LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — A suspect is dead in south Lake Charles after he allegedly charged Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies with a machete and was shot. At around 11 a.m. Saturday, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Highland St. in southern Lake Charles to serve an arrest warrant for domestic […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — June 22, 2020, UPDATE: The Louisiana Department of Health has updated its website to reflect the latest number of positives and will continue to update its website at 12 p.m. each day. As of Monday, 50,239 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. There have been 3,004 deaths statewide. Presumed recovered cases […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A middle school English teacher in Lafayette is pushing for more diversity in the authors who his students are reading. Jacob Leger has been a teacher at the David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy for three years, The Advertiser reported. He told the newspaper that his department was being trained recently on the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana colleges are returning at least $24 million to students because the academic year was interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. LSU is doling out the largest amount in refunds at $4.4 million. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is sending back $3.8 million, and Southern University in Baton Rouge is returning […]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — Crowley Police are investigating a shooting that happened Thursday morning (June 18) where a man was shot once in the 1500 block of West Hutchinson St. Shedrick Robinson of Crowley was identified as the shooter, according to Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard. He turned himself in to police on Friday morning. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Friday morning 19-year-old Kyo’drick Sam stepped outside as a free man for the first time since he was involved in a shooting in downtown Lafayette early Sunday morning. That morning, Sam was shot three times after throwing himself on top of a gunman after a night out with friends. “He pulled […]
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Louisiana DCFS says EBT cards will not work late Saturday night into early Sunday due to a change in vendors. Those with cards will see the pause of service from 11:00 pm Saturday, June 20 to around 8:00 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 2020. DCFS says that all P-EBT and Louisiana Purchase […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Rico Thomas, 27, is dead after a shooting that happened Friday morning, June 19, on Edison Street. Thomas was taken to a local hospital where he later died. Police say Thomas and the suspect where arguing before the shooting occurred. Lafayette City Councilman Patrick Lewis says the violence should never escalate […]
CECILIA, La. (KLFY)- Calling all musicians in St. Martin Parish.There’s a unique celebration of music taking place this Saturday evening. The second annual Fete de la Musique happening Saturday to celebrate world music day.From 6 to 9 p.m. musicians across St. Martin Parish are encouraged to play some tunes on their porches, in their yards, […]
A former employee at Lafayette General Medical Center claims he endured racial discrimination from co-workers and supervisors. Now, he’s suing the hospital. News 10’s Mark Rigsby spoke to Matthew Decuir on Friday.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- As state officials said on Thursday, Acadiana has become a region of concern for an increase in COVID-19 cases. During a press briefing at Lafayette City Hall on Friday, regional medical director Dt. Tina Stefanski said her office has been inundated with phone calls from area physician offices, hospitals, and urgent care facilities that are seeing patients, many much […]