LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Boy Scouts of America Evangeline Area Council marked a milestone this year, announcing its first-ever female Eagle Scout. Allison Aucoin, 15, a freshman at Episcopal School of Acadiana, is the first Acadiana girl to make the rank of Eagle Scout since girls were allowed to join the Boy Scouts in [...]
Video courtesy Scott Fire Department SCOTT, La. (KLFY) -- A hot cigarette lighter ignited in a car seat, leading to a vehicle fire Tuesday at a business on La. 93 shortly after 7 p.m. According to the Scott Fire Department, the owner of the vehicle lit a cigarette and then placed the hot lighter on [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - This event is a stand up comedy show brought to you by PoetsLife Entertainment featuring four very funny comedians: Jerrod Guillory coming from New Iberia, RJ Evans coming from Hammond LA, "The Reverend" James Walker coming all the way from Houston TX, & Ms. Rose from my hometown of Opelousas. The [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) As the summer draws near, one Louisiana man is bringing attention to an avoidable tragedy we witness dozens of times a year. We're talking about children dying in hot cars, and what can be done about it IS in tonight's Dial Dalfred Report. David Mapes is a Metairie resident who has traveled [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Ten million additional dollars are now approved for drainage projects inside Lafayette Parish. The Lafayette City and Parish councils budgeted the money in their meetings Tuesday night. $4,850,000 is going toward projects inside the parish. $1,750,000 for Bayou Vermilion Flood Control, $1,850,000 for the Robley Drive Detention Pond, and $1,450,000 for [...]
VERMILION PARISH, La. (KLFY) As heavy rains and the threat of flash flooding continue for Southwest Louisiana, Vermilion Parish is already feeling the effects after only the first day of a possible four day event. Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, Homer Stelly, explains, "We are monitoring the Vermilion River. It is already close [...]
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) Pat Dugas owns property in Carencro along Fado Street. Dugas says he's tired of dealing with the same flooding issues. "I've been here for about 20 years and since they dug that pond I have flooded six times," Dugas said. She believes the problem is not with the coulee, but with a [...]
Lafayette, La. (KLFY) A juvenile driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 167 on May 10, was arrested Tuesday on a felony arrest warrant. Charges for the juvenile include negligent homicide, hit and run, illegal possession of stolen things, negligent injuring, flight from an officer, maximum speed limit, driver must [...]
(KLFY) The following parishes have reported school closures for Wednesday due to severe weather that happened on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. In Jeff Davis Parish, Schools Superintendent Kirk Credeur says schools will remain closed Wednesday. Schools were closed Tuesday following flooding rains. "Due to extensive rainfall, flooding, rising water, and more rain in the forecast, [...]
Lafayette, La. (KLFY) According to the Lafayette Consolidated Government, police and fire crews responded to 341 weather-related calls. LCG Spokesperson Jamie Angelle said between 6:00 p.m. Monday and 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, fire crews responded to 32 calls of stalled vehicles and six calls requesting rescue residents inside their homes. The Lafayette Police Department, he said, [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- As many as four people may have been killed by severe weather and flooding Monday and Tuesday, according to Gov. John Bel Edwards in a press conference this afternoon. The deaths are all under investigation, he said. The only death with a coroner's report is one involving a 33-year-old man [...]
A new study ranked Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma in the Top 25 worst states at handling the COVID-19 pandemic based on how effective each state’s response was.
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) Just after noon Tuesday the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed a body had been found among abandoned cars at the Bluebonnet underpass outside the Mall of Louisiana. The coroners office have identified the person as 33-year old, Justin Blaine Thompson of Plaquemine. Several other cars had been cleared away [...]
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) Carencro police say they responded to a shots fired incident around noon Tuesday near Karen's grocery store on University Avenue. No suspects or victims were located on scene, Chief David Anderson said. He said a preliminary investigation found that a male suspect fired multiple times at a passing vehicle. There were no [...]