LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A home in the 600 block of N. Washington St. in Lafayette is unlivable after a vehicle fire spread to the carport and then the interior of the home at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. According to Lafayette Fire Department Public Information Officer Alton Trahan, the owner of the vehicle returned […]
(KLFY)- Community leaders took to the courthouse steps today in St. Martinville to engage in a peaceful rally with residents. Sarah Pierre, rally organizer, says, “When I see unification, I see growth.” Unity in St. Martinville, as well as across the country, is what Sarah Pierre strives for. Born and raised in St. Martinville, Sarah […]
(CNN) Call it a demotion for the White House portraits of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The portraits of the 42nd and 43rd presidents of the United States were moved out of their prominent places in the White House grand foyer. They have now been put in a small, rarely used dining room. […]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – At what point do NFL quarterbacks consider retirement? Joe Montana and John Elway retired at age 38, and Peyton Manning at 39. Drew Brees now enters his 20th season in the league at 41 years old. “He was the best leader I’ve ever been around, not because of the bar he […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) Opelousas police are investigating a third shooting in the city in the past 18 hours. The latest occurred just after 8 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Coleman Street. Police Chief Martin McClendon said one person was shot and has non-life threatening injuries. McClendon said all evidence at the scene indicates […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) Two people, one of whom is a minor, have been arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting Saturday that injured a 10-year-old boy in Opelousas. Police Chief Martin McClendon said officers were called to the area of North Oak Street around 3 a.m. after a home was struck by bullets. Inside the […]
(KLFY) Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has ordered that all flags in Louisiana be lowered to half-staff in honor of Georgia Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis who died Friday. Edwards ordered that flags be lowered immediately and remain at half-staff through sunset Monday, according to a Saturday news release from the governor. “Congressman Lewis […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A petition demanding Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory reopen the four recreation centers in North Lafayette now has over 1000 signatures. Many residents who signed the petition said they feared the closures make it more likely that young people will get in trouble with the law. In a press release sent Friday, Guillory […]