BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)– Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced the creation of a coronavirus task force. Edwards said in a statement, While we currently do not have any confirmed cases of coronavirus in Louisiana, I convened a Unified Command Group Meeting this morning and created the COVID-19 Task Force comprised of key state […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CBS)– A carriage horse has been euthanized after a disturbing video showed it collapsing in New York City’s Central Park over the weekend. The incident has reignited calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city. The footage, which was provided by animal advocacy group NYCLASS to CBS News, shows a horse called […]
FRANKLIN, La. (KLFY) — A Franklin man who was already incarcerated at the Franklin Police Department now faces additional charges from sheriff’s deputies regarding juvenile pornography. On Feb. 28, Brandon De’Shawn Willis, 37, of Franklin, was arrested on a warrant for indecent behavior with a juvenile, pornography involving juveniles, and computer-aided solicitation of a minor […]
BRENHAM, Tx. (KLFY) – If you’re a fan of cookie dough, Blue Bell’s newest ice cream flavor may just be for you! ‘Cookie Dough Overload’ is made of vanilla ice cream with hints of brown sugar, loaded with chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter cookie dough and fudge cookie dough pieces. “Why choose only one […]
JENNINGS, La. (KLFY)– Jennings Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man, they say, is responsible for stealing a golf cart from the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home on Hwy 97. Officers say the golf cart was stolen anytime between Feb. 22 an Feb. 25. The cart has a green body and white […]
This isn't your ordinary yard sale, it's a benefit yard sale for 13-year-old James Clifton Anderson Jr. James is terminally ill and has been diagnosed with at least 8 different illnesses, ranging from EDS to POTS.
TRI-CITIES, Tn. (CNN)– A Tennessee woman has been reunited with family and friends after being quarantined in japan due to the coronavirus outbreak. Jeanie Hopland arrived at the Tri-Cities Airport in Sullivan County, Tennessee on Sunday after a weeks-long quarantine. She and her husband, Dr. Arnold Hopland, were among the passengers of the Diamond Princess […]
JENNINGS, La. (KLFY)– Officials with the Jennings Police Department say that a traffic stop on I-10 led to the seizure of a weapon as well as 9,000 lethal doses of a heroin/fentanyl mixture, among other drugs. Brent Joseph Fearheiley was pulled over by JPD officers on Feb. 29 for multiple traffic violations. According to police, […]
LAFAYETTE, LA. (KLFY) – Here’s some of today’s top stories to know before you head out the door: 53-year-old Philip Wayne Dewoody was arrested in connection to the disappearance of Joyce Thomas. Dewoody is facing charges of aggravated kidnapping. The family of missing Ville Platte woman, Joyce Thomas, speak out hoping for her safe return […]
LAFAYETTE, LA (KLFY)- Taylar Francis with Flawed Masterpieces Inc. hopes to rally the Acadiana area around ending teen dating violence. Taylar Francis says, “It’s important for us to understand that there is more to life after abuse, more to life after being a teen in a certain situation. There is more to life in understanding […]
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KLFY) Five people, including three children are dead after two house fires in Louisiana within two hours of each other. The Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal says around 11 p.m. Saturday the bodies of a 48-year-old woman, 7-year-old girl, 4-year-old girl and a almost 5-month-old girl were found inside a home […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY)- A bill filed in the Louisiana Legislature would criminalize tossing “hate-related” throws at Mardi Gras parades. Any objects that “suggest the supremacy of one ethnic, religious, or racial group over any other, or gives honor or praise to any violent actions,” will be banned if this bill is passed. State Senator […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Officials from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and Washington Police Department are on the lookout for a man who threw a brick through a store window. At around 4:35 a.m. this morning (March 1), a suspect broke the window of the Nuba Fast Food Store on La. 182. The suspect […]