VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY)- Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine has asked State Police to patrol the city in an effort to curb rampant crime. State Police Troop I spokesman Thomas Gossen confirmed that the mayor made the request at around 12 p.m. Wednesday. “I am at the point of calling in the State police or […]
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An off-duty Shreveport police officer has been arrested and charged with one count of attempted second-degree murder after an incident early this morning in west Shreveport. Darius Morris was taken into custody following the shooting of 27-year-old Reginald Jones. Just before 5 a.m. today, Shreveport Police patrol officers responded to […]
COVINGTON, LA (WGNO) – On February 14, officers with the Covington Police Department arrested a daycare worker for child abuse. The Covington Department received a complaint of possible child abuse by a day care worker of the Kiddie Kollege Day Care Center, located at 521 West 28th Avenue, Covington, LA. After completing an investigation, officers obtained […]
Questionable certifications add to mounting scrutiny around the city inspectors NEW ORLEANS (WWL-TV) — Some of the New Orleans city building inspectors who signed off at key points of the construction of the Hard Rock Hotel before it pancaked and collapsed on Oct. 12, killing three laborers, do not appear to have been properly certified […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (The Advertiser)- Lafayette’s City Council bucked Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s push to repeal five new sales tax districts Tuesday night, approving a July 1 start date for the new taxes. The five-member City Council took the final step Tuesday in approving the former joint City-Parish Council’s creation of the tax districts, voting three to one to establish new […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ allies have formed an outside organization to promote the Louisiana leader’s agenda as the state’s next legislative session looms. The political nonprofit is called A Stronger Louisiana. It doesn’t have to disclose its donors and is a type of organization commonly called a “dark money” group. […]
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — Louisiana’s senior U.S. senator is launching his bid for a second term in 2020. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Baton Rouge, will address supporters and community members during a tour of the Rouses grocery store in Denham Springs, a city recovering from massive floods of August 2016. Cassidy faces […]
PORTERVILLE, California (KGPE/KSEE) — The Porterville Fire Department released the name of the firefighter killed in the Porterville library fire Tuesday. Tuesday’s blaze started shortly after 4 p.m. at the intersection of Thurman and Main Street. The man killed has been identified as Fire Capt. Raymond Figueroa, 35. He started with the department in 2017. Related […]
OPELOUSAS, LA — A man is in jail for allegedly killing his father outside his Opelousas home on Patsy Street, and his family is demanding more serious charges be brought against him. Police charged Alfonso Andrus with manslaughter in the death of his dad, Donald Greene. The family tells us a tire being slashed around […]
Belo Horizonte, BR (KLFY) Seven years following the disappearance of a Breaux Bridge mother, the woman’s estranged husband has been arrested by Brazilian authorities in connection with her death. 48-year-old Sean Grebinger was taken into custody Tuesday by the Brazilian Federal Police and booked into the Pouso Alegre Prison. Authorities say Grebinger will remain in […]
DENVER (WGN) — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was released from a Colorado prison Tuesday hours after President Donald Trump announced he commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence. In a WGN News exclusive, reporter Julie Unruh spoke with Blagojevich as he arrived to the Denver airport to catch his flight home to Chicago. Blagojevich thanked supporters […]
Pier 1 Imports Inc. — the once-trendy supplier of home goods like papasan chairs and throw pillows — filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after years of sliding sales. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company has been struggling with increased competition from budget-friendly online retailers like Wayfair and Amazon and discount stores like Home Goods. In a […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Downtown Lafayette is one of five economic development taxing districts being voted on tonight. A taxing district is basically an area where a special tax is levied for a particular reason. In this case, the vote is for an additional one percent sales tax and a two percent tax hotel occupancy tax. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Leola Conley, a social worker, turned teacher and then advocate for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has impacted the lives of many in Acadiana. She’s one of four local women chosen as a finalist in the Nexstar nationwide Remarkable Women Campaign. Conley was nominated as a remarkable woman who has changed […]
RAYNE, La. (KLFY)- The City of Rayne’s Animal Shelter is now a non-profit rescue organization.It’s called Haseya’s New Beginning Animal Rescue. “She (Kelli Briscoe) has a heart for animals, which is awesome,” Rayne Mayor Chuck Robichaux said.” It’s odd that somebody would give their whole life to animals like that, but she did, and we’re […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- An Opelousas pastor remembers a time when he was not always allowed into certain places and times he feared for his life growing up. “I’m proud to be from Opelousas. I’m proud of my city. It wasn’t always easy. As a young back man, why do people hate you for the color […]
JENNINGS, La. (KLFY)- A simple traffic stop turned into an encounter with an accused international murderer when a Jennings police officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding on Interstate 10. The arresting officer said there was a man and woman in the vehicle. He grew suspicious when he asked them where they were going, and […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- Parents are speaking out over the lack of communication from Opleousas Jr. High administrative staff. They say it is raising concerns over their children’s safety at the school. “Our kids go to school for an education. When they go to school, the staff is responsible for their safety. we put our trust […]