ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY)- A 44-year-old Breaux Bridge man faces a sex crime charge involving an alleged child victim. According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, on Sept. 29, 2020, detectives received a complaint of alleged indecent behavior with a juvenile. During the investigation, detectives were about to obtain an arrest warrant for [...]
NEW ORLEANS (WWL-TV) — Bars in the city of New Orleans will likely be closed again by next week and capacity at Saints games will be rolled back as COVID-19 cases trend up and positivity rates rise, city health department director Dr. Jennifer Avegno said on Thursday. Avegno acknowledged that New Orleans was better than [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Those in need of a coat this winter can pick one up at St. Edmond Catholic Church's Family Center at 4131 W. Congress Street. Distribution hours will be Friday, Dec. 11, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please follow health-safety protocol, including [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Online sales have increased dramatically this year especially because of the pandemic. With millions of packages being delivered this month, con-artists are developing new ways to steal personal and financial information from shoppers. Most consumers love the convenience of making purchases online and having them shipped straight to their doorstep. It's no [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- Around 39,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could be in Louisiana by this weekend, pending the emergency approval of the federal government, according to Gov. John Bel Edwards in a press conference today. A week later, another 40,000 doses will be also arriving, and the state's healthcare workers and [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl who may have run away from home. Dalien Edwards was last seen on Dec. 9 wearing a grey LSU sweater and blue jeans. She is 5'6", weighing about 160 pounds with black hair and brown [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- In a response to the growing needs of families facing hunger in Acadiana, the annual KLFY Food for Families food drive will be held virtually on Thursday, December 10th. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic and in consideration for the safety of all involved, the 2020 Food for Families food drive will be [...]
OCTOBER, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Parish sales taxes are rebounding after their worst month in memory. According to the Lafayette Economic Development Authority President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux, "October of this year is the highest October of all time." Despite the challenges businesses have faced for nine months now, it is looking like 2020 will [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Meeting with other governors at a White House event Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana expects to quickly administer its first two weeks of coronavirus vaccine doses to health care workers within 48 hours of receiving the shipments, which could begin this month. Our vaccine distribution plan includes many [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Louisiana has spent more than $30 million on contact tracing since May, but health experts confess the search for people possibly exposed to COVID-19 has met hurdles. Only 32% of the people reached by the Louisiana Department of Health's contact tracers have disclosed their close contacts so far, according to [...]
The LSU Athletic Department and head coach Ed Orgeron released statements today regarding the LSU football team not participating in a bowl game this year.
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- The Crowley Police Department is reminding people to be on the watch for porch pirates. With an increase in people buying from online stores because of the pandemic, police departments around the country are seeing an increase in the packages being stolen. But what if the package never actually makes it [...]
BALDWIN, La. (KLFY)- Just after 9 p.m. Tuesday night, the corner of Rosebud Street and West Railroad Avenue near the railroad tracks in Baldwin erupted into chaos. “When my guy arrived and got here, he saw a conductor, and he explained that there was shots fired at this corner,” Baldwin Assistant Police Chief Samuel Wise [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Catholic Charities of Acadiana announced that it has been selected to receive a $5 million grant from the Day 1 Families Fund, which was launched in 2018 by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The Day 1 Families Fund issues annual leadership awards to organizations and civic groups doing compassionate, 'needle-moving' work to [...]
GRAND COTEAU, La. (KLFY) -- Officials with Grand Coteau Police Department announced today that it will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. until further notice. Those who need help during those hours should call the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office at (337) 948-6516 or call 911. Grand Coteau City Hall is also closed [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- The City of New Orleans will play host to the NCAA Men's Final Four in April 2022 -- the sixth time the Big Easy has hosted the event. “While this year has been a trying time for the tourism and hospitality industry, we have something big to look forward to," [...]