JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A Ragley man and a Crowley man are facing charges of inappropriate contact with minors after they were discovered in a truck in a rural area of the parish. Joseph Leroy Robbins, 18, of Crowley and Tristen Dakota Lasage, 21, of Ragley, were both booked on a charge of […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- a 37-year-old Kaplan man has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison Jessie Comeaux, who had a prior 2002 state conviction of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, was sentenced in federal court Friday for a child pornography offense. He was one of 63 suspects in Louisiana arrested through a multi-agency investigation […]
LDH reports 48,515 total COVID-19 cases after removing duplicates and out-of-state residents. State reports 1,547 cases in two days BATON ROUGE, La. (LDH)- The Louisiana Department of Health reports 787 cases reported to the state since June 18, 2020, bringing total COVID-19 cases to 48,515. Today’s total case count reflects an additional increase of 760 […]
The young adult committee of the Lafayette Parish NAACP will host an event tomorrow in observance of Juneteenth. This year‘s theme is honoring black lives, we spoke with Nicholas Lewis the communications chair with you NAACP about the event.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Four Lafayette Parish correction deputies have tested positive for COVID-19. The deputies worked at the parish jail. They were immediately placed under quarantine and are following COVID-19 protocols. Officials say one inmate house at the facility, who remains asymptomatic, also received a positive test result. The inmate has also been placed under […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – One victim has died from his injuries after a Friday morning shooting on Edison Street near University Avenue, police said. The victim has been identified by authorities as 27-year-old Rico Thomas. The shooting occurred at approximately 8:45 a.m. The investigation is ongoing, Lafayette Police Department spokesman Sgt. Wayne Griffin said. This […]
CYPREMORT POINT, La. (KLFY)- A search is underway for a missing person in the Vermilion Bay. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents say a boating incident happened two miles offshore of Cypremort Point. Authorities say that two people were on the boat at the time of the incident. A Coast Guard crew discovered the capsized vessel […]
NEW IBERIA, La,. (KLFY) — New Iberia Police are searching for two suspects in a Mississippi St. shooting on Tuesday (June 16) that put a man in the hospital. Bryson Johnson and Brendon Jeremiah Morton are both wanted for two counts of attempted first-degree murder, illegal discharge of a firearm, aggravated criminal damage and felon […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — An Opelousas man faces second-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of another Opelousas man on Pujo St. this morning (June 18). Christopher Coleman, 32, of Opelousas was arrested this afternoon for the death of Aaron Charles, Jr., 56, of Opelousas. Investigators were called to the scene at around midnight this […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY)- Gertie Charles was home with her son, Aaron Charles, Wednesday night when they got a visitor around midnight. “Somebody knocked on the door. He got up, and it was the little guy that lived in the abandoned house across the street,” Gertie said. Gertie was in her bedroom. She says her son, […]
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- Two Crowley women are leading an effort to recall Mayor Tim Monceaux. Kathryn Holmes and Gwen Simon submitted the documentation to the Secretary of State’s office Thursday morning. Issues at the Crowley Animal Shelter, they say, added to frustration that has been building.”We have a problem. We have a problem in […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Downtown Development Authority is working to manage the expectations of patrons of the nightlife scene by reminding people that bars and clubs are operating at a lower capacity than usual. As such, they’ve released a set of five expectations that people should have when patronizing downtown nightlife businesses:
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — A 76-year-old Acadia Parish man is in trouble after the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) said he stole seven horses from an animal rescue operation. Frederick Loewer, 76, of Eunice, allegedly sold seven horses without the owner’s permission and kept the money from the sales. Investigators believe the […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The University of Louisiana Lafayette is planning to commemorate Juneteenth 2020 with a bell ringing at noon. According to a press release from the school, the Stephens Hall chimes and the Victory Bell at Cajun Field will ring 19 times tomorrow, June 19. Juneteenth marked the end of slavery in the […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center in Opelousas will be providing COVID-19 testing tomorrow, Friday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. The center is located at 8762 La. 182 in Opelousas. For more information, call (337) 678-9000.