PINEVILLE, La. (KLFY) — As of 2 p.m. today, Cleco and contractor crews have restored power to over 76,000 of the 140,000 customers affected by Hurricane Laura after it made landfall in southwest Louisiana Thursday. “Our numbers continue to improve, but we still have a long way to go,” said James Lass, director of distribution […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Louisiana Department of Health on Sunday verified two additional deaths tied to Hurricane Laura, bringing the state’s current death toll to 14. A 57-year-old man in Calcasieu Parish died from a head injury after falling from a roof. Another resident in Calcasieu Parish died from carbon monoxide poisoning; LDH said it […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — St. Edmond Catholic Church will be collecting supplies for the victims of Hurricane Laura starting Monday, Aug. 31 and ending Saturday, Sept. 5. “This is an opportunity to give to really make a difference in someone’s life,” stated church officials in a press release. Cleaning supplies needed can include: rakes, brooms, […]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) Iberia Parish deputies are investigating an armed robbery at a convenience store on East Main Street. Both suspects, described by witnesses as men with gray t-shirts wrapped around their heads, stole an undetermined amount of cash, cigarettes and cigars. One shot was fired by one of the suspects, however no one […]
On Saturday morning, Mayor Cantrell and local leaders gathered to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Mayor-President Josh Guillory has issued a statement following a staged protest outside his home where multiple people gathered Saturday and fired up a bar-b-que grill with hot dogs and hamburgers. “Baby Trump. You don’t want to come to our neighborhood so we coming to yours,” protestor Tara Fogleman announced LIVE on Facebook. […]
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) Two men armed with a weapon robbed a Hwy. 90 convenience store before dawn Saturday in Broussard. It happened around 5:30 a.m., at a convenience store in the 1000 block of Baker Hughes Drive, in Broussard. According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, an initial investigation revealed that two […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) – Residents in southwestern Louisiana embarked Saturday on the epic task of clearing away felled trees, ripped-off roofs and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura tore through parts of the state. The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths, with more than half of those killed by […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) After a week of protests sparked by the shooting death of Trayford Pellerin, Lafayette-area protest organizers say they want to see the officers involved in his shooting death arrested and charged with his murder. Pellerin was shot and killed as he walked away from officers outside a convenience store in North Lafayette. Lafayette […]