(KLFY)- A severe ice storm, in the midst of a global pandemic, led to the cancellations of many blood drives which in return has had a crippling effect on the available blood supply. Mark Lioret with LifeShare explains, "The blood supply is already low. Some blood types are less than a day supply on the [...]
(KLFY) Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne has announced that state offices will be closed Monday, February 22, in seven northwest Louisiana parishes due to continuing water pressure problems caused by the severe winter weather experienced in the area. Those parishes are: Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne DeSoto Red River Webster All agency heads are responsible for [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) The State Fire Marshal's Office says the victim who died Saturday in a camper trailer fire in New Iberia was likely sleeping when the camper's water pump overheated and caught on fire. It happened shortly after 8 a.m. in the 1700 block of Juanita Street. According to the SFM, the victim [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The Acadiana Regional Coalition on homelessness and housing's 'freeze fund' is getting a much needed boost from the Stuller Family Foundation who is generously matching donations up to $30k. The 'freeze fund' will be used to house homeless people in hotels when the weather is freezing and the shelters are full. Anyone [...]
(KLFY) Here is a parish by parish list of school reopenings for Monday, February 22, 2021. If you know of a school opening that you don't see on our list, administrators are asked to please email news@klfy.com or call 337-981-4844 Acadia Parish Public Schools will resume normal operations Monday, February 22 Calcasieu Parish Public Schools [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid data showing more than twice as many Black students are suspended than their white peers, Louisiana’s educators are launching a program aimed at shrinking out-of-school suspensions by giving K-12 school administrators, principals and counselors more training to meet students’ social and emotional needs. “If we can better understand what [...]
(KLFY) Normal operations have been resumed at all Louisiana post offices effective Saturday, February 20, 2021. Those operations were temporarily suspended last week due to recent winter ice and snowstorms. Over 30 parishes in Louisiana experienced delays with mail delivery, according to USPS. Anyone waiting on a package can track it below: USPS: https://www.usps.com/manage/ FedEx: https://www.fedex.com/en-us/home.html UPS: https://www.ups.com/track?loc=en_US&requester=ST/