LAFAYETTE, La. (LCG)-In preparation of Tropical Storm Barry, Republic Services will be altering its regular pickup schedule. There will be no change to today’s schedule. Republic will be collecting waste as well as working to remove any and all remaining debris that could be hazardous in strong winds. Tomorrow, Friday, July 12, 2019, all commercial […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. (La. Nat. Guard Public Affairs Office)– The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has been authorized to activate up to 3,000 Soldiers and Airmen, not to include full-time Guardsmen, ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, July 11, 2019. “The Louisiana National Guard is taking a proactive and aggressive approach […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Coast Guard rescued two people from a vessel that ran aground near Cat Island, Mississippi, Wednesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Alabama, received a report at 5:40 pm of a grounded vessel with two men aboard without food or water near Cat Island. Watchstanders directed the launch of an […]
MORGAN CITY, La.- Morgan City Police Development arrested Graig Albarado, 55, of Lafayette during a traffic stop when a he committed a traffic violation in the area of Federal Ave. and Brashear Ave. During the stop, a computer check revealed that the vehicle he was driving had no current insurance, registration, and his driver’s license […]
IOTA, La.- Sandbags will be available for the people of Iota who are in danger of flooding. The Mayor of Iota says, that the sandbag fill up location will be located at the town yard under the water tower. Residents are asked to enter the town yard on Duson Avenue and exit the yard on […]
LAFAYETTE, La.- On Wednesday, Lafayette Police Department arrested Darius August, 19, of Carencro on the felony charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile. August was charged after he admitted to having intercourse with an underage person. August was booked into the Lafayette Parish Jail, with bond at $20,000.
This week on Hunt, Hook, & Cook, Gerald Gruenig and videographer John Weatherall make a trip to Mowata for a frogging trip with Jacob Mouton. This frogging trip took place in crawfish ponds on Hundley Farm in Acadia Parish. The music in Hunt, Hook, & Cook- Frogging in Mowata (Part 2) is Keith Frank’s Bayou […]
This week on Acadiana Eats, Gerald Gruenig makes a stop at the Churro’s Boutique inside the Acadiana Mall. In this weeks edition, Gerald samples there Strawberry Cheesecake Churro and their Cookies & Cream Churro. You can watch Acadiana Eats each and every Thursday only on KLFY during Passe Partout and on KLFY News 10 at […]
It’s still looking like Acadiana will see impacts from this potential tropical system. The track is key here, because if it moves east of Acadiana, we will see some rain and wind, but the worst will be away from us. If it moves west of Acadiana, we can expect much higher rainfall totals, coastal flooding […]
Many people preparing for the potential impacts of the storm hit area grocery stores Wednesday night to load up on items needed to weather the storm. A steady flow of shoppers went in and out of Adrian’s supermarket. The store manager tells us there are still well stocked, but the one item that’s flying off […]
Some gas stations are starting to get busy. A woman we spoke with said she waited 15 minutes before she was able to get gas for her vehicle. The manager at a gas station along Ambassador Caffery says customers were coming in during lunch to fill up their gas tanks and gas cans. One other […]
Drew Brees’ three young sons are clearly fans of Zion Williamson. At Wednesday’s annual ESPY awards show, 10-yer-old Baylen Brees, 8-year-old Bowen Brees, and 6-year-old Callen Brees all wore maroon tuxedo jackets with white shirts and black pants, the same color combo Williamson was rocking. The young basketball fans posed with 19-year-old Williamson on the […]
YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY)- Youngsville residents remember all too vividly what happened in 2016 when that area flooded and left many of them displaced. News 10 anchor Tracy Wirtz spoke with officials on what the city is doing to prevent a repeat of that event This week, they have pumped out neighborhood ponds to allow more […]
INTRACOASTAL CITY, La. (KLFY)- A voluntary evacuation is now in effect for low-lying areas of Vermilion Parish and those in mobile homes. Preparations are underway in Intracoastal City. “It is coming along the coast so even if it goes more easy to Texas… It’s going to follow along the coast and we’ll get surge. We’ll […]
The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office has ordered a voluntary evacuation for residents who live south of Highway 92 in low lying areas. Residents should be prepared for changing weather conditions and consider packing enough clothes, medicine and supplies for several days and make arrangements for your pets, the sheriff’s office said. To help with traffic, […]
City leaders said pump stations were operational and fully staffed, but no drainage system in the nation could handle this much rain. NEW ORLEANS (WWL-TV) — A line of thunderstorms ahead of a potential tropical storm caused widespread flooding, knocked out power and spawned tornadoes across New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Wednesday. The line of […]