Born in Lafayette and raised in St. Martinville, I am a Cajun in heart, mind and spirit. I dove into the news industry with my start at my hometown newspaper where I picked up some journalistic skills. I earned a degree in mass communications at UL Lafayette which prepared me for covering news in Acadiana and around the state. As a news reporter for KPEL, my news beats include, but are not limited to, Lafayette Consolidated Government and the Lafayette Parish School Board. Jumping from print media to broadcast has been an exciting move for me in the ever-changing multimedia environment of today's news world. When not covering news, I can often be found playing guitar or cooking at home, both usually being done with my daughter, Jolie, very near by.
Derek Albert
Deputy Marshal Seeks Change Of Venue In Fatal Shooting
MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — One of two deputy city marshals accused in the fatal shooting of a boy who was strapped into the front seat of his father's car in Louisiana is asking a judge to move his trial to another location.
The Advocate reports attorneys for Derrick Stafford say publicity surrounding the November shooting of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis and the wounding of his father, Chris Few, has prej
State Plans To Use Food Stamp Data In Medicaid Expansion
State health department officials are hoping to gain federal approval for their plan to use food stamp data.
Shreveport Woman Defrauds Social Security For 19 Years
The woman pleaded guilty Wednesday for forging her husband's Social Security benefit checks. What's worse...he's been dead since 1986!
Slain SU Students To Get Posthumous Degrees
The tow 19-year-old girls were killed as innocent bystanders in a Baton Rouge shooting on April 10.
Bust Hits The Oil Patch As Rest Of Nation Enjoys Cheap Gas
The Associated Press report shines light on the state's ailing oil and gas industry or the rest of the nation.
Guidroz: Higgins “Disagreed With My Orders”
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz tells his side of the story following Capt. Clay Higgins resignation as public information officer.
Senators Move Ahead With 1-Cent State Sales Tax Hike
The Senate's tax committee on Sunday advanced a 1-cent increase in the state sales tax.
Legislative Auditor: State’s Borrowing Detrimental For Decades
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office has released a report today claiming the state's borrowing activities over the past six years has caused multi-million dollar problems for the next two decades..
In a press release from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, the bond commission's borrowing activities were labeled as causing some detrimental consequences to the state's finances for ye