Acadiana is off to another chilly to cold start with temperatures this morning in the lower 40s to upper 30s. Areas of fog are developing too. A few spots could see dense fog that drops the visibility down to 1/4 of a mile or less. Visibility should improve around 8:00 to 9:00 am. Unseasonably warm [...]
OPELOUSAS, La, (KLFY) - Some Opelousas residents have had enough with the poor road conditions in their neighborhood. As we got to the root of the problem, we discovered a bigger issue that affects the community at large. Here's more in this Dial Dalfred Report. "Shame on the city of Opelousas. People can't come deliver [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Monday, The Louisiana Department of Health adopted the CDC's updated guidance that allows people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 to shorten their quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days, or as few as 7 days with a negative test. Still, the shorter quarantine periods do come with a [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police are investigating a recent air gun incident where one person was reportedly shot at random. It happened Tuesday on the Evangeline Thruway near Chalmette Drive when a man walking in the area received minor injuries after he was shot in the back. Lafayette Police spokesperson Sgt. Wayne Griffin said after [...]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) on Tuesday said he supported the election complaint Texas has brought before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed the lawsuit, saying election results in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Michigan are unlawful. Read the complaint HERE. The Supreme Court has called [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) A New Iberia resident needs help understanding his unemployment benefits. Kermit Dixon explains that it's discouraging to call the unemployment office and no one answers. Dixon says he's s a former oil field worker who was laid off in March. He adds that he received unemployment and was told he's entitled to [...]
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY)- A St. Martinville mother and her son are dead after their home caught fire Monday morning. Their family, who lives right next door, say they did everything they could to save them. "All this tragedy went down right in front of my face, and I couldn't move to go help," [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (UL)- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is doubly proud of its Fall 2020 graduates. It’s celebrating them over two days, during Commencement ceremonies on Tuesday and Wednesday. UL Lafayette is awarding a total of 1,348 degrees this semester, including 1,038 bachelor’s degrees and 19 doctoral degrees. The 291 master’s degrees being conferred [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) State Police have released more information on the suspect in an officer-involved shooting Monday in Crowley. According to Troop I Public Information Officer Thomas Gossen, 39-year-old Charles Camp was taken into custody by Crowley Police following an evaluation at a local hospital. Gossen said a preliminary investigation has revealed that the incident [...]