Ice an inch thick on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig gives us an exclusive look at video from the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge on Mardi Gras morning.
KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig gives us an exclusive look at video from the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge on Mardi Gras morning.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)-Lafayette Police Department and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, including SWAT, are believed to be involved in a standoff in the 100 block of Champagne Street Details are scarce at this time. We will provide new information as it becomes available.
LEESVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Robert Lombardo, 46, of Leesville allegedly beat his parents to death and did not call authorities. Lombardo was apprehended on Tuesday, Feb. 16 and "indicated that the murders took place 2-3 days prior to his apprehension," according to the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office. On Monday evening, the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office [...]
UPDATE, 11 a.m.: Entergy said it will be commencing blackout sometime today for periods of time to relieve burdens in the overall national power grid. These outages apply to Entergy customers within the corporate limits and BLR area customers. You can follow the outage map here. UPDATE, 10:23 a.m.: Cleco and LUS announced they are [...]
By now, most people know to keep their faucets running to prevent pipes from freezing, but what happens when they do?
BATON ROUGE, La. (FEMA) -- Hurricane Delta survivors in Allen and Iberia parishes who suffered damage and/or losses as a result of Hurricane Delta (Oct. 6-10, 2020) have until Feb. 21 to register with FEMA for possible financial assistance. FEMA added Allen and Iberia parishes to the disaster declaration for Hurricane Delta Dec. 23. Homeowners [...]
MAMOU, La. (KLFY) -- Below-freezing temperatures didn't stop one Mardi Gras krewe from performing their annual run this morning. Temperatures in the teens did not stop some from taking part in the annual Mamou Mardi Gras run. While there were fewer participants this year due to the weather and the pandemic, some still saddled up [...]
JENNINGS, La. (KLFY) -- Officials with the Jeff Davis Parish School Board announced that due to weather conditions, they are canceling classes for all public schools for Wednesday, Feb. 17.
UPDATE, 10:06 a.m.: Sgt. Wayne Griffin said officers found Mary Guillory, 74, dead in a driveway. It appears she left her residence and wandered around the neighborhood, possibly suffering from dementia. She arrived at a neighbor's residence and died due to the extreme weather conditions. Lafayette Police are continuing to investigate the matter as a [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)- Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a media briefing on Louisiana's response to severe, winter weather at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The governor will join media outlets via Zoom. News 10 will provide updates as they become available.