Beginning Thursday, August 1, a new Louisiana child safety seat law goes into effect, according to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Parents and caregivers need to be informed of the new regulations and prepare to adjust seats as needed. The new law keeps children in more protected restraint systems and safer positions until they are […]
(The following is a press release from the Lafayette Parish School Board) In light of the recent cyberattacks happening throughout the state, the Lafayette Parish School System is taking necessary precautions and implementing a multi-phase prevention plan as recommended by the state. Beginning at 3:00 p.m. today, no telephone or internet services will be available […]
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) – Authorities say a Louisiana woman accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter tried to kill herself and is now on life support. Citing a Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office statement, news outlets report Jasmine Anderson attempted to hang herself late last week and was hospitalized. Anderson had been in isolation since her July […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – After the major data breach involving Capital One, Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office is offering consumer tips to those potentially impacted in Louisiana. “Unfortunately, Capital One is estimating that this event exposed the sensitive personal information of approximately 100 million credit card applicants and customers,” said Landry in a statement Tuesday. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. Don’t miss out on this free family fun day at the Acadiana Mall! Macaroni Kid will be hosting the 3rd Annual Back to School Bash inside t mall from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Aug. 3. Each vendor booth will have a craft, activities or education resources. The event includes face painting, games, and numerous characters walking the floors […]
A Monroe man has been arrested after police say he attacked an employee at a Monroe hospital and threw urine on four others.
BATON ROUGE, LA – Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office has arrested seven men, including an illegal alien, for child pornography and other crimes against children. Tomas Gabriel Chox-Lopez, 20, was reportedly living illegally in Lake Charles, was arrested on seven counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13. The arrest was a […]
PORT ALLEN, LA (WVLA/ WGMB) – Law enforcement officers say, Jessica Clouatre of Port Allen, Louisiana is behind bars facing multiple drug charges including distribution and drug possession charges. This comes after Clouatre’s boyfriend, Josef Richardson was killed when a West Baton Rouge Parish deputy was serving a search warrant at the Budget 7 Motel […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY)- An arrest has been made in a murder investigation in Calcasieu Parish. Nathaniel Mitchell, 40, turned himself in to authorities on Monday night. Mitchell has been wanted since a man’s burned body was found at the dead end of a road in DeQuincy on July 17. After DNA testing the victim […]
An upper level disturbance moving through Acadiana will increase rain chances to 70% for your Tuesday. Showers and storms look likely as we head through the morning hours with on and off activity possible for the afternoon and evening hours. Some storms today could produce heavy rains, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. The flash flooding […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- A routine physical led one Acadiana swimmer to discovering he had a heart condition. But he’s not letting that stop him from achieving his dreams of being a college athlete. Richard LaFleur, 20, can’t imagine his life without swimming.But it was almost at jeopardy after doctors found an irregular heartbeat during a […]
A Lafayette Parks and Recreation Supervisor is under investigation. Walter Guillory has already served time for taking bribes as Lafayette’s Housing Authority Director. Because of his previous convictions, an investigation is looking into how he was hired. Before serving in this role, Guillory was the director of both Lafayette and Opelousas housing authorities. He lost […]
The newly approved animal shelter for Lafayette Parish has unleashed a debate about priority spending. Council President Jared Bellard says the council can revisit an issue brought before the council. In addition to the new animal shelter, the council approved two new libraries and diverting funds for drainage. For some residents all the mentioned projects […]
Capital One Financial Corp. said data from about 100 million people in the U.S. was illegally accessed after prosecutors accused a Seattle woman of breaking into the bank’s server at a cloud-computing company. The woman, Paige A. Thompson, was arrested Monday and appeared in federal court in Seattle. The data theft occurred some time between March […]
A shooting in Ville Platte leaves three people injured. It happened on the corner of East Lasalle Street and Tate Cove Road. News 10’s Rebeca Marroquin spoke to residents caught in the crossfire. She joins us live from Ville Platte. This is just one car of four that I’ve seen shot up by the stray […]
The 13-year-old girl killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival has been identified, according to the Santa Clara County Coroners Office.
Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting agencies, reached a $700 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after they exposed the information of around 147 million people.But, how can you protect yourself going forward? News 10 spoke with experts about how you can protect your personal information going forward.Kathleen Kraninger, Director with the […]
Almost 200-feet above the Mississippi River Monday, a well-known West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputy convinced then rescued a pregnant woman from jumping to her certain death, according to Baton Rouge station, WBRZ. Lt. Ken Albarez is usually the face of the ongoing traffic nightmares – spending time organizing traffic enforcement in West Baton Rouge […]