LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- There are nearly 4,000 Lafayette Utility System customers in arrears and subject to disconnection, Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory said Wednesday. That amounts to $1.2 million owed to the utility system, he said. In March, LUS announced that would waive late fees and disconnection for 60 days, but that deadline is approaching. LUS is urging those facing disconnection to contact the company and set up a […]
HAMMOND, La. (AP) – Louisiana State Police say two troopers were injured when they were struck by another agency’s police car while assisting with a car chase. State Police said the troopers were dispatched to help the Hammond Police Department around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday. The agency said the troopers were in a roadway removing a […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Police in Lafayette are asking for help from the public to identify a man wanted in connection to an incident at the Big Boys store at 812 N. University Avenue on Wednesday. According Lafayette Police Department’s Facebook page, the man allegedly stole items from the store. If you can help police identify […]
RAYNE, La. (KLFY)– Three people have been arrested in connection to a theft at a crawfish retailer on South Highway 35 near Rayne, according to the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office. APSO officials say an employee of the business, who was involved with the theft, distracted employees while other suspects entered the building to steal operating […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- A Lafayette grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old suspect in the death John Hickenbottom, who was shot outside of his Edwis Street home on Jan. 29, 2020. Drake Duhon faces one count of second degree murder. Also indicted in Hickenbottom’s murder are the three suspects on the following charges: Logan LaCroix, 19, […]
LAFAYETTE, La. – (KLFY) The Lafayette City and Parish Councils debated over a million dollars intended to keep small businesses afloat Tuesday. Last Wednesday, Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory announced his proposal to use a community development block grant to supply micro-grants intended for places forced to close which have not received other government aid. It […]
KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) A Kaplan police officer was fired hours after posting what some have said was a racist comment on Facebook. The comment was made underneath a live feed of the governor’s press conference Friday. One commenter posted “Virus that was created to kill all the blacks is death.” Kaplan Officer Steven Aucoin commented: […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — A growing number of Louisiana lawmakers want their governor to loosen an executive order limiting nonessential businesses to a quarter of their typical occupancy. Gov. John Bel Edwards filed the order last week, in an effort to reopen businesses closed for weeks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 25 percent cap […]
CHURCH POINT, La. (KLFY) A Church Point family is grieving the loss of a beloved sister and daughter who was killed in a tornado Sunday night. “Latreka is a great spirit all the way around. Anybody she came in contact with, she fell in love. She never met a stranger, never at all,” Jasper Dominick, […]
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) A family is pleading for information in the deaths of their family members who were killed Monday. It happened in the 500 block of Noah Daigle Road in the Richard Community West of Church Point. It was an emotional day for the family members of 71-year-old John Guillory and 71-year-old Lois Guillory. […]
UPDATE: A standoff in Lafayette ended peacefully Tuesday night after a man who barricaded himself inside an home on Wilshire Street surrendered to police. Public Information Officer Sgt. Wayne Griffin said officers were serving the suspect with a warrant when he barricaded himself inside the home refusing to come outside or talk to police. He surrendered after several hours. LAFAYETTE, La. […]