By Perry Robinson| April 24, 2021 at 2:15 AM CDT - Updated April 24 at 11:22 AM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Since the pandemic started, mental health experts have worried that the emotional and mental stress created by COVID would lead to a rise in suicides. It’s a trend suicide prevention advocate Tonja Myles has kept [...]
ELECTION DAY REMINDERSBATON ROUGE, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is reminding everyone that Saturday, April 24, 2021 is Election Day. - Five parishes will vote in both multi-parish races (such as United States Representative) andlocal/municipal offices: DeSoto, Jefferson, Morehouse, Sabine and Winn.- 21 parishes will vote only on multi-parish offices (such as United [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The offshore oil industry boat that overturned in a deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster last week was ordered to sea in dangerous conditions by an energy company that put “money over safety,” a pair of $25 million lawsuits assert. The lawsuits were filed in Texas state court in Houston by a [...]
VERMILLION BAY, La (KLFY) - People from across Acadiana are joining forces with the crew members' families and friends to help bring them home after the families requested that shrimpers lend their boats to aid the search. Shrimper Timmy Shouest Jr. said that he believes the men could be in or near Vermillion Bay, though [...]
PORT FOURCHON, La. (KLFY) - News 10 has learned there was no weather alert sent from the U.S. Coast Guard, though sometimes they do notify mariners of bad weather. And, one of the Coast Guard ships first to the scene of the accident had to leave, while there were still men on the lift boat. [...]
This is a compiled list of fundraisers and donation methods to support the search and rescue efforts and families of the Seacor Power victims. It will continue to be updated. April 23-24 - The Seafood Boiler in Breaux Bridge will donate 20% of all profits to the United Cajun Navy: April 23-25 - Blend Nutrition. [...]
BREAUX BRIDGE, La (KLFY) - The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office arrested two individuals for rape of a juvenile, according to a press release from their office. Frederick Johnson, 40, of Breaux Bridge, and Crystal Owen, 41, of Breaux Bridge were arrested on rape charges and booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center. Johnson [...]