The extra $300 in unemployment benefits paid for by the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund will stop soon, with the final round of checks going out to unemployed Louisianans next week. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the program’s end at a press conference Friday. The state received word from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that jobless claims for the week ending Sept. 5 […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette General Health (LGH) has unveiled a new visitor policy as the state heads into Phase 3 of the COVID-19 reopening effort. Visitation at the health group’s hospitals has been either limited or non-existent since the pandemic first surged. As of 5 a.m. this morning, LGH has changed its policy in […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana police officer charged with malfeasance in the alleged beating last year of a young man at a hospital has entered a plea in the case. Tyron Andrepont, 49, a former sergeant with the Opelousas Police Department, appeared Thursday for his arraignment before state District Judge Gerard Caswell, a […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Attorneys for the family of the late Trayford Pellerin have filed a motion to fight against this week’s temporary restraining order sealing bodycam footage and the identities of the officers who shot Pellerin to death on Aug. 21. The motion was filed in the 15th Judicial District Court today. The entire […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proclamation moving the state to Phase 3 of the COVID-19 reopening will go into effect tonight, Sept. 11 and will be in effect until Oct. 9. When it does, it will ease some restrictions on businesses and will allow a limited number of bars to reopen. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a California-based manufacturer will invest $5.1 million to build a new facility in Louisiana and create nearly 70 new jobs in the state. The investment into the Lafayette facility will come from Westfield Hydraulics’ affiliate company, Westfield Fluid Controls, according to a statement from the Louisiana Department […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Before he left Lafayette Thursday after delivering the eulogy at the Memorial Service of Trayford Pellerin, News Ten’s Mark Rigsby spoke exclusively with Reverend Sharpton. Reverend Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist, minister, and politician has a message for Lafayette, not just the people who attended the funeral of Trayford Pellerin. “This […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The man killed by Lafayette police nearly 3 weeks ago, Trayford Pellerin, was laid to rest Thursday after a funeral at Philadelphia Christian Church. Pellerin was remembered here at Philadelphia Christian Church, not a half mile from where he was killed on August 21. During the funeral services, the community remembered the […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to move the state into phase three of reopening from COVID-19 restrictions, the Lafayette Parish School System has announced that all schools will remain in phase two as classrooms across the parish continue to reopen. In a press release Thursday, Superintendent Irma Trosclair announced that […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Parents in St. Landry Parish are not happy with the school board’s decision to take away their choice between virtual learning and the classroom. Parents say they are having difficulty navigating the program, or their work schedules don’t allow them to stay home with their children. School started just a few […]
(FEMA) — Survivors who purchased or rented a generator and/or chainsaw as a result of Hurricane Laura may be able to receive FEMA reimbursement. FEMA cannot reimburse equipment paid for by another source, such as homeowner’s, flood, or other types of insurance. Duplicate payments or reimbursements for assistance provided by insurance or any other source […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Mexican national living in Duson was sentenced to over 18 years in prison for taking explicit smartphone video of a girl he had been molesting. 39-year-old Pedro Aguirre-Nunez was sentenced to 224 months (18 years, eight months), followed by five years of supervised release in U.S. District Court this week, […]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) — Mayor Tim Monceaux announced that Crowley’s City Hall will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14 as Louisiana moves into Phase 3 of its reopening plans from COVID-19. The reopening of City Hall will be with limited access, and citizens must still adhere to any and all Phase […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Parish Health Unit is offering drive-thru COVID-19 testing, as well as tetanus, hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines to Hurricane Laura evacuees Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is also open to the public. COVID-19 tests will be self-administered, while nurses will administer vaccines. For testing, […]