LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Giles Automotive located at 6137 Johnston Street in Lafayette will be selling gas for 20 cents per gallon this Thursday April 16th from 7am to 7pm to help everyone during this most needed time, CEO Bob Giles announced Monday. This is about 90% lower than the average cost per gallon of gas […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — One Lafayette man is wanted and another is under arrest in connection with several crimes involving vehicle burglaries and thefts. Jeremy Celestine, 35, was arrested and charged with eight counts of simple burglary and one count of theft of a motor vehicle. He was later booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Does the coronavirus have you stuck at home looking for ways to pass the time? The Lafayette Police Department is warning social media users that some of the questionnaires and challenges going around are not as harmless as they seem. “One of the most recent ones is, ‘Share a picture of […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Police Department says it needs the public’s assistance in identifying the pictured suspect. He is wanted for an armed robbery that occurred on April 10. The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s. He has a tattoo on the left side of his neck. If anyone […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLFY) — People who have filed tax returns in 2018 or 2019 should receive their stimulus checks automatically, but what about people who are on Social Security and/or SSI and don’t normally file tax returns? The IRS released new guidance for these people earlier today Here’s the breakdown: I started Social Security and/or […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — Iberia Medical Center announced it will hold a COVID-19 public screening in the parking lot of the Iberia Parish Courthouse on Tuesday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Only those who are experiencing symptoms should attend. Symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath and a temperature above 100.4. If […]
DESOTO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office is working with the American Red Cross to help those displaced after strong storms hit the area Sunday morning. RELATED: Easter Sunday storms bring damage, possible tornadoes, power outages to ArkLaTex The storms brought straight-line winds and several possible tornado touchdowns in parts of the […]
MONROE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Gov. John Bel Edwards will tour storm damage in Ouachita Parish Monday after several tornadoes touched down in the area on Easter Sunday. “The images and reports of major tornado damage in the Monroe area are heartbreaking, and my prayers are with the people there,” Edwards said on Twitter early Sunday […]
By April 17, U.S. citizens will be able to track the date their COVID-19 relief payment is scheduled to be deposited into their bank account or mailed to them, officials said. The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) “Get My Payment” tool will also guide citizens through a process where they can submit their personal bank account […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) A woman was shot in the buttocks during an argument with a neighbor Sunday afternoon, Opelousas police said. According to Chief Martin McClendon, the shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. on Garland Avenue. McClendon said the shooting resulted from an argument the woman was having with the male suspect about a stolen firearm. […]