BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — In a press conference today, Gov. John Bel Edwards urged Louisiana residents to take as many preventative measures as possible to keep the spread of the COVID-19 virus low so that the state’s healthcare system is not overwhelmed. Edwards pointed out that while the infection rate is currently low in […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) – With the governor declaring a public health emergency due to the Coronavirus, Attorney General Jeff Landry is encouraging Louisiana consumers to be conscious of price gouging. “If consumers suspect price gouging, they should report it to their local law enforcement agencies,” said Landry. “We do not want people or businesses […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Officials from First Baptist Lafayette report they have canceled all services and activities for Sunday, March 15. An online worship service is planned for Facebook Live on the church’s page beginning at 10:45 a.m. It will also be posted to the church’s website www.fbclaf.org by mid-afternoon. It is the same service […]
The victim told deputies he fell asleep while riding in the taxi. He said he woke up to a man dragging him out of the taxi and hitting him several times. LAKE CHARLES, La. (WWL-TV) — A Louisiana man who won thousands of dollars at a casino was beaten and robbed, then dragged by the […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — An Opelousas man is behind bars after police say he was taking money from an elderly military veteran through various illegal transactions. Curley Charles, 51, of Opelousas, faces charges on 33 counts of forgery, 29 counts of monetary instrument abuse, theft in the amount of $51,703, attempted theft in the amount […]