Samantha Loren

Lafayette

Multimedia Journalist at KATC-TV (Lafayette, LA)

Multimedia Journalist at KATC 3 News

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Maryland senator's meeting in El Salvador sparks tattoo speculation

6 days ago | thenationaldesk.com | Samantha Loren

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen recently met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, a meeting that has sparked unexpected attention on social media. Van Hollen plans to pass "along the message of love" to Abrego Garcia's wife, according to his statement on social media. However, the focus quickly shifted to Abrego Garcia's knuckle tattoos, which users on X, were quick to notice.
Maryland senator's meeting in El Salvador sparks tattoo speculation

6 days ago | wjla.com | Samantha Loren

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks to the press in San Salvador, El Salvador, where he arrived regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Maryland senator's meeting in El Salvador sparks tattoo speculation

6 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Samantha Loren

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A look at this year's drawdown season in Henderson Lake

Aug 23, 2024 | katc.com | Samantha Loren

ST. MARTIN PARISH — On Friday Butte La Rose’s boat launch at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center was officially closed for drawdown season. For years the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has seen a steady increase in invasive aquatic plants in Henderson Lake. Fisherman Jody Meche said he's seen the volume of invasive aquatic plants go up in recent years. "It has increased tremendously, that's why they try to do these drawdowns to try to get a handle on it and control it,” Meche said.
Henderson seafood processing plant's dumpsters are smelling up a neighborhood

Aug 21, 2024 | katc.com | Samantha Loren

In the hot Louisiana summer, you're lucky if there's a breeze. And when a breeze does come by every once in a while for residents in one community in Henderson, they are hit with a whiff of disposed, rotting crabs from a seafood processing plant's dumpsters. For nearly seven years, Atlanta Mouton and her family who live across the street from the seafood processing plant Seafood International Inc. have had to experience the pungent smell of crab excess in dumpsters.
Update on New Iberia woman fatally shot by ex-husband Saturday night

Aug 21, 2024 | katc.com | Samantha Loren

IBERIA PARISH — A New Iberia woman was fatally shot on Saturday night by her ex-husband, who is now charged with killing her. I spoke with the New Iberia Police Department about what the investigation into her death has revealed so far. On Saturday evening the New Iberia Police Department was called to Walton Street at about 8:00 p.m."Our officers responded to the location," New Iberia Police Captain Leland Laseter said.
Two men St. Martinville men file a recall petition on council memeber

Aug 19, 2024 | katc.com | Samantha Loren

A few weeks after a recall letter for Councilwoman Janise Anthony was sent to Districts 1, 2, and 4, labeled “Paid for by concerned citizens of District 4,” a recall petition was requested. The petition requested August 15th, was filed by Kenrell Francios and Ernest Bing. The reasons for the recall petition stated:“Unfit for office, has not represented the needs of the community.”On Tuesday I spoke with Bing about receiving the letter in the mail. Two days later he filed for a recall petition.
St. Martin Parish Schools bring in metal detectors

Aug 19, 2024 | katc.com | Samantha Loren

Students and staff throughout St. Martin Parish Schools have now added a mandatory routine to their mornings. Walking through a walk-through metal detector. The metal detector at Breaux Bridge Junior High School is located at the campus’s main entrance for students. Assistant Principal Coy Darby said there is a protocol if the detector goes off.
Mail-out calls for the recall of a St. Martinville councilmember

Aug 19, 2024 | katc.com | Samantha Loren

A recall mailout for a St. Martinville council member, paid for by “Concerned citizens of District 4,” is raising questions. The latest City of St. Martinville council meeting lasted three hours, and tensions were high between Mayor Jason Willis and Councilwoman Janise Anthony. Anthony went off the agenda to discuss the recall letter sent to homes in Districts 1, 2 and 4.
First day at St. Martin Parish magnet schools

Aug 12, 2024 | katc.com | Samantha Loren

ST. MARTIN PARISH — The launch of the St. Martin Parish's two magnet schools had a successful launch day. I caught up with students at St. Martin STEAM Academy and St. Martin Early STEAM Academy were excited to return. Hudson Bishop a first grader at St. Martin Early STEAM Academy said he appreciated the new murals. “I liked the kid with the thing on his eyes," Bishop said.

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