Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says he is not concerned about a recall petition seeking to remove him from office. Edwards was asked a question about the recall effort Thursday afternoon at the end of a press conference, moments after he announced that Louisiana would move into Phase 3 on Friday, September 11, WGNO TV […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced that he will sign a proclamation on Friday that moves the state into Phase 3 of its reopening plans from COVID-19. Edwards declined to give many details on what Phase 3 would specifically allow, but he did note that the mask mandate will remain […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) There is a strong police presence at the Shell gas station on the Evangeline Thruway as of 10 p.m. Wednesday after police say a man was shot, possibly in the head, in the 700 block of Priscilla Lane. The victim, who remains unidentified, was able to run away after being shot and […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Colleges are warning a teacher shortage is on the horizon because fewer university students are seeking education degrees. At the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, 648 students are enrolled in education programs this year. It’s almost a third less than just three years ago. Educators say the demand for certified teachers at […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — Louisiana’s election commissioner told a federal court Wednesday that expanding mail-in ballot access this fall could delay vote counts by days. Commissioner Sherri Wharton Hadskey, who works for Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, made her argument as a judge considers whether to overturn Ardoin’s pandemic election plan for the Nov. […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — A public health manager considered Louisiana’s point-man in its COVID-19 response will leave his post when September ends. Dr. Alex Billioux, an assistant secretary at the Louisiana Department of Health, announced his resignation Wednesday. The department confirmed the news shortly thereafter, noting his intent to spend more time with family. […]
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) The family of a Vietnam War veteran says they fear that their loved one will die in the nursing home while he battles COVID-19. “He’s weak, and he’s broken. He’s sick. He can’t put on his socks. He can’t put on his clothes. He’s broken,” Carol Turner said. Turner says her ex-husband, […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — Students interning at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital have no place to train due to flooding. Doctors in the state are taking them into their practices. One of those doctors is right here in Acadiana. Despite Hurricane Laura’s heavy impact, hospital officials here at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital are doing their […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Lafayette pastor who offered shelter to evacuees says he’s not going to be able to pull it off — at least at the church — after learning the property he’s renting can not be used for that purpose. The pastor of Freedom World Ministries opened his church doors to shelter […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police are looking to identify a male suspect who allegedly punched another male outside a Lafayette restaurant. It happened at the Sonic Drive-In on Kaliste Saloom Road, police said. The suspect is seen approaching the victim, and then striking him once to the face, according to police. Anyone with information or […]
(AP) — Louisiana’s election commissioner testified Wednesday that she’s concerned the volume of absentee mail ballots expected for the Nov. 3 election could delay tabulation of results by two to six days — even if mail balloting isn’t expanded as Gov. John Bel Edwards wants. Sherri Wharton Hadskey was testifying in a federal lawsuit filed […]