NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) — The U.S. Coast Guard announced they have suspended their search for a man who went overboard into Vermilion Bay last week. The Coast Guard searched approximately 1,782 square miles continuously over 25 hours. “After an exhaustive search the Coast Guard and local partners were unable to locate the missing mariner,” […]
LAFAYETTE. La. (KLFY) — A 19-year-old faces an attempted second-degree murder charge after Lafayette Police say he allegedly stabbed a man in the 400 block of Maryview Farm Road. Chance Seneca, 19, was still on the scene when he was taken into custody, according to Lafayette Police Sgt. Wayne Griffin. Police were called out to […]
It was reported Saturday night by KLFY’s partners at the Daily Advertiser that three UL student-athletes have tested positive for coronavirus. Seven additional student-athletes have been quarantined. According to the same report, one student-athlete is isolating on campus while the other two are isolating off campus. The ten student-athletes total, including the three positive cases […]
(KLFY)- In the city of Rayne, 10-year-old Amiyah Jones-Settle is bringing her community together to help spread love and peace to everyone. Amiyah says she sees what is happening around the world and wanted to host a peaceful rally to show that violence is not the answer to equality. “It helps the community. We wanted […]
(KLFY) Louisiana EBT cards, and P-EBT cards will stop working at 11 p.m. Saturday and remain unusable until 8 a.m. Sunday due to a planned statewide service outage. The services will be down while the state of Louisiana transitions from its current EBT vendor to a new one. Callers to the program’s toll-free customer service […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Abbeville’s own, Zontré S. has been named the 2020 Louisiana Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Club. The award is the club’s most prestigious honor bestowed upon one of its young members and is given out annually to an individual who exemplifies the club’s mission and is proof of […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office say they’re “deeply saddened” to announce the loss of a deputy who served for almost 13 years. On Facebook, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Corporal Jacinda Chevis passed away Saturday. Chevis was serving as a LPCC Special Operations Deputy at the time of her death. […]