DUSON, La. (KLFY)- The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office and animal control employees are at a home in the 100 block of Adam Lane in what appears to be a major neglect investigation. More than 50 dogs are reportedly being seized from the rural Lafayette Parish property at this time. An elderly man was also found […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WFLA)- An armed robbery suspect is threatening to jump off the Sunshine Bridge at this time. The current situation has forced the closure of the Sunshine Bridge in both directions. APSO says deputies were called to a store in Donaldsonville regarding an armed robbery on a local business around noon on Thursday. […]
WERNERSVILLE, Pa. (KLFY) You’ve seen girl-scouts selling their cookies outside stores or at your doorway. But you haven’t seen the 98-year-old girl scout from Pennsylvania who puts on her uniform every year to help out. Ronnie Backenstoe has proudly donned the girl scout uniform for 88 years. She says she’s happiest selling cookies alongside her […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) You will not see any portable buildings on the campus of Southside High School. That’s because board members voted unanimously to postpone adding portable buildings. During Wednesday night’s Lafayette Parish School Board meeting, board members discovered that the new Southside High School was designed to hold about 2 thousand students. Board member […]
“We will do our part to make sure danger is removed from our schools.” Justin Merritt, Vermilion Parish Crisis Team Leader ERATH, LA — The second school threat in under a week forced all Erath schools to evacuate Wednesday. The first bomb threat occurred Friday morning. Erath police say a child under the age of […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Recently, the Better Business Bureau warned consumers to watch out for Census Bureau scammers at their door, mailbox, and email. Now, experts are warning of Census Bureau employment scams.The Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Census Bureau are warning consumers who are looking for employment to be on […]
SAN DIEGO, California (KSEE/KGPE) – The 14th case of the new coronavirus in the United States has been discovered in California, according to the CDC. The federal agency announced on Wednesday that the latest case was in San Diego. Officials say the patient is among a group of people who were under a federal quarantine […]
NEW ORLEANS (KTAL/KMSS) – Mike Bloomberg announced Tuesday that he will open an office in Shreveport to bolster outreach to the communities across Louisiana. Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins, who was appointed to be the National Co-Chair of Young Electeds for Mike, and Louisiana Political Director Kia Bickham will be on hand to share Mike’s vision […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A Lafayette area grocery store will close this month, managers confirmed. The Shopper’s Value grocery store at 2017 University Avenue in Lafayette is set to shut their doors for good on February 23. “Thank You for shopping with us. This store will close on February 23,” read a sign on the door. […]
Parents are furious after they say a fourth-grader brought an airsoft gun into their child’s classroom, and the school did not notify them. The parents say their daughter is in fourth grade at North Lewis Elementary School in New Iberia. On Monday when she came home from school, she told her parents that she had […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Fifteenth Judicial District Attorney Keith Stutes has asked the Lafayette mayor -president’s office for audit documents and internal investigation materials related to LUS/LUS Fiber. On Feb. 7, 2020, Stutes sent a letter to Lafayette-Mayor President Josh Guillory asking for the same LUS/LUS Fiber documents Guillory asked to be investigated by State Police […]
Experts are warning lawmakers that the government must act now to ensure it is ready to contain and treat coronavirus if it gains a foothold in the U.S.