner of the home, Gerald Melancon [[muh-LAW-saw]] was draining gasoline from his boat when a spark ignited, causing the fire to break out in the carport. Officials say the fire quickly spread to another boat, two vehicles and the house. Melancon and his wife, Darlena, managed to move a safe distance away from the house. No one was injured.

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.