LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- It’s about to be Memorial Day weekend, and for Zydeco fan across Acadiana, it means it’s time for the Zydeco Extravaganza. Founded in 1987, this annual event has grown to be the largest one-day Zydeco festival in the world. This year, the event will go virtual! It will be aired on KLFY […]
Three people have been arrested in connection to multiple burglaries in Lafayette Parish. Carencro Police say Michael Davis, 28, is charged with two counts of simple burglary, and three counts of illegal possession of stolen property. Daisha Gravouia, 38, is charged with one count of illegal possession of stolen property, and one count of possession […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Mayor-President Josh Guillory invites Lafayette Parish citizens to join him for a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Facebook during the live stream, email, phone or in person. A reminder that City-Parish Hall is limited to 25 percent of the building’s capacity which includes employees. “As the Mayor-President, it’s important […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- A 31-year-old man is facing charges in the largest heroin bust in St. Landry Parish and the sheriff says his family wants him fully prosecuted. They believe the legal system has cut Corey Mitchell Lanclos one too many breaks, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said. Arrest records show Lanclos has been […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Lafayette Consolidated Government has announced the Lafayette Transit System will not run on Memorial Day. LCG says there will be no Daytime, Night Owl, and Paratransit service on Monday, May 25th. LTS offices will be closed, but approved riders for Paratransit service will be able to schedule rides. Bus service will resume […]
The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the number of new people filing for unemployment insurance dropped last week. For the week ending on May 16th, there were 28,545 claims. The previous week, ending May 9th, there were 40,125 claims. According to LWC, the four-week moving average of initial claims went down to 46,438. Last week’s average […]
Monroe, La. (KTVE)— Wednesday night at around 7:30 P.M., police units were dispatched to a residence in response to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found the victim standing in the road with a gunshot wound to his upper thigh. He advised them that he had been shot by Dennis Moran, age 61, of Monroe, in […]
ITASCA, Ill. (KLFY) — The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents and other adults to plan “multiple layers of protection” to keep children safe around water this spring and summer. This is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, they say, as children spend more time at home with caregivers who may be distracted by […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)- Four Iberia Parish council members are pledging to give a third of their salaries back to the parish amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They say hopefully their efforts will save at least one person’s job. “We’re just trying to be proactive and help out and do what we can to save somebody […]
MISSION, Kan. (WDAF) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Tuesday that some 4 million of those people still waiting on a stimulus payment will receive it in the form of a prepaid debit card, not a paper check. Mnuchin handed President Trump a sample card with Trump’s name on it during a Cabinet meeting, saying, […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Puppy scam reports have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Now more than ever, scammers are taking advantage of people when it comes to puppies. The COVID-19 pandemic has given scammers the idea to ask for money up front, or to make excuses as to why buyers can’t see the pet in person– before […]