The following schools have announced closures due to severe weather conditions from Hurricanes Marco and Laura. Last updated Aug. 23, 8:29 p.m. Evangeline Parish School District campuses will dismiss students, teachers and certain campus personnel at noon on Monday, August 24, 2020. As additional information becomes available, they will assess the local situation and make decisions […]
Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle has announced a mandatory evacuation for the island as Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Storm Marco approach the Louisiana coastline.
Tropical Storm Marco is getting better organized across the southeastern Gulf today. The National Hurricane Center is thinking Marco could still become a hurricane later this afternoon. Conditions are not ideal for further strengthening, however, as southwesterly shear is now impacting the system. These are where things stand now. Here’s the latest track from the […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Mayor-President Josh Guillory, Sheriff Mark Garber, Lafayette Police and Fire Chiefs, and other local elected officials held a late night press briefing Saturday at Lafayette Police Headquarters. The briefing was held following the unrest over the shooting death, by Lafayette Police, of 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin. Earlier Saturday, protestors gathered at the site […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Protesters gathered outside the Lafayette Police substation on Moss Street Saturday night as demonstrations continued following the shooting death of a 31-year-old man by Lafayette police. At one point during the protest, police fired what appeared to be flash bangs in an attempt to break up the crowd.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Late Saturday, Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory released the following statement on the officer involved shooting late Friday that led to a protest march and rally on Saturday. “An armed individual was shot and killed by Lafayette police officers after an extended pursuit, numerous efforts to de-escalate the situation, and multiple tries to […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A crowd gathered Saturday evening at the scene where a young man was shot and killed by Lafayette police. The gathering happened in the parking lot of the Shell gas station on the Evangeline Thruway at Chalmette Drive on Lafayette’s north side, less than 24 hours after a man who’s been identified by […]