The kitchen staff at St. Joseph’s Diner in Lafayette has been preparing all week to serve more than 300 people a very special Thanksgiving day lunch. St. Joseph Diner is a program of Catholic Charities of Acadiana. Catholic Charities of Acadiana cares for the sacred gift of all human life, especially the most vulnerable. CCA […]
LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) – Here’s some of today’s top stories to know before you head out the door: Inmates working in the LPSO Transitional Work Program were forced to turn themselves in Wednesday after it was announced the program was being terminated. The details about the Transitional Housing Facility on Willow Street shutting down have […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Acadiana is starting off cool this Thanksgiving with temperatures in the mid 50s. Under a partly sunny sky, temperatures will climb into the lower 70s for the afternoon hours making for comfortable conditions. There is no threat for rain until Saturday. If you’re heading out this evening, tonight, or early tomorrow morning for […]
OPELOUSAS, LA — The city of Opelousas announced two new initiatives aimed at decreasing juvenile crime and delinquency. The St. Landry Juvenile Assessment Program and Cops That Care program are already in motion. Thursday authorities interviewed some potential kids for the program and mentoring one on one with off-duty police will start in the next […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Business owners across the country will celebrate Small Business Saturday this weekend. The event was started by American Express 10 years ago. Consumer spending on that day has reached an estimated $103 billion across the country since the campaign began. Here in Acadiana, small businesses are getting ready for the busy weekend. […]
Residents in northeast Louisiana and central Mississippi were cutting up fallen pine trees and assessing damage Wednesday after tornadoes hit the region. Officials in Mississippi said eight to 10 houses were damaged in Star, a fringe suburb southeast of Jackson. Trees for a time blocked U.S. 49, a major highway. Damage was also reported from […]
From Elsa’s enchanted ice vanity to hatching dragons, the toy insider’s Laurie Schacht has the inside scoop on what’s topping every kids list this holiday season. One of the biggest trends is actually a continuing trend. and that is those secret reveals are big business. Hot off of a successful spring launch, Blume is back […]
The sheriff’s transitional work program may be no more – but questions linger about the housing facility used by those inmates. Lafayette Consolidated Government tells News Tens Renee Allen either way there will be no impact on enforcing public safety. This is the transitional housing facility on Willow Street. At minimum its a 192 bed […]
MACON COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) – The search for 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard officially closes in heartache as the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences confirms human remains discovered Monday in the Shorter community off County Road 2 belong to the Auburn teenager. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes confirmed the information with news 3 late Wednesday afternoon. […]
State Police released information into an investigation regarding an officer-involved shooting, that involved a Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s deputy Wednesday afternoon. A preliminary investigation has revealed that shortly after 9:00 a.m. deputies and a State Trooper assigned to Troop D responded to a report of shots fired inside a residence. The residence is located off […]
18-year-old Brandt Jean, whose brother Botham Jean was shot and killed by then-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, will receive the 2019 Ethical Courage Award from the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration. In October, Guyger was convicted of murder for the death of 26-year-old Botham Jean after she mistakenly entered his apartment thinking it was her […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Plans are moving forward for the construction of the new Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center.The new shelter will be twice the size of the current one. In July, the Lafayette City-Parish Council approved allocating more money for the animal shelter. Plans for the new shelter began in 2015 under former Lafayette Parish […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)- During a New Iberia City Council meeting last week, the city’s computer systems suddenly shut down. The council would learn that they too had been a victim of a cyberattack that left 10 percent of government servers down statewide last week. “Everything was shut down. We couldn’t do anything. It was […]