ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- A teenage suspect has been arrested in connection with the Nov. 3 shooting that left a 14-year-old victim dead in Church Point. According to the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office, the 16-year-old suspect faces one count of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated criminal damage to property. On [...]
BATON ROUGE La. (KLFY) -- Thursday a judge rejected a challenge to thwart Governor John Bel Edwards' emergency COVID-19 orders, but it will not be the last time the mandates are disputed in court. Both the governor and the House argue the actions of the other side are unconstitutional, but according the district court judge, [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (Daily Advertiser) -- The lawyer hired by Lafayette’s City Council to represent its interests in arguments with Mayor-President Josh Guillory and City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan resigned Thursday, days ahead of the first hearing in a lawsuit over her hiring. Lea Anne Batson, a former city-parish attorney for Baton Rouge’s consolidated government, was hired [...]
BALDWIN, La. (KLFY) -- Since the death of Quawan "Bobby" Charles, many are questioning why the family last seen with him is not in police custody -- or at least being questioned. Henry Antoine, who lives a few trailers down from where the family lived, says the family had only been living there for about [...]
BALDWIN, La. (KLFY) -- The mayor of Baldwin is calling on the city's police chief to do better after 15-year-old Quawan 'Bobby' Charles was found dead last week. Mayor Phil Prejean says Chief Harry Smith has a long history of disappearing from his office and his duties for months at a time. "I'm being conservative, [...]
A school in Vermilion Parish is switching to all virtual learning, and shutting down its football season. The decision was made today, after a handful of positive COVID-19 tests forced more than 90 students and teachers into quarantine at Erath High School. "Based on the data we have, it originated with the football team," said [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received federal approval today to begin virtual Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) operations in five additional parishes due to damages sustained from Hurricane Delta. The application process for this second phase will run from Monday, Nov. 16, to Friday, Nov. 20. [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (FEMA) – A Disaster Recovery Center will open in Jennings to help hurricane survivors. In order to ensure everyone’s safety, the center operates under strict COVID-19 guidelines. Everyone wears masks or face coverings and social distancing is practiced. FEMA employees can answer your questions, check on your application and accept documents to [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A Scott man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for possession of child pornography, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook. Kevin James Forestier, 26, of Scott, was sentenced to 34 months (two years and 10 months) and six years of supervised release, in addition to having to [...]
BALDWIN, La. (KLFY) -- The family of Quawan "Bobby" Charles, a Baldwin teen who was found murdered in a Loreauville sugarcane field, will be part of a protest Saturday at the Baldwin Police Department, according to an activist group's press release. Stand Black bills itself as a "newly formed organization focused on advocacy, equity, and [...]