SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A Shreveport Police officer, who was placed on leave earlier this month, has been arrested following a criminal investigation. Corporal Dylan Hudson was placed on paid departmental leave by Chief Ben Raymond on Aug. 8 after information indicated that Hudson possibly violated a criminal statute. Based on evidence gathered during the […]
Detectives with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating the Felony Theft of a cell phone from inside the Dollar General, located at 3121 Evangeline Hwy. in Western Acadia Parish. The incident occurred at approx. 10 a.m. on August 11, 2019. The suspect was captured on video surveillance removing the phone from the victim’s basket […]
From Florida to Ohio and other parts of the country, protesters continued calling for gun control.
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) – St. Martinville Police are investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday morning along Cypress Island Highway. Officers responded to the Cypress Gardens Apartment complex. Eyewitnesses tell News 10 they saw someone shooting with their eyes closed after an argument happened early this morning. One person is reportedly in custody for accesory […]
No big changes in the weather are expected this Wednesday as more scattered showers and storms will develop for the afternoon and evening hours. High temps will be back near 90° with a heat index in the low 100s. Rainfall will help cool things off later in the day.
The third named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season became official on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Chantal formed in the north-central Atlantic Ocean. This system poses no threat to land throughout its lifespan as Chantal is expected to weaken and dissipate in the coming days.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – The first phase of the I-10 widening project from I-49 to LA 328 Breaux Bridge costs $130 million. Phase two from LA 347 Henderson to the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is $58 million. The future of phase three has just been announced. The DOTD said Gilchrist Construction presented the low bid at $88 million. Gilchrist will widen the section of I-10 from LA 328 in Breaux Bridge to LA 347 in Henderson […]
The electric bills doubled this month for some Slemco customers.The utility company says there is an easy explanation, but some customers are questioning why they’re seeing a record bill for August. “That’s really outrageous”, Shelly Meche told me about her energy bill. “It went from $133 to $252. That’s a big increase”. Meche says she’s […]
A teacher at St. Martinville Early Head Start has been accused of hitting a 1-year-old boy on his back because the toddler would not stop crying. According to police, the child’s father filed a complaint after learning from staff members at Head Start that his child was hit by the teacher. During an investigation, police […]
Former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco peacefully passed away on August 18, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospice Carpenter House in Lafayette, La., surrounded by her beloved husband of 55 years, Raymond Blanco, their children and other family members. The cause of death was ocular melanoma. The woman who would become Louisiana’s first (and so far only) […]
A woman has been arrested after a terrorizing threat at Dr. Raphael Baranco Elementary School Monday morning. According to Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, 28-year-old Raylin James is facing terrorizing charges stemming from an incident which prompted Tuesday’s closure of the elementary school. James is being held in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on a $75,000 […]