The Caddo Parish Commission voted overwhelmingly in a special meeting Tuesday afternoon to put a box up around the Confederate monument outside the courthouse in downtown Shreveport.
ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) A 31-year-old woman from St. Martinville is dead following a crash involving an ATV in St. Mary Parish. The victim has been identified as Lakeitha Hopes. St. Mary Parish Sheirff Blaise Smith said at 8:05 p.m. on July 11, deputies were dispatched to Verdun Lane in Verdunville for a report of […]
A comet named NEOWISE will be visible in the northwestern skies of Acadiana over the next several evenings. The best time for viewing will be one hour after sunset, which is approximately 9:10 pm in much of Acadiana. Starting tonight and lasting through July 23rd, look to the northwest and the comet will appear just […]
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will be holding a special board meeting on Tuesday afternoon to unveil and vote on a plan to reopen schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The meeting will be live-streamed by BESE on their YouTube page beginning at 1:30 p.m. You […]
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- The state Department of Transportation and Development is reminding drivers that the outside lane of Interstate 10 eastbound at milepost 73/6 in Egan will be closed until 8 p.m. Tuesday night. This is due to emergency bridge repairs. The DOTD asks drivers to use caution and be on the lookout for […]
With the excessive heat we've been having there are some health risks when outdoors in the extreme heat and humidity.
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) – A family is unable to return to their home after it collapsed off its supports while they were inside. “We could have got killed. I’m telling you had to be there in the house at the time to see for yourself. Nobody else is going to know how I feel,” said […]
(KLFY)- COVID-19 cases are increasing among young adults. Dr. Stephen Cannon with Crowley Primary Care says those cases may be driving the spread in older individuals. “I still say predominately it’s the older population that do poorly however we do currently have a 40-year-old needing ventilator care,” Cannon says. Louisiana’s COVID-19 cases are trending up. […]
(KLFY) Gov. John Bel Edwards and Vice President Mike Pence will be joined by several education and health officials Tuesday as well as members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation for a meeting about Louisiana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Afterward, both leaders will participate in a roundtable discussion at LSU’s Tiger Stadium with higher education leaders […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) At 12:01 a.m. Monday, the governor’s public face mask requirement got underway. Local resident Katie Latour says she doesn’t mind having to wear a face covering while in public. “I work in a restaurant, and I have to wear a mask all the time anyway. I just think it’s a nice thing […]
Detectives say one of the victims, a juvenile, has died.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Could you face criminal charges for failing to wear a mask? The short answer is yes. The process of being charged and convicted for failing to wear a mask isn’t so easy, however. Local lawyers say they don’t believe the charges would make it past the district attorneys office. “It’s up to […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A police unit with a Lafayette Police Officer sitting inside was struck by gunfire Sunday in the 1100 block of Mudd Avenue. According to Public Information Officer Sgt. Wayne Griffin, the shooting happened just after midnight when officers responded to multiple vehicles gathered in the parking lot of a local business and […]
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY)- An investigation is underway into the death of an inmate who was held in the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Maj. Ginny Higgins said at about 6 p.m. Sunday night, SMPSO correctional officers found the man unresponsive in his bunk and attempted to render […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — The Louisiana High School Athletic Association is pushing for school sports to happen this fall, but they say whether or not school sports teams will have practices and games depends on when Louisiana moves into Phase Four. “We’ve got to get to Phase Four if we want to play football,” […]