BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — While businesses won’t be able to apply for grants through Louisiana’s Main Street Recovery program until July 28, the program’s website is live now and includes an eligibility quiz. The quiz, according to State Treasurer John Schroder, will tell business owners if they qualify for up to $15,000 in grant […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (LCG)- Lafayette Consolidated Government is providing free cloth face masks to Lafayette Parish citizens while supplies last. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, face coverings may help prevent people who have COVID-19 from unknowingly spreading the virus to others. The CDC recommends that people wear cloth face coverings in public […]
Overall state winners to be named during virtual celebration later this year, the department said. BATON ROUGE, La. (LDOE) – The Louisiana Department of Education today announced the finalists for the 2021 Teacher and Principal of the Year awards during a live virtual announcement on the Dream Teachers Facebook page. The 18 finalists are elementary, middle and high […]
18 year old Kentrelle Beasley, Jr. is charged with arson. He was a volunteer firefighter in Jeanerette. Authorities say just after midnight on Saturday, July 4th, the fire department was called to put out a fire at a vacant house in the 100 block of Nolan Duchane. Jeanerette Fire Chief Sherri Landry says she got […]
ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY)- Casinos across Louisiana are laying off hundreds of their employees after being forced to closed because of COVID-19. Cypress Bayou Casino and Hotel in St. Mary Parish is one of those. They laid off 229 employees in early July. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking. A lot of those team members are very […]
CHURCH POINT, La. (KLFY) — Church Point Police Chief Dale Thibodeaux said safety is the number one priority for his department after three officers under quarantine received positive COVID-19 test results. Thibodeaux said in a Facebook post that the three officers were placed under a 14-day quarantine a week and a half ago after they […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- One suspect is in custody after shooting in the 600 block on Rim Road on Thursday. According to Lafayette Police Department spokesman Sgt. Wayne Griffin, officers responded to a disturbance call at about 2:30 p.m. Once on scene, investigators found one victim suffering from a gunshot injury to the upper torso. The […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Health and government officials continue to sound the alarm about the increase of COVID-19 cases around Acadiana, but Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory remained adamant about not implementing a parishwide mask-wearing mandate. Guillory held a press conference today along with medical professionals from the state and from local hospitals, giving stark statistics […]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY)- Jarvis Harmon Jr., of Crowley, is facing one count of second-degree murder in the shooting death on Malik Broussard. Broussard, 24, was found shot to death Tuesday night in the 500 block on W. 8th Street. The 21-year-old suspect has been booked into the Acadia Parish Jail. Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard […]