JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) — Two men were arrested overnight in the Friday night (Jan. 17) shooting murder of a 17-year-old here. Rondrick Grant, 21, was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder. Travlon Dauphine, 20, was arrested on a charge of accessory after the fact of second-degree murder. The victim, 17-year-old Kendall Thompson, Jr., leaves […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — A Lake Charles man was arrested after setting fire to his trailer and killing a mother and daughter while gravely injuring an 11-year-old boy. Casey Hatch, 36, of Lake Charles, was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Jail on two counts of second-degree murder. His bond was set at $2 million, […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — In a newly-created role, Carlos Harvin will serve as Lafayette Consolidated Government’s first-ever chief of minority affairs, according to a press release Friday night (Jan. 17). The role was created by Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory, who praised Harvin’s professional, civic, and educational background for the position. “Carlos brings an exciting dynamic […]
UPDATE: 9:43 p.m.: The family tells KLFY the victim’s name is Kendall Thompson, Jr., 17, of Jeanerette. He died from a wound sustained to his upper chest. Thompson was a young father and leaves behind a toddler son. Thompson’s grandmother, Judy Lively, said she wants swift justice, “My grandson was in the house all day […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s Supreme Court has upheld a ban on firearms at a pro-gun rally in the state’s capital next week. The court issued its decision late Friday, rejecting an appeal from gun-rights groups that said it violated their Second Amendment right to bear arms. State officials had asked the court to uphold […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- Pastor Harry Richard was a husband, a father, and a friend. Members of his church also know him as a mentor who was always available to help anyone in need in the community. “Sheryl Richard, Greater Union Baptist member, says, “The one thing he left behind is that we should always be […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- More than 18,000 people are released from prison every year in Louisiana. Statistics show that after five years, 43% of those released end up right back in prison. “Every time that you put on the application that you’ve been incarcerated, you don’t get a call back. You don’t get a second interview,” […]
CHURCH POINT, La. (KLFY)- Authorities are investigating several car burglaries in the Church Point area. Early Tuesday morning this week, almost a dozen vehicles were broken into on Wildflower Lane and in the South Corporation area. “Out of all the vehicles, they stole one purse with some cards and stuff that was able to get […]
DUSON, La. (KLFY)- Police in Duson have made a second arrest in a counterfeit money operation that they believe could be responsible for circulating $10,000 in fake $20 bills in Acadiana. Paula Marie Gautreaux, 56, is accused of passing the bills at three casinos off the Duson exit on I-10 the day after Christmas. Police […]
Cantrell also announced her support for destroying three buildings that surround the collapse site to make that happen. NEW ORLEANS, La. (WWL-TV) — The city is speeding up the Hard Rock collapse demolition timeline. Officials will now use a controlled implosion to bring down the building and destroy three buildings surrounding the collapse site to […]