BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — According to the Louisiana Department of Health, 13 Louisiana children have been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C); one child has died from the condition. MIS-C is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs. The cause […]
Lafayette Deputy Police Chief Reggie Thomas is retiring from the department after nearly 30 years. Thomas will call it an end to his career effective, Friday, May 29 after joining the police department in September, 1990. Read the full story at, The Daily Advertiser. “It was a decision made by me, my wife and my family and […]
HENDERSON, La. (KLFY)- A vehicle fire prompted a temporary lane closure near the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge Wednesday afternoon. State Police Troop I spokesman Thomas Gossen said the female driver was involved in a hit and run before her car caught fire in the westbound lane near mile marker 116. A witness reportedly pulled her from […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)- Gov. John Bel Edwards said there are 13 confirmed cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome detected in patients under 19. “I do want you to know that is in Louisiana,” the governor said during Wednesday’s press briefing. One child has died from an MIS-C-related illness. Four children remain hospitalized as of Wednesday, May 27, Edwards said. Symptoms in patients under 21 include fever, inflammation in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States was on the cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a once-unthinkable toll that now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked Americans swarm beaches […]
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY)- The Carencro Police Department has intercepted a shipment of 34 pounds of marijuana. According to Carencro Police Chief David Anderson, the department’s narcotics division began its investigation into the shipment earlier this month. Detectives were able to interrupt the delivery within the city limits and seize it, Anderson said. He said the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) – Attorney General Jeff Landry is issuing an advisement to nursing home residents and a warning to anyone trying to defraud them. Landry is advising nursing home residents and their loved ones to be vigilant against having their federal stimulus payments improperly taken from them. He notes that while Medicaid recipients […]
(KLFY) The Louisiana Governor’s Mansion was lit blue Tuesday night in honor of fallen State Police Trooper George Baker who died in the line of duty. Trooper Baker sustained severe injuries during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 20, as he joined with other troopers assisting the Hammond Police Department with a vehicle pursuit. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) When Governor John Bel Edwards issued a stay-at-home order in March, Acadiana immediately started seeing convention and sporting event cancellations. That impacted hotels. “Today we have lost 38,000 room nights from just the meetings, sports and convention parts of our business. That doesn’t include leisure, doesn’t include corporate, doesn’t include festivals or […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — Louisiana House members sent their $30 billion-plus state budget proposal to the state Senate with little debate Tuesday. The spending bills, as endorsed by the lower chamber, would use more than $1 billion in federal funds to fill gaps left after the COVID-19 pandemic slowed tax collections. The tentative plan […]
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) A local charity organization drove 19 hours to help flood victims in Michigan. Dwayne Richard, founder of Dwayne’s Dream Team, caters to those in need with clothing, house hold items, and food. Richard’s wife saw a post on Facebook about homes destroyed in Sanford, Michigan. “A levee breeched in Michigan and […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Summer is here and Second Harvest Food Bank is in need of community support Tuesdays through Fridays. Community Outreach Coordinator, Brittany Bowie, explains, “During COVID, there is a lot going on, a lot of families in need. It is a changing situation. When volunteers come in here, there are part of that […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The verbal dispute between a white woman walking her dog and a black man bird watching in Central Park might normally have gone unnoticed in a city preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic. That changed when birdwatcher Christian Cooper pulled out his phone and captured Amy Cooper calling police to report she […]
VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) The investigation into the death of a Ville Platte fire victim continues. The State Fire Marshal’s office says the body was too badly burned to determine a gender. However, they confirm the belief that the body is that of the homeowner who is 54 years old. Ward Five Fire Protection District […]
RAYNE, La. (KLFY) Acadiana is mourning the loss of one of its biggest cultural ambassadors and one of its most talented chefs. Chef David Roy Lyons was best known for his restaurant ‘Frog City Café’ in Rayne, named one of the great cajun restaurants in the state. Chef Roy traveled and catered in many states, […]