AVERY ISLAND, La. (KLFY) -- A roof collapse at Cargill's Avery Island salt mine has left two miners unaccounted for as officials continue to respond to the emergency. Cargill Media Relations Director Daniel Sullivan issued the following statement: Early this morning, Cargill’s Avery Island salt mine experienced a roof collapse. We have two employees who [...]
(KLFY) The Louisiana Department of Health reported 4,462 new COVID-19 cases statewide and 51 more deaths Sunday, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed and probable cases reported in the state to 268,613 and deaths to 6,818. To date, more than 3,927,000 people have tested for coronavirus in Louisiana. There are currently 1,533 COVID-19 patients in [...]
BATON ROUGE, LA. (KLFY)— Louisiana's eight electors will cast their ballots Monday for President Donald Trump in the state Senate chamber. They'll cast their votes in a meeting that begins at 11:30 a.m. and will be hosted by GOP Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin who will administer the oaths of office to the electors before they [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole multiple bottles of perfume and cologne from the Ulta Beauty Store on Louisiana Avenue. The incident happened twice last week,police said. Once inside, the suspect selected and concealed multiple bottles of cologne and ran out of the store, police said. The suspect [...]