BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- Today, Louisiana officially surpassed 10,000 people who have died from COVID-19, just over a year from when the state recorded its first COVID-19 death. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed 10,030 people have died in its Monday COVID-19 data update. “Today is a grim milestone for our state as more [...]
(KLFY)- It's been a year since Lafayette Parish recorded it's first positive COVID case. In a few days, the parish will embark on another grim milestone, a year since the first COVID death. Internal medicine and Geriatric specialist, Dr. Britni Hebert, explains, "There was a combination of a lot of unknowns. We didn't know who [...]
(KLFY) Family and friends of Ja'kyrie Clark gathered Sunday at his burial site for a post celebration of his life, and a balloon release. Clark would have turned 20-years-old Monday. He was shot to death October 15 during a party at Moore Park. Last month, a Lafayette grand jury indicted 18-year-old Jamyron Magee on first-degree [...]
A fraud expert says sharing your COVID-19 vaccination card online and through social media could become a breeding ground for fraud.
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) Carencro Police say two people died in a vehicle crash near the intersection of Veterans Drive and Interstate 49. According to Police Chief David Anderson, the crash happened Sunday at the southbound exit. The victims, so far, have not been identified and the details surrounding the crash have not be released. Anderson [...]
MORGAN CITY, La. (KLFY) Two people were killed and multiple others injured in a three vehicle crash just after midnight Sunday on Highway 90 in Morgan City. According to police, it happened at approximately 12:42 am in the eastbound lanes of US 90 near the Martin Luther King Dr. exit. Police say two drivers were [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police need the public's assistance identifying two people accused of dining and dashing at a local restaurant. According to police, on January 20, a male and female suspect entered the Fiery Crab restaurant on Kaliste Saloom Road, dined at the restaurant, and then left the business without paying. Anyone with information [...]
STRAFFORD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and her parents. The shooting happened Saturday evening inside the home of the suspect, 50-year-old Jesse Huy. The home is near Strafford, about 14 miles northeast of Springfield. The Greene County Sheriff’s Department [...]