PINEVILLE, La. (Cleco)– June 22, 2020 – For the 20th year, Cleco is partnering with Councils on Aging and other agencies in the company’s service territory to host its Annual Fan Drive for the elderly while following new protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our seniors benefit during the hot summers months from Cleco’s fan […]
(KLFY)- The following is an updated list of COVID-19 testing sites in Acadiana this week. In Lafayette, Iberia, St. Landry, Evangeline and Vermilion parishes, testing is of no cost. You can view a statewide COVID-19 testing site list here.
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY)- Crowley’s Parks and Recreation Department has suspended baseball and softball activities for one week after someone affiliated tested positive for COVID-19. “The suspension of play is due to a positive testing of COVID-19 with one of our participants within our recreational baseball/softball program,” Crowley Mayor Tim Monceaux said. The decision was made […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)- Louisiana is not ready to move into a new phase of reopening its economy, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. As of Monday, the state met “two grime milestones” with confirmed statewide COVID-19 cases surpassing 50,000 with more than 3,000 related deaths. The increase in cases is being attributed to community spread. Bars, restaurants, graduation parties and […]
NASCAR said late Sunday that a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race in Talladega.
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) A Jennings man died in a crash Sunday involving his tractor trailer on US Highway 90 near 13th Street, east of Mermentau. According to State Police, the crash took the life of 43-year-old Frank Zaunbrecher. A preliminary investigation has revealed that Zaunbrecher was operating a New Holland articulating farm tractor west on […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) A New Iberia mother is mourning the deaths of her two sons who were victims of gun violence. According to family members, 13-year-old Demarcus Domond Brown, Jr. and his 18-year-old brother Tre’jon Norman were both shot June 14, in broad daylight, in a drive by shooting on the 500 block of […]
(KLFY) Louisiana native and American Idol season 17 winner Laine Hardy says he has tested positive for coronavirus. Hardy shared the news in a social media post late Sunday. The 19-year-old singer and songwriter from Baton Rouge, La. said he has been isolated since receiving the news from his doctors this weekend. Laine Hardy first […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A 21-year-old man injured in a shooting in downtown Lafayette earlier this month, has now been charged with attempted second degree murder based on evidence from surveillance video, Lafayette Police said Sunday. Aaron Gutierrez was shot in the torso June 14 in the 400 block of Jefferson Street and transported to […]