BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s forecasting panel Monday slashed the state’s income projections by $1 billion because of the coronavirus outbreak, blowing a hole in next year’s budget as the virus’s economic fallout threatens deep cuts across state services. The estimates set by the Revenue Estimating Conference were the first attempt to quantify the damage […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (The Advertiser)- The Lafayette Parish School District announced April 29 that in-person ceremonies were rescheduled for July 9-11 due to COVID-19 restrictions, and now more details are available. Here are the following graduation commencement schedules: Thursday, July 9 Northside High School, 2-3:30 p.m. Acadiana High, 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, July 10 Early College Academy, 9-10:30 a.m. Lafayette […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A man was shot in the stomach over the weekend in the 400 block of Lourdes Street in Lafayette. According to police, the shooting happened Saturday around 5:25 p.m. It began with a verbal altercation between the victim and the suspect, identified as Chad Credeur, Sgt. Wayne Griffin said. When it escalated, […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Two suspects are wanted in an alleged beating incident that happened Saturday in the 400 block of Vieux Orleans Road. According to Lafayette Police Sgt. Wayne Griffin, officers on scene learned that a verbal altercation had taken place between the male victim and three suspects. It turned violent when the three suspects […]
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (KLFY) Col. Michael A. Miller, commander of the Barksdale Air Force Base, has extended the public health emergency at BAF through August 6, 2020. Miller on March 17 declared the public health emergency; it was renewed on April 16 and set to expire May 16. “Further investigation and recommendations from my […]
LSU beach volleyball started in 2014, and seven seasons later, the program rose to the number one spot in the country. Former Tiger Lilly Kessler was part of the LSU’s first recruiting class, and she’s happy to see the team’s progress from the beginning. “We didn’t have a facility. We would walk around campus, and […]
(KLFY) Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to announce Monday if Louisiana can begin phased reopenings. Edwards said to expect an announcement on whether he will extend the Stay at Home order on Monday, May 11, during his afternoon press briefing. The governor’s Stay at Home Order expires Friday, May 15. Some businesses will be allowed to reopen […]
(KLFY) Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rescued three people from a 15-foot aluminum vessel that was taking on water. It happened late afternoon Friday in the Cypremort Point area. The operator of the boat stated that bad weather and waves were inundating the vessel with water and they were running out […]
BROUSSARD, La. (KLFY) Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Broussard returned for another outdoor public mass Sunday. Despite the large turnout, the city let the event, Scared Heart in the Park, continue because they were so pleased with last week’s social distancing compliance. A blanket or chair was encouraged– as well as masks and hand […]
(KLFY) Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards sent out a tweet Sunday morning tweeting out his best wishes to all the moms who ‘go above and beyond everyday.’ “Happy Mother’s Day to the women who made me the man I am today, and to all of the moms out there who go above and beyond every […]