BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (KLFY) A Breaux Bridge police officer has acknowledged writing what he now calls a “joke” on social media about recent Black Lives Matter demonstrators rallying across the country against the death of numerous African American men and woman by police actions. Officer Dustin Landreneau has now apologized for saying, “You don’t see […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The president of UL Lafayette, Dr. Joseph Savoie, released a statement today commending students for a peaceful protest on campus. That event brought together several hundred people to protest the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. While many protests around the nation erupted in violence, property damage […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Protestors gathered peacefully at the UL-Lafayette campus this morning to protest the death of Minneapolis’ George Floyd and to stand in solidarity with protesters around the nation. After a series of speakers, protestors lined University Ave. to continue to the rally with signs and chants. The event was held by the […]
BALDWIN, La. (KLFY) — Detectives with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide of a Baldwin woman. Sheriff Blaise Smith said deputies responded to a call around 12:30 a.m. last night (May 30), where they found a woman had been shot. She was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory issued a statement regarding peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd and the issue of police brutality. This comes shortly before a rally in Lafayette is slated to begin. The entire statement reads: “I am deeply saddened and angered by the tragedy in Minneapolis resulting in […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — One person is dead from gunshot wounds after a late night shooting on Joan Street, according to Lafayette Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Wayne Griffin. Police responded to the shooting at around 11 p.m. last night (May 30), finding the victim and getting them to a local hospital, where they later […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) “I know the kids are extremely excited,” 2D Sports chief operations officer Ross Blankenship says. “They’ve been cooped up for two and a half months. To see the families be able to get out of their house, spend some time as a family, watch their kids play baseball, the kids get to […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Former LSU and newly drafted Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow took to social media Friday, May 29, to weigh in on the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “The black community needs our help. They have been unheard for far too long. Open your ears, listen, and speak. This isn’t […]
(KLFY)- The oil and gas industry is a big part of South Louisiana’s economy. In a state dominated by the energy industry, The New York Times reports unemployment has jumped to 14.5 percent. Corinne Sprague, with LAGCOE, says, “Oil and gas are woven into every aspect of life in the Acadiana area and that is […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) A peaceful protest is taking place right now in Iberia Parish in honor of George Floyd. It’s a non-violence protest led by Freedom World Ministries. The event began at 6 p.m. Saturday on the corner of Lombard and Hopkins Street in New Iberia. On Sunday, a rally and demonstration against police […]
(NBC) Dr. Joseph Fair, a virologist and epidemiologist who has been hospitalized with the coronavirus despite being in good health and taking precautions, said Thursday that he believes he contracted the virus through his eyes on a crowded flight. Fair, age 42, an NBC News contributor who has responded to multiple outbreaks around the world, […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) Governor John Bel Edwards on Saturday condemned the death of George Floyd saying that racism and racial inequality has no place in society and that “no one should fear violence or mistreatment because of the color of their skin.” In his first public statements on the matter, Edwards weighed in on […]