LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - One person is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Lafayette late Monday night. Crews with the Lafayette Fire Department responded to the scene at 11:27 p.m. at the Mimosa Place Apartments after neighbors reported heavy smoke coming from a downstairs apartment. When firefighters arrived on scene, [...]
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) -- Should Carencro split into districts? It was the question posed to the council and community in a town hall Monday night. Ahead of Carencro's last election and in the time following, people have recommended changing to what almost every other municipality in the parish is doing: representation by district. Currently, the [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) The Iberia Parish Coroner's Office released 15-year-old Quawan 'Bobby' Charles' full autopsy report Monday. In the report, the coroner said Charles may have had a psychotic episode and committed suicide by drowning himself. Attorneys for Charles' family say that's ridiculous. "You read it. They say suicide by drowning, although they happen, [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- The lawmaker behind Louisiana's latest proposed gas tax hike remains unfazed by Gov. John Bel Edwards' lack of support. State Rep. Jack McFarland (R-Jonesboro) argues roads and bridges need the revenue. The state faces a $15 billion infrastructure maintenance backlog -- and a $13 billion wish list for new projects. [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) The Amber Alert was issued Sunday for 10-year-old Jalisa lasalle of New Iberia. Police say the child was inside a vehicle that was located around 7:00 a.m. Monday by two sanitation workers. The workers say they were driving their normal route on a rural road in St. Martin Parish when they spotted the [...]
UNION PARISH, La. (KLFY)- A 31-year-old Bernice woman was booked into the Union Parish Detention Center for allegedly setting the bed her boyfriend was sleeping in on fire. Julianne Goodson faces one count of attempted manslaughter and one count of aggravated arson. On Feb. 6, 2021, shortly after 5 a.m., authorities were called to a [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY)- After completing the vaccination journey, Eunice Manor is hopeful that COVID-19 is now a thing of the past. "Everybody was excited. Our residents didn't have fear like our staff. They just wanted to do this," nursing home administrator Nickie Toups said. Residents and staff at Eunice Manor rolled up their [...]
Tessica Brown went viral on Instagram after she posted a video about, in her words, a "bad idea" she made after using an industrial spray adhesive to hold down her hairstyle.