A Opelousas man is behind bars in connection with the death of a man found face down in a gully over the weekend. According to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, it happened on December 7, when a body, identified as Chance Greene, was discovered face down in a gully on Acadiana Road in Opelousas. […]
KLFY crews are everywhere for the KLFY Food for Families Food Drive. Click here for a list of drop-off locations throughout Acadiana. You can also Make a donation here or text FOODNET to 797979 Here are video snippets from the different locations throughout Acadiana. Breaux Bridge St. Bernard/St. Francis Food Pantry: Jennings Council of Aging: Eunice Food […]
UPDATE: The New Iberia Sheriff’s Office reports murder suspect Dominic Lamar George is arrested and in custody at the Iberia Parish Jail. According to their website, George (33) was booked Monday night at 8 P.M. He has five charges including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, illegal carrying of a weapon, and illegal use of a […]
“One is too many, but we’re dealing with 57 so far in the Troop I area.” – Trooper First Class Thomas Gossen, Louisiana State Police LAFAYETTE, LA — The number of deaths on the road is down from last year in Acadiana, but across the state from Thursday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 8, eight […]
According to a new federal survey, nearly one in three high school students uses one or more tobacco products. This comes after two people died in Louisiana last month due to vaping-related lung injuries. Even after the state Department of Health and the CDC recommends discontinuing using vaping products, for everyone. “Vaping seems to cause […]
The State of Louisiana and a sergeant previously employed with the Louisiana Youth Challenge Program (YCP) are named in an excessive force lawsuit filed in the 19th Judicial District Courthouse that states a cadet was subjected to severe physical punishment while in the program. A spokesperson for the YCP says the sergeant, Rico Haulcy, was […]
United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana David C. Joseph announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States. The awards […]
The Saints drop from the one seed in the NFC after falling to the San Francisco 49ers 48-46 Sunday in the Dome. New Orleans offensive performance was one of the best we’ve seen this season scoring on eight of twelve possessions, perfect in the redzone (4-4), and netting 465 total offensive yards. Left tackle Terron […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)- Thirty years ago, Yolanda Broussard, 22, of New Iberia, was found shot to death in her home. “When I drove up, there was already yellow tape wrapped around the house,” Evelyn Broussard, the victim’s mother, said. On December 9, 1989, Broussard received a phone call notifying her that her daughter was […]
At KLFY News 10, we want to take the opportunity to give back to the community, so we’ve teamed up with Bob Giles and Giles Automotive to do just that. We go out into the community to find a good Samaritan and then we give that person $500 cash. We then challenge them to “Pay […]
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Father William “Bill” Ruskoski, a retired priest of the Diocese of Lafayette, who died at his home in Franklin on Saturday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, December 12, 2019, at 12:00 noon at the Church of the Assumption in Franklin. Following the Mass, Fr. Bill […]