LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Just this year, 232-Help has assisted over 55,000 individuals with information, referral and advocacy, primarily regarding COVID-19. "Each call represents an individual with a unique social or healthcare need, and our trained staff have stood the gap with steadfast dedication to our mission: we listen, we care and we connect," the organization [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that his Cyber Crime Unit has made several arrests in the state concerning internet crimes against children. The following men were arrested on the following charges, according to a release from Landry's office: 20-year-old Jared Wilkinson of Jackson was charged with 50 counts of [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- Crowley Mayor Tim Monceaux announced today that due to inclement weather, "Christmas in Crowley" is being postponed from Dec. 2 to Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. The event is set to be held on N. Parkerson Ave. between the court circle and Second St. Monceaux asked attendees to practice social [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (UL)- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will confer undergraduate and graduate degrees during several Fall 2020 Commencement ceremonies that will be held over two days at Cajun Field and Lamson and Russo parks. Individual ceremonies for six of UL Lafayette’s eight academic colleges are set for Tuesday, Dec. 8; ceremonies for two [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- State Police are investigating the death of an inmate in the Iberia Parish Correctional Center. State Police Troop I spokesman Thomas Gossen said the woman in custody was found dead on Nov. 24. The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office called the state agency to investigate. The inmate has been identified as Mandi [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) -- The U.S. Marshal’s Office Violent Offender Task Force apprehended a suspect from the July 29 murder of Qutin Collins of New Iberia. Jarrell Joseph Colbert, 27, faces charges of second-degree murder, illegal use of weapons and carrying of a firearm by a convicted felon. Colbert is also being held on [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Every year, there's always a few "must-have" toys on most kids' holiday wish list. Scammers are using the toy's popularity to trick parents out of their money. The popular toy sells out fast and becomes expensive and hard to find. That's when scammers come in and create cheap, counterfeit versions of [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A unique partnership between Ochsner Lafayette General (OLG) and laundry service hampr will be bringing prescription medications directly to patients' homes. The new service, Presto Health, will provide OLG patients discharged from its urgent cares, emergency rooms, clinics and telemedicine visits in Lafayette Parish the option to have their prescription medications [...]
As expected, Acadiana is starting off at or below freezing this Tuesday morning as temperatures dip into the upper 20s to the lower 30s. Cars that were left out overnight will have frost on them as well. Winds will be much light today compared to your Monday as they run out of the south at [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A surge of COVID-19 cases is putting a strain on local hospitals. Some people entering the emergency room are even being redirected elsewhere. A woman whose mother went to our Lady of Lourdes Hospital was told all beds and the hospital were full. "The lady at the reception desk in the ER [...]