LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting in the 300 block of Gilman Street. Lafayette Police Department spokesman Sgt. Wayne Griffin said two men in a physical altercation when one of the men produced a handgun and shot the other man in the torso. Responding officers arrived on scene to find the [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a media briefing at 3 p.m. on Louisiana’s response to COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon and he is expected to be joined by the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Adm. Brett Giroir is [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- Acadia Parish sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's assistance in locating three sex offender fugitives. Gerald Wayne Arceneaux, 50, is a white male with brown hair and green eyes. He’s 5’9” in height and weighs 170 lbs. He was last known to reside in the Rayne area. Arceneaux is wanted [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Forbes magazine has ranked Stuller, Inc., as the best employer in Louisiana, according to its latest survey of American businesses. The ranking comes after Forbes conducted a survey of 80,000 Americans who work in businesses with at least 500 employees. The survey was conducted from October 2019 to May 2020 and [...]
Acadiana is not dealing with freezing temperatures this morning but it's still chilly with temperatures in the lower 40s. Milder weather makes an appearance today as highs reach the mid-60s under mostly cloudy skies. The big story today will be the winds. A Wind Advisory is in place for much of Acadiana today. Southeasterly winds [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. -- An upcoming Louisiana bill aims to bring the first hike to gas taxes the state has seen since 1984. Louisiana currently has the seventh-lowest gas tax in the country, but critics argue 2021 is not the year to increase the burden on every driver. If approved, the bill would increase the [...]
Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference Wednesday to address the state’s response to the rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The press conference is scheduled at 3 p.m.and you can watch it live on KLFY. The governor’s address comes almost a week after Thanksgiving, a holiday he and health experts warned could become [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- The Louisiana Department of Health reports 35 new deaths from COVID-19 and over 5300 new cases. This puts Louisiana on track to reach a quarter-million new cases by the end of this week. Here in Acadiana, total deaths have surpassed 3,700 with eight new deaths reported today. As numbers continue to climb [...]
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) With an increase in crime in Abbeville, the police chief wants to put eyes in the sky to help fight the battle. On the corner of N. Bailey and Clover Street, a home sits right in the camera's view. Homeowners say since the cameras were installed they've seen a huge difference in [...]