MONROE, La. — A Monroe man has been arrested and is facing one count of Simple Cruelty to Animals after deputies say he hit a Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office K-9 in the face with a bundle of Mardi Gras beads. According to arrest reports, the OPSO deputy and K-9 were working the Krewe of Janus […]
EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — A motorcyclist has died after hitting a stopped vehicle on Valentine’s Day on U.S. 190 near La. 367 in St. Landry Parish. Melvin Granger, 75, of Eunice, was traveling eastbound on U.S. 190 on his 2006 Honda Goldwing trike motorcycle. Meanwhile, a 1997 Ford Escort was stopped at a stop sign […]
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY)– The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding the owner of a loose bull. Officials with LPSO say the bull is near Caddo in the Evangeline Grove Subdivision, not far from Johnston and W. Broussard. If you know the owner of this bull please contact LPSO at […]
DALLAS, Tx. (AP)– Part of an 11-story office building in Dallas was left standing Sunday morning after explosives failed to completely implode the structure, WFAA-TV reports. Aerial video shows the outer portion of the building falling away, but the central structure remained largely in tact. The station reports that demolition crews will now have to […]
JENNINGS, La. (KLFY)– A man wanted for murder in Honduras has been arrested in Jennings. Police Chief Danny Semmes tells News 10 that on Sunday, an officer with the Jennings Police Department was conducting traffic enforcement detail (LACE detail) on I-10. He says the officer stopped a vehicle for speeding. Throughout the investigation, he says, […]
LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) – Here’s some of today’s top stories to know before you head out the door: Authorities are searching for those responsible for destroying an ATM at the Chase Bank on Johnston St. over the weekend. Police say who did it did not get any money out of the ATM. Two suspects are […]
Marty Christian is the local musician being featured in this weeks Acadiana Music Spotlight with Gerald Gruenig. Don’t forget you can watch the Acadiana Music Spotlight each and every Monday morning on Passe Partout from 5 to 7 am.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 18 for former Lafayette City Government and Community Leader Al E. Thierry. A funeral mass will begin at 11 a.m. at St. Pius Catholic Church. Visitation will also be held at St. Pius from 9 to 11 a.m. Thierry made history back in 1980 when […]
VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) Ville Platte Police say two male suspects have been arrested in Texas after they allegedly robbed and carjacked a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint over the weekend. According to Police Chief Neal Lartigue it happened late Saturday night. Lartigue said the pizza delivery driver is an employee at Domino’s who had […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police are investigating a weekend attempted theft at a bank ATM. According to police, the attempted theft happened at the Chase Bank ATM in the 5500 block of Johnston Street near the intersection of Ridge Road. Extensive damage was done to the ATM machine, however police say the robbers left without […]
CALCASIEU PARISH, La. (KLFY) State Fire Marshal deputies arrested two Lake Charles men for setting an occupied mobile home on fire with a flare gun. 19-year-olds Dylan Guillory and Christian Bishop were booked into the Calcasieu Parish Jail Friday on one count of aggravated arson. According to the SFM, a mobile home fire located in […]