LAFAYETTE, LA., (The Advertiser) — The prize is within reach. With a win over Troy on Saturday at Cajun Field, UL — 8-2 overall with four straight wins, 5-1 in league play — would win the Sun Belt Conference’s West Division for a second straight year and return to the SBC title game. A possible rematch […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — “Mr. District attorney. Champion of the people. Defender of the truth.” From his very earliest memories of radio specials in the 1940s with his family to his high school student-elections, 27th Judicial District Attorney Earl Taylor knew his dream. “I didn’t want to be a legislator, I didn’t want to be […]
The state sales tax is 4 percent, but when you add the local sales tax to that, it brings sales taxes up to almost 10 cents on every dollar. NEW ORLEANS (WWL-TV) — Some women’s groups are claiming it’s unconstitutional that 33 states still have taxes on feminine protection. And Louisiana is one of those […]
(CBS) — U.S. health officials warned consumers on Friday to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, due to an outbreak of food poisoning in 16 states. It’s the latest instance of food poisoning tied to romaine lettuce after a similar bout last year. The officials urged people not to eat the leafy green if […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- This morning at Edgar Martin Middle School, one student had a big surprise waiting for him. Robin and Danelia Clements have been deployed for the last six months in the United Arab Emirates at Al Dhafra Air Base. Both are stationed at Seymour Johnson in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in the U.S. Air […]
The state’s technology office says a cyber attack hit 10 percent of Louisiana’s state servers this week. The attack caused public disruption, as the Office of Motor Vehicles was forced to close locations across the state. The O.M.V. closure left many people unable to update their driver’s license, registration and insurance. Due to the closure, […]
Make a donation here or text FOODNET to 797979 Learn more about recommended food donation items here. Here are all the Dec. 10, 2019, Food Net drop-off locations in Acadiana: Abbeville: St. Mary Magedeline Christian Service, Super 1 Foods 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Baldwin: Emergency Aid Center, Baldwin Fire Department 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Basile: First Baptist […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — It was an emotional night at Lafayette General Foundation’s 6th Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards Gala. This year’s awards spotlight a team effort to save a woman who was involved in a terrible accident on the interstate, when a crane fell on her car. The patient who was in the crash, Fay […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency this afternoon over this week’s government-crippling webite cyberattacks. The incident has paralyzed several state agencies, which depend on the web to perform many services. “We appreciate the patience of the public as our team of experts has worked around the clock […]
The worker had an outstanding deportation order, but attorneys say the move to kick him out of the country is a result of him speaking out about the collapse. NEW ORLEANS (WWL-TV) — A construction worker who was injured after falling multiple stories during the Hard Rock Hotel site collapse on Oct. 14 faces likely […]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — Vandals have struck a Crowley church for the sixth time in the last several weeks, according to Crowley Police. This time, they returned to a church that had been previously hit. The glass windows at the First Lutheran Church’s education center were shattered this time, according to Police Chief Jimmy Broussard. […]
BERWICK, La. (KLFY) — Berwick Police and the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office are searching for a runaway teen. Emma Claire Dugas Hover, 16, was reported missing on Monday, Nov. 18. Hover is a white female, 5’6″ and weighs approximately 150 lbs. with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen in Berwick on […]