ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) — A St. Martinville man died last night when his generator caught on fire. State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating the St. Martinville fire, which killed an 86-year old man. Cade Fire Department responded the the fire. Deputies say they found the man's body in a large shed on his property. [...]
LAFAYETTE PARISH LAFAYETTE, La. (LPSS)- After assessing the impact of Hurricane Delta on school campuses, the Lafayette Parish School System will keep all schools closed on Monday, October 12, 2020, and will provide an update that afternoon. While all schools are closed, all 244-day employees will report to work on Monday, October 12. Inaddition to [...]
As of 9 am today, SLEMCO has 69,400 customers without power. Crews have restored power to 38,600 homes and businesses since Hurricane Delta made landfall last on Friday. Work for today will again focus on restoring power to SLEMCO’s feeders, or main lines. Once power to all feeders has been restored, workers will move on [...]
JEFF DAVIS, La. (KLFY)- Hurricane Delta quickly moved through Jennings in Jeff Davis Parish. However, despite it moving quickly and being a weaker storm, in some areas both affected by Laura and Delta, the storm left behind more damage. The hurricane made landfall as a weak Category 2 storm. The mayor of Jennings says the [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Lafayette Utilities System is reporting 17,000 customers without power Sunday morning due to damage sustained by Hurricane Delta. At about 7 p.m. Friday, a few hours after the storm made landfall, the utility company reported more than 50,000 customers without power.
EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY)- A Ville Platte family is grateful to be alive after a tree nearly crushed their home during Hurricane Delta. "It was the scariest time of my life because I didn't know if I was going to live or die at that point," Jamal Seraille said. Seraille, his wife and their five [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Many communities in St. Landry are still without power from Hurricane Delta's devastating winds which toppled trees, power lines, and more. Long lines at gas stations are common sight because as of Saturday evening, about 30,000 households and businesses were without power, so a few gas stations are providing [...]
(Update from Entergy)- Crews are continuing to assess damages and restore power where it is safe to do so after Hurricane Delta exited the state Saturday morning, the company said. At its peak Saturday morning, the storm knocked out power to approximately 320,000 customers, with the majority being in the hardest-hit areas of Calcasieu, Cameron, [...]