LAFAYETTE, LA — Years of detours are scheduled for drivers on parts of Dulles Drive. The intersection of Westgate Road to Domingue Road was scheduled to close for expansion Tuesday, Jan. 4, but rain forecasts moved the starting date to Thursday, possibly Monday. This is the first step of a multi-phase, multi-million-dollar construction project which […]
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (KLFY)- One deserving family is getting the trip of their dreams. This is as their daughter fights for her life against a terminal illness. Amelie Airhart has cardio-facio cutaneous syndrome. It’s a rare genetic condition that affects one in 800,000 people. “She just started walking less than nine months ago. They have […]
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (KLFY)- One person was shot Monday night outside a Walmart in Breaux Bridge. According to Breaux Bridge Police Chief Rollie Cantu, the shooting happened at about 8 p.m. Detectives are still gathering information this evening. Whether the shooting occurred inside a vehicle or in the parking lot is unclear. Cantu said both […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- A narcotics investigation in the 500 block of Raymond Street in Oeplousas led to the arrests of three men. The Feb. 3, 2020, investigation by the Opelousas Police Department began due to complaints and information received that indicated narcotics trafficking inside inside a home in the area. During the investigation, officers seized […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- A local man is facing one count of simple burglary after an investigation that began in the a storage facility owned by the Opelousas Housing Authority. The burglary occurred on January 29, 2020, in the 500 block of Martell Lane. A tip from a citizen led officers to identify the suspect, Alvin […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- On Tuesday, February 4, Dulles Drive from Westgate Road to North Domingue Avenue will be closed. Alison Lognion of Lafayette Public Works says the closure is weather dependent. The Shop Rite Food Stores on the corner at Westgate Road sits at the edge of the closure. Motorist Russell Himel drives along Westgate. […]
MAMOU, La. (KLFY)- An Evangeline Parish father is speaking out against a pit bull problem in the town of Mamou after he says his son was bitten in the face. “To the chief, to the mayor, to the councilmen, think about my six-year-old, autistic son before you go to bed at night that he has […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- EVALI is the name the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have given to the dangerous, newly identified lung disease linked to vaping. EVALI stands for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. Three people in Louisiana have now died from complications related to illness caused by vaping, with the third death in […]
FRANKLIN, La. (KLFY)- A new, deadly drug is being found in Louisiana for the first time. Officials say the drug is so powerful, just touching it could kill you. They’re calling this super drug “gray death.” “The public recognizes a lot of the drugs that we deal with. This is a new one,” David Spencer, […]