LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Acadiana is on the brink of a third wave of coronavirus, and with the highest percent positivity and hospitalizations in months, the region's top doctor has an urgent message to turn things around. Of the 3,500 new COVID cases reported in the state Friday, one out of every five were inside [...]
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD)- A family spokesperson announced that former Louisiana Governor, Edwin Edwards, has been hospitalized. The spokesperson said Edwards had not been feeling well for the past few days. He tested negative for COVID-19 and pneumonia. He will be kept overnight at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital for observation.
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- Quawan "Bobby" Charles' parents say the friend who picked up their son the night he went missing lives less than a mile from where his body was found. Charles, 15, went missing from his home on Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Baldwin on October 30. His parents say a friend [...]
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Gov. John Bel Edwards warned that new COVID-19 cases are rising across Louisiana and across all regions of the state in a media briefing Friday afternoon. "This doesn't just happen, it happens for a reason," Edwards said, noting that Halloween was two weeks ago Saturday. "I recieved an awful lot [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- The Iberia Parish Coroner's Office said 15-year-old Quawan "Bobby" Charles likely drowned to death. According to the preliminary autopsy report, lacerations to the St. Mary Parish teen's face, which were evident in graphic photos shared on social media, were caused after Charles had died. Charles' death has gained national attention as [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Louisiana Office of Public Health and the Louisiana National Guard will be hosting drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites at the following locations over the next week: For COVID TESTING: Pre-register at http://health.questdiagnostics.com/stlou You must provide an email address. Onsite registration is available. Results will be available online within 3-5 days There [...]
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- The St. Martin Parish government announced that storm debris collection should soon be coming to an end, and they are urging residents to have their storm debris collected and placed roadside by next Monday, Nov. 16. The parish's debris collector has notified officials that storm debris collection should be completed [...]
LAWTELL, La. (KLFY) -- A Lawtell couple is currently behind bars without bond after a major drugs and weapons bust that took place just 11 months after a previous bust with the same couple. Kelonda Pitre Thibodeaux, 36, and Brandon Ignatius Thibodeaux, 31, were jailed on numerous charges after the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office [...]