Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

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• Breaux Bridge Armed Robbery Caught on Tape
  

  Breaux Bridge Detectives need your help in locating a suspect involved in an armed robbery.

• Crawfish festival prepares to turn 50
  

  The original Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival will turn 50 in 2010, and local volunteers and the University of Louisiana at Lafayettea TMs Cinematic Arts Workshop are beginning yearlong plans to celebrate the ...

• Offensive lineman from Neville commits to Louisiana Tech
  

  Louisiana Tech received its 21st verbal commitment and the first after winning Sunday's Independence Bowl when Neville offensive lineman Justin Ellis said on Tuesday that he will play for the Bulldogs next ...

• Breaux Bridge Woman Hospitalized After Home Invasion
  

  In Breaux Bridge a woman is in the hospital after enduring a traumatic burglary at her home.

• Read
  

  A gazebo in a southern Louisiana park converts mid-production to a scene from New Testament times.

• All-Acadiana Football: Defensive MVP
  

  Player: Churphy Steward School: Breaux Bridge Position: Defensive tackle Ht/Wt: 6-2, 265 Grade: Junior Key stats: 85 total tackles, 11 stops behind the line, five sacks, 11 QB hurries, caused five fumbles, ...

• Mulate's reopens: Restaurant renovated after Gustav damage
  

  One of Breaux Bridge's most famous cultural landmarks is back, just in time for Christmas.

• Dancing through Cajun country
  

  Getting there: Northwest Airlines flies to New Orleans, where you can rent a car.

• Support urged for local musicians
  

  If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping, Herman Fuselier with KBON Radio in Eunice urges you to consider a crop of new CDs from local artists.

• Breaking Sports News: 'Crazy' Tim Credeur wins by second-round Tko
  

  Breaux Bridge resident 'Crazy' Tim Credeur made his live television debut on UFC a good one as the Lafayette fighter scored a second-round TKO over previously unbeaten Nate Loughran on Wednesday night's UFC ...

• Local students warm up to snow study
  

  For many children, Thursday's snowfall in Lafayette was a brand new experience. Teachers at J. Wallace James Arts and Technology Academy found a way to incorporate that kind of unique experience into their ...

• 2 arrested for arson in Breaux Bridge
  

  Two men are in custody, accused of firebombing the Breaux Bridge mobile home occupied by a wheelchair-bound man and his daughter.

• Junior Achievement of Acadiana Partners with BBHs's Army Junior Rotc
  

  Junior Achievement of Acadiana announced that the organization has partnered with the Breaux Bridge High School Army Junior ROTC for a JA in a Day on December 10, at Breaux Bridge Primary, starting at 10 a.m. ...

• Suspect Sought in St. Martin Parish Fire
  

  Authorities in St. Martin Parish need your help finding a suspect in a recent fire.

• Pharmacist robbery foiled; man arrested
  

  Zachary police arrested a 34-year-old Breaux Bridge man Saturday who allegedly tried to rob a pharmacist at Walgreens while wielding a pair of scissors.

• Mrs. Eric Yongue
  

  St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lafayette was the setting for an evening ceremony on Friday, December 5, 2008, uniting Courtney Lynn Domingue and Eric Paul Yongue in the sacrament of holy matrimony.

• I-10 westbound weigh station reopens
  

  After 15 months, truckers in late November once again began trickling into the repaired Interstate 10 westbound weigh station between Lafayette Parish and Breaux Bridge in St.

• Breaux Bridge Primary Drug Free Rally
  

  The Breaux Bridge High School cheerleaders, football players, the Crawfish Queen - Noni Berard, and St.

• Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Roseberry
  

  Kourtney Cheri' Roy and Jeremy James Roseberry exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, November 1, 2008, during a sunset ceremony by Lake Ray Hubbard in Heath, Texas.

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City Description

Breaux Bridge is a city in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,281 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. This community is called the "Crawfish Capital of the World", a designation obtained by former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives Robert J. "Bob" Angelle. It is also known for its unusual listing of nicknames in its telephone directory. In 1771, Acadian pioneer Firmin Breaux bought land in present-day city of Breaux Bridge. He purchased the land from Jean François Ledée, a wealthy New Orleans merchant who had acquired the land as a French land grant. By 1774, Breaux's branding iron was registered and by 1786 he was one of the largest property owners in the Bayou Teche country. In 1799, Breaux built a footbridge across the Bayou Teche to help ease the passage for his family and neighbors. This first bridge was a suspension footbridge, likely made of rope and small planks. It was stabilized by being tied to small pilings located at each end of the bridge, as well as to a pair of huge live oak trees on both sides of the bayou. When traveling directions were given, residents would often instruct

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• St. Martin Parish

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