WASHINGTON, La. (KLFY)- Investigators with the St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department have identified the body found in the Washington area as Demitris Lincoln, Houston. A tip was received from St. Landry Crime Stoppers showing a missing person flyer of a Houston women missing in the same time frame, authorities said. The body also had the […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- Five Opelousas High School students were taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the shooting of a 15-year-old boy on Sept. 15. The teen was shot early that morning outside a fast food restaurant off Creswell Lane. He is in stable condition, Opelousas Police Chief Martin McClendon said. The shooting stemmed from […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Campus police are investigating a purse snatching at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The incident occurred inside of Burke-Hawthorne Hall, police said. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a red shirt. Police said he fled the area on foot. Anyone with information is asked to call ULPD at […]
Tropical Depression Eleven has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico but impacts for Acadiana remain unchanged. TD 11 is expected to move due north and could strengthen into a tropical storm before making landfall across southeast Texas tonight into tomorrow. Heavy, widespread rains will impact much of southeast Texas for the next two days […]
LAFAYETTE, La. – The last defendant in a Calcasieu Parish cocaine distribution ring was sentenced last week in Lafayette. United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey sentenced Derrick Harrison, 41, of Houston Texas to 151 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He was sentenced on Sept. 9. Harrison previously pleaded guilty in 2018. […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Text messages from strangers are the new way political candidates in Louisiana are trying to get ahold of voters. The practice has been dubbed “text-ivism.” Open Progress, which is a company that uses text-ivism to reach people all over the country, has volunteers who campaign for votes from Baton Rouge […]
Tropical Depression Ten has formed in the southern Atlantic Ocean. This system is expected to further organize and strengthen as it moves towards the northwest, closing in on the Bahamas early next week. The National Hurricane Center is expecting T.D. 10 to become Tropical Storm Imelda later today. As of this time, this tropical system […]
An upper level disturbance in the western Gulf is showing some signs of further development and organization this Tuesday morning. The National Hurricane Center has increased the likelihood to 30% that this disturbance could become a weak tropical system but I don’t think it has enough time to develop before it moves into Texas tonight. […]
Grammy award winner and Lafayette native Lauren Daigle has announced the dates for her first-ever headlining tour which will kick off in Australia. The Lauren Daigle World Tour will play 44 dates between January and July, 2020. Daigle is set to launching the tour on Jan. 18 at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne. She will […]
General Mills has announced a nationwide recall of five-pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached Flour because it could contain E. coli. The company said the recalled bags have a “better if used by” date of Sept. 6, 2020. Only five-pound bags are affected. All other types of Gold Medal Flour are not affected. The company said the […]
Two people are recovering from gunshot wounds following an early morning shooting in Opelousas. One of those victims is a 10-year-old girl. Police say the shooting happened around 2 A.M in the 1900 block of Linus Street. Multiple shots can bee seen on the outside of the home. Officials say two types of weapons were […]
An Opelousas church has been the target of a recent break-in. The attempted burglary is now bringing light to looting in the area. Pastor Robert Angelou of Greater Abundaunt Life Church in Christ was preparing for a typical Wednesday night bible study when he arrived and noticed something unusual with the front door. “I immediately […]
JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY)- Officials are investigating a bomb threat made on social media aimed at Jeanerette Senior High School. “We actually went to the school last night once we received the notifications about it with the assistance of the Chitimacha Police Department,” Sgt. Dusty Vallot with the Jeanerette Marshal’s Office said. “They have access to […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (Ashley White/The Advertiser)- A state judge on Monday delayed one of the trials for Ian Howard, who is accused of killing a Lafayette police officer and shooting three other people, after prosecutors acknowledged they were late with a court filing. Howard is accused of shooting and injuring Lafayette Officer Logan Signater, Craig Leopaul and Ameen Alfata […]
A Washington man has been charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder stemming following a shooting in Opelousas back in July. According to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, three people were standing outside of a residence in the 600 block of Highway 749, when the driver of a Jeep pulled up and several individuals exited […]
A police dog named Buddy sniffed out about $150k in cocaine during a traffic stop in St. Mary Parish. The discovery and drug bust happened Monday morning around 2:45 a.m. on Highway 90, according to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. Officer Buddy said he and Deputy Veillon witnessed a car cross over the centerline […]