ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) An October 22 shooting on I-10 in Acadia Parish has ended in tragedy for an expectant mother. According to Sheriff K.P. Gibson, a woman is in critical condition and her unborn baby is dead after shots from a passing vehicle struck the victim in the abdomen. Gibson said six people total [...]
BASILE, La. (KLFY) -- According to a Facebook post, Basile High School has cancelled their next two football games and postponed Homecoming activities for "unforeseen circumstances." The school states if you have already purchased a ticket to either game, you can get a refund at the school. Also, Friday, Nov. 6 will now be a [...]
Zeta became a Category 1 hurricane again on Wednesday morning and has continued to strengthen as it spins in the Gulf of Mexico toward a projected landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Zeta is back gaining strength this morning as it is now a Category 1 Hurricane with wind speeds at 90 mph. Minor strengthening is expected through the day as it could reach Category 2 strength this afternoon. The forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows Zeta moving quickly to the north reaching wind speeds [...]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) -- Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter has issued a challenge that will ultimately help the hurricane-stricken city get turkeys for Thanksgiving. The 'Turkey Challenge' asks any business, organization or individual to donate 20 frozen turkeys or $500 toward frozen turkeys to the United Way of Southwest Louisiana. To do so, text [...]
The following are the 2020 trick-or-treat times around Acadiana: Lafayette- Oct. 31, 6-8:00 p.m. Youngsville- Oct. 31, 6-8:00 p.m. Broussard- Oct. 31, 6-8:00 p.m. Carencro- Oct. 31, 6-8:00 p.m. Scott- Oct. 31, 6-8:00 p.m. Duson- Oct. 31, 6-8:00 p.m. Click here for CDC's guidelines for safe trick-or-treating. St. Landry Parish: St. Landry Parish Government will [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- An Opelousas man has died from his injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on La. 749 near Hangar Road on Oct. 9, according to Louisiana State Police Troop I. Matthew Washington, 67, of Opelousas, was driving a 2014 GMC Sierra southbound on La. 749. His truck struck a tree [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- Startling new viewer video of a police chase under active investigation shows what barreled through Downtown Crowley a week ago. Dashcam footage shows a close call on October 22 which could have taken the bystander's life. The chase deep within the city of Crowley started on the outskirts of town. Acadia [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court Louis Perret says a bill was passed in the legislature that will allow the parish to start correlating and preparing the early mail-in ballots four days before the election. "Normally that takes place just on election day but since we have 10,500 of them we're going to [...]
EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) An arrest warrant has been issued for the woman seen in a weekend viral social media video in Mamou. She's now facing two charges of resisting arrest and one for failing to leave the property after forbidden. The moments leading up to the video initially posted on Facebook were missing, and [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- The heavy rains from recent hurricanes has brought on more mosquitoes. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is working with Barksdale Air Force Base to deal with the problem. "The resources in this area have kind of been tapped out a little bit, so we're here to augment the efforts [...]
FRANKLIN, La. (KLFY)- St. Mary Parish officials are preparing for tropical-storm force winds when Zeta makes landfall Wednesday. "This is number eight that we've prepared for this year, but we've been lucky. It's amazing how we've dodged the bullet every time. We had impacts, but it could have been so much worse. This one is [...]