BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Saturday extended his condolences to the family and colleagues of UL Lafayette assistant football coach D.J. Looney, who died suddenly following a heart attack during a team workout at Cajun Field. Looney was 31 years old. “Please join @FirstLadyofLA and me in praying for his […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) UL football assistant coach D.J. Looney passed away Saturday morning following a heart attack during a team workout at Cajun Field. Looney was 31 years old. The Athletics Department released this statement: “The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Department of Athletics mourns the sudden loss of Louisiana football assistant coach D.J. Looney, who passed […]
CHURCH POINT, La. (KLFY)- Church Point police Captain Kevin Trahan died Friday night from complications from the COVID-19 virus. Police Chief, Dale Thibodeaux released the information Saturday morning on Facebook. Capt. Trahan had returned to work in April following a stem cell transplant for cancer at MD Anderson in Houston. Thibodeaux says Capt. Trahan caught […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Only weeks separate students and teachers from returning the classroom, but a larger group of parents are opting for an entirely online experience this year. The Lafayette Online Academy has already received roughly 7,000 applicants. Students like Tehmi Chassion Jr. are signed up for the online education program for the upcoming school […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- While you can social distance in a classroom, it’s much harder to do so in a dorm room.College students are headed back to campus this fall but for campus residents, dorm life won’t be what they expected. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette students are facing major changes when heading back to […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)- New Iberia Police have identified a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in the 900 block of Lynn Circle Wednesday. Detectives are searching for Jarrell Joseph Colbert on charges of second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and illegal use of weapons. The family of the victim […]
The Lafayette Parish District Attorneys Office has filed an objection against Brian Pope from running for city marshal again. State law says candidates for city marshal must be a resident elector, meaning a qualified voter. “He was not registered as a qualified elector,” said Assistant District Attorney Daniel Landry. “In fact, on his candidacy admitted […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (The Advertiser)- A Louisiana federal judge Friday denied a motion to allow a group of Acadiana bar owners to reopen until a hearing can be held to determine whether an injunction will be issued blocking Gov. John Bel Edwards’ COVID-19 closures of their pubs. Lafayette U.S. Western District Judge Robert Summerhays instead set a preliminary injunction hearing […]