UPDATE, 3/18: A GoFundMe has been set up for the family of the girl who died in Tuesday's apartment fire. ORIGINAL POST: NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) A young girl died in a New Iberia apartment fire early Tuesday morning. Neighbors say the little girl was only seven years old. One family said they were home [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Starting Monday, all essential workers, including people working in food service and grocery stores, manufacturing, construction, clergy and other essential jobs will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines in Louisiana, regardless of their underlying health conditions, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today. Newly eligible populations also include postal, transportation, judiciary and [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) -- A massive severe weather system crossed multiple states this evening. Parts of Acadiana were under a tornado watch for multiple hours. I solated damage and power loss due to strong winds and lightning occured in New Iberia. "I just saw the wind twisting so greatly that I knew it was [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- March is national colon cancer awareness month, and doctors say Acadiana residents face a higher risk. "The Acadiana area has some of the highest rates of color rectal cancer in the country," Dr. Son V. Nguyen, a local gastroenterologist said. Dr. Nguyen says he diagnoses up to two people with colon [...]
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) An adult boutique is looking to expand into Carencro, however the owners say they are facing many challenges. The owners of Crave, Mike and Joline Menard, have been in business for over the past two decades. And for the past several weeks, they have been working on a brand new store in [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has moved out of the basement at the courthouse, and into a new facility on West Willow Street. Director Craig Stansbury says the $9.7 million emergency center comes with better technology to provide better efficiency in responding to calls. Stansbury says supporting [...]
KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) The city of Kaplan has agreed to pay the increased portion of residents' utility bills created by last month's ice storm. In a Facebook post, the mayor stated he's proud about the council approved resolution that makes the decision final. "This doesn't require that we a adopt a new ordinance. A resolution [...]
UPDATE: 4:10 p.m.: Opelousas Police Chief Martin McLendon said his officers were called to the OMV location at around 11:10 a.m. this morning for a disturbance with a uniformed St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputy. Deputy Ryan Fenton, 48, a full-time courtroom bailiff, allegedly refused to wear a mask at the OMV. Witnesses told police that [...]