BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Representatives from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) are reminding residents about LA.MyIR.net, a website where they can access immunization records online at no cost. LA.MyIR.net is part of a pilot program funded and supported by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health […]
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide that happened on Thursday evening in the 500 block of Oriole Road near Midland. Deputies were called to the scene when a 35-year-old woman did not return from a wooded area with a man that she knew. Witnesses at the home suspected foul […]
LOUISIANA (Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center)- Three water protectors have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in response to their false arrests during protests of the construction of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in St. Martin’s Parish, Louisiana in August 2018. Cynthia Spoon, Sophia Cook-Phillips, and Eric Moll were traveling in a canoe and kayak […]
HOUSTON (KTRK/CNN) – Police in Houston are searching for a gunman who opened fire in the middle of the interstate during rush hour Thursday, killing two people. Investigators say the shooter’s sedan struck another vehicle, causing it to spin out. Two suspects then got out of the vehicle, one of them armed with what a […]
Acadiana is off to another quiet start but with very warm and muggy conditions. Temperatures sit in the upper 70s to lower 80s this morning as a few areas of fog form in Acadiana. A Heat Advisory is back in place today from Noon to 6pm as the heat index climbs above 100°. Rain chances […]
“We came really for the pool and the pool was closed”, Jimmy Wilkins told me. An expected summer tradition not happening today, but Jimmy and Kara Wilkins are making do. Wilkins says he’s having one “Last run around in the sun. Have a good time and get ready for next week”. Next week, school starts […]
U.S. Representative Ralph Abraham wears several hats. This lifelong Louisianian, grew up on his family farm where he still lives and works the fields. He holds a veterinarian degree but returned to obtain his medical degree from LSU. This husband, father and grandfather continues to practice medicine in North Louisiana. He’s an army veteran – […]
On Thursday, the village of Sunset voted to move their Mardi Gras parade. The parade will be held on Saturday, Bebruary 22, 2020 next year opposed to traditionally hosting it Mardi Gras day. Reasons for moving it back were due to competition with other towns’ parades and to get more business and vendor participation. “I […]
WASHINGTON DC (NEXSTAR) – Lawmakers say a proposed change to the food stamp program would leave millions of Americans hungry. On Thursday, members of Congress sent a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue asking him to not change his department’s eligibility rules for SNAP. “It will increase hunger and poverty in the United States,” said Jane Adams, a […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Qualifying has officially closed for Mayor-President hopefuls in Lafayette parish, and for the first time ever, three of the five qualifiers are women. Back in April Mayor-President Joel Robideaux announces he would not be seeking re-election, and with that, several candidates for the position emerged. Carlee Alm LaBar, Simone Champagne, Josh […]
BROUSSARD, La. (KLFY)- Movie theaters are places where people of all ages go to relax. But the threat of an active shooter in any public space has become very real. That’s why the Broussard Police Department is making sure their officers are prepared for if and when it happens. “You’ve heard the term ‘practice makes […]
In light of the terrible mass shootings over the weekend, people want to contribute to fundraisers to help the survivors and the families of the victims. Scammers are taking advantage of these moments of vulnerability to deceive donors. The biggest question when donating funds to help people in light of the mass shootings over the […]