LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has released a statement following Saturday’s protest held on campus. The protest, held on the steps of Martin Hall, was to draw attention to police brutality issues in the wake of the August 21 shooting death of Trayford Pellerin by Lafayette police, organizers announced. The statement […]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a Supply Drive beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1 through Thursday, Sept. 3 for parishes affected by Hurricane Laura. Supplies can be dropped off between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the main lobby at the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office located at 1037 […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Cajun Field will be the site of a Hurricane Laura supply drive for McNeese State University Tuesday, Sept. 1 through Thursday, Sept. 3. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Americorps and the school’s Department of Athletics will be teaming up for the supply drive. Acadiana residents interested in making donations are […]
New Orleans City Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen apologized Sunday for comments she said were taken out of context, WWL TV reports. The comments in question were published Saturday in a newspaper article reflecting on the Lower Ninth Ward’s recovery in the 15 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area. Nguyen offers a candid comment about the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — The Army Corps of Engineers is reviving its free Operation Blue Roof program in an attempt to get as many houses into liveable conditions as possible in the recovery from Hurricane Laura. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the program during his press briefing today, noting that the program is active […]
(KLFY)- A Lafayette woman is out on bond after she was arrested in front of Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s home. Tara Laxey says, “I was told I was being arrested. It was for good trouble and good communication.” Tara Laxey is facing charges after she was arrested in front of Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s home. Saturday, […]
(KLFY) Hundreds of thousands of people across Louisiana are still without power as of 10 p.m. Sunday, days after Hurricane Laura left its mark throughout the state. In the storm’s wake, more than 300k homes and businesses are without power in Louisiana, according to poweroutage.us which tracks utility reports. Restoration of basic services could take […]
A video tweeted by the second-highest ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives appears to have been edited to falsely quote an activist with ALS who uses synthesized speech generation to talk, WWL TV reports. The clip Minority Whip Steve Scalise posted to Twitter on Sunday effectively used Ady Barkan’s voice from a NowThis interview with […]
(KLFY)- Many families have returned home to Lake Charles to look at the damage and start the repairs after Hurricane Laura made her presence known in the city. Lake Charles native, Jeremy Jones, says, “It’s hard to put into words. It’s like a bomb went off.” That is the best way Jeremy Jones describes the […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) A nurse from New Orleans was part of a team that helped rescue three babies after Hurricane Laura hit Lake Charles. Laura inflicted critical damage to a hospital in the area and because the newborns needed special medical attention they were taken to New Orleans. Nurse Sandy Amato was also part […]
CALCASIEU PARISH, La. (KLFY) The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the double murder of an elderly couple. According to officials, two bodies were found inside a home on Thompson Avenue in Iowa just after 7 a.m. Sunday. A family member discovered the bodies of 73-year-old Joan O’Brien and 81-year-old Zoren O’Brien, sheriff officials said. […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Gov. John Bel Edwards is urging Louisianans affected by Hurricane Laura to start pre-applying for benefits, including FEMA and disaster SNAP benefits. To apply for FEMA benefits, go to disasterassistance.gov or call (800) 621-FEMA between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. seven days a week. Edwards noted that some people who […]