WARNING: FOOTAGE CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING A PERSON BEING SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. USER DISCRETION IS HEAVILY ADVISED. UPDATE, 4:35 p.m. -- LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- In a live press conference this afternoon, 15th Judicial District Attorney Don Landry shared the results of investigations into the police-involved shooting of Trayford Pellerin on August 21, 2020. The [...]
VILLE PLATTE, La (KLFY) -- The Ville Platte Police Department has arrested two people on multiple charges after an overnight burglary, according to a press release from VPPD. Tyquan Herbert, 18, of Ville Platte, and Jayvion Robinson, 18, of Missouri City, Tx, were arrested on May 10 after they burglarized two stores in Ville Platte. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY) -- Louisiana State Police have arrested a Lafayette insurance agent for fraud, according to a press release from LSP Troop I. Matthew Sias, a property and casualty producer and owner of MSJ Insurance LLC (MSJ), was arrested on May 10 and booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center for three counts of producer [...]
YOUNGSVILLE, La (KLFY) -- This summer, a Youngsville native will attend the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Pathways to STEM in Houston, joining elementary students from across the country taking part in an academic and career-oriented development experience. Sidney "Cross" Thibodeaux IV was nominated to attend the forum by his fourth-grade teacher at Acadiana Renaissance [...]
BATON ROUGE, La (KLFY) -- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was federally approved to distribute a second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible families whose school meals are usually covered fully or in part by national programs. Students are eligible to receive P-EBT if they would normally receive free [...]
This morning on Acadiana Eats Live, KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig spent the day at Deano's Pizza on Bertrand in Lafayette. Items Featured on Acadiana Eats Live- Chicken & Roasted Tomato Pizza, the T-Rex, the Marie Laveau, and the Hawaii Five-0 Restaurant Address- 305 Bertrand Dr, Lafayette, LA 70506 Restaurant Phone Number- (337) 233-5446 Don't [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A bill that would decriminalize and legalize marijuana in Louisiana is once again being delayed. But there is still hope the debate will go on this week. All eyes have been on the Republican Representative Richard Nelson as he has been working to secure the votes for House Bill 699. [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Consumers could get wine shipped directly from manufacturers, under a bill that narrowly won passage Monday from the Louisiana House. Current law prohibits wine manufacturers from shipping wine directly to a consumer unless that consumer makes the purchase in person at the winery, or unless the manufacturer doesn’t have a [...]
SCOTT, La. (KLFY) -- Every month, we spotlight Acadiana residents who pay it forward. This time, we meet a man who pays it forward to two people... a friend helping take care of another friend. We went up to Dr. Philip Ralidis randomly in the grocery parking lot. We asked him if he knew of [...]
The active weather continues for Acadiana as a Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for much of the area until 1:00 pm Wednesday. Our heavy rain threat will increase tonight into Wednesday morning. Tuesday is starting off much quieter compared to yesterday as only a few showers and storms are moving through Acadiana. Cooler [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- An Abbeville teen is dead and three other juveniles were injured after a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 167 near La. 749 at around 2 a.m. Monday morning, according to Louisiana State Police. Trashawn Harrison, 15, of Abbeville, was ejected from the vehicle, as he was not buckled up, and [...]
BROUSSARD, La. (KLFY) -- Broussard Police Chief Brannon Decou released a letter announcing his upcoming retirement from office while under investigation for sexual harassment accusations. Decou is currently on voluntary leave while the investigation. In mid-April, allegations surfaced that Decou had inappropriately texted a former officer and sent half-nude photos of himself via Snapchat. Decou [...]
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) New information on the deadly apartment fire Sunday inside the Ile Des Cannes apartment complex. Scott Fire Chief Chad Sonnier identified the victim who died of smoke inhalation as 19-year-old Ja'Vante Rideaux. His family says he will be missed. UPDATE: Teenage victim in Sunday's fatal early-morning Scott fire identified "I'm not [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) An Iberia Parish grand jury found 20-year-old Jorie Walker of New Iberia guilty of second-degree murder following a week-long jury trial. Walker’s conviction stems from the murder of Lavonne Johnson in the parking lot of the East Admiral Doyle Drive McDonald’s on June 4, 2018. Investigators search for a second suspect [...]
LOUISIANA (KLFY) -- In Louisiana over 1.3 million people have completed their vaccination series. In Acadiana, about 150,000 have rolled up their sleeves. Dr. Rebecca Curran with Our Lady of Lourdes Physician Group says although restrictions have eased, it is important that we remember we are still in a pandemic, and one of the easiest [...]
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WDSU) — A New Orleans man lost his ownership of a PJ’s Coffee franchise location in the French Quarter following a comment he made on social media regarding Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, the coffee chain said in a statement. PJ’s Coffee said Stephen Bruno Jr. was removed as a franchise owner [...]
Washington — The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care. The action by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) New Iberia Police with help from the Drug Enforcement Administration intercepted over $800k in crystal meth that was being delivered to the city. Police say agents intercepted 36 pounds of meth from a vehicle. In addition to the drugs, approximately $400k in other assets including cash and jewelry were also seized, [...]