YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux announced that the administrative offices of the police department will be closed through the end of this week due to a COVID-19 outbreak. "In case of an emergency, please call 911," stated Boudreaux in a press release. "For all non-emergencies, please call (337) 236-5899, the Lafayette [...]
Much of this workweek will feel like winter in Acadiana as temperatures stay well below normal and a light freeze is expected tonight. Monday's weather will be cold, windy, and sunny. Temperatures are starting in the lower 40s with a wind chill in the upper 30s. Highs this afternoon only reach the lower 50s as [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)- During a peaceful protest, just outside of the gates of the Governor's Mansion, community activists announced a recall petition for Governor John Bel Edwards. "We believe anyone who is silent is complicit. We have given the Governor opportunities to address what is happening," community activist Devon Norman explains. This summer, protests [...]
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) The Vermilion Parish School System has announced that students at Abbeville High School will not report for class Monday or Tuesday, November 30 and December 1 due to a high number of faculty and staff in quarantine. Students will instead be in a distance learning model and must complete all assignments posted [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) Opelousas High School has reportedly shifted to temporary virtual learning, effective Monday, November 30 until Friday, December 4. In a November 28 email to parents, which was obtained by KLFY, Principal Ricky Julien said that all students would do full virtual learning through December 4. He said students should log into their google [...]
(KLFY) Early voting in statewide runoff elections ended Saturday with a large number of voters casting early ballots. According to the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office, 137,501 residents voted early in the December 5 election. 73,242 of those voters were Democrats, and 47,371 were Republicans, according to state data. Click here for parish by parish [...]