NEW YORK (AP) — Ally Financial is ending overdraft fees entirely on all of its bank products, becoming the first large bank to end overdraft fees across its entire business. It’s a major move by Ally, the 18th largest bank in the country by size, and for the industry, which has been reliant on overdraft [...]
MORGAN CITY, La. (KLFY) -- Louisiana State Fire Marshal's (LSFM) officials said they have arrested a Morgan City woman for allegedly setting fire to her estranged husband's mobile home. Monique Barilleaux, 37, of Morgan City, was booked into the Morgan City Jail on Tuesday, May 25 on an oustanding warrant for simple arson, according to [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s medical marijuana program will be able to offer raw, smokable cannabis to its patients within months under a bill passed Wednesday by lawmakers trying to give the state’s residents cheaper marijuana options to alleviate their medical conditions. The legislation by Houma Rep. Tanner Magee, the House’s second-ranking Republican, was sent to [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A Mississippi woman is dead and a toddler is suffering from moderate injuries after an early morning crash on Interstate 10 near the Louisiana Ave. exit today. Medora Lynn Burgess, 40, of Natchez, Miss., and the toddler were traveling westbound on I-10 this morning at around 4 a.m., according to Louisiana [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- The family of a murdered St. Landry Parish man is still offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of his killer. Terrell Ford was shot and killed right outside of the Yambilee building on January 5, 2020 in front of his 8-year-old son. After several months of waiting [...]
UPDATE, 6/2/20: Lafayette Police made an arrest this morning in the May 19 shooting death of Robert Hebert. Sr. Cpl. Bridgette Dugas said officers arrested Nakeea Keith Senegal, 20, on a charge of second-degree murder in the 1800 block of Eraste Landry Rd. Senegal is accused of also injuring a second person in the shooting [...]
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy is getting the backing of former President Donald Trump in his re-election bid. Kennedy announced Tuesday that he will seek re-election in 2022. In his endorsement, Trump called Kennedy the "real-deal" "John Kennedy is the real deal—a brilliant and highly educated man who will never let you [...]
Authorities have confirmed the name and age of the teen who drowned Tuesday afternoon after his boat overturned on Lake Bistineau.
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- Acadia Parish sheriff's deputies are searching for six suspects in a May 20 burglary in the 100 block of N. Ave. H in Crowley, according to Crime Stoppers. The six suspects were captured on video surveillance making a "forced entry" into the business shortly after 10 p.m. "Once inside they burglarized [...]
Louisiana Crossroads has provided a closer look into the music careers of Louisiana-born artists to Acadiana audiences for 20 years. From its inception in 2001, the music series has presented 136 shows, including stars like Henry Butler (season 1), The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Season 10), Allen Toussaint (Season 13), Rhiannon Giddens (Season 15), and many [...]
A 14-year-old runaway was shot multiple times Tuesday after a shootout with deputies, according to a central Florida sheriff.
Scattered rain is already moving through Acadiana this Wednesday morning as rain chances will stay at 50% throughout the day. On top of scattered showers this morning, areas of light fog have developed in portions of Acadiana. Warm and muggy weather continues throughout the day with more scattered rain too. A few storms could contain [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday announced that he had signed multiple bills into law from the 2021 Legislative Session, including HB 375 by Rep. Aimee Freeman, which allows for sexual assault survivors to receive early termination of their residential leases. “I am proud to have signed HB 375 by [...]
(KLFY) Republican Senator John Kennedy on Tuesday announced his bid for re-election. “Five years ago, I made a promise, a promise that I took seriously. I told you that I would work to put our country back on track and make America great again,” said Kennedy in a campaign video. “In the last five years, [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- An effort to reform qualified immunity for law enforcement in Louisiana has failed in a state senate committee. This after it narrowly passed on the House floor in May. House Bill 609 would have disqualified peace officers from their immunity when a Louisiana judge found physical force that resulted in [...]
UPDATE: 10: 00 p.m. A 29-year-old Texas man died in a crash Tuesday on I-10 eastbound near mile marker 99 in Lafayette Parish. Juan Carlos Hernandez of San Antonio, Texas was pronounced dead at the scene, according to State Police. The crash happened as the driver of a F-350 truck, 59-year-old Daniel Salinas of San Antonio, [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A Lafayette mother reports someone attempted to abduct her child from Girard Park. Lafayette police wouldn't comment on the alleged incident but offered safety advice. The Facebook of Lauren Nichole states that a man tried to lure away her 3-year-old son. Nichole explains her 11-year-old niece sounded the alarm and the [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawmakers have agreed that Louisiana should require athletic events held in a taxpayer-financed venue to start with the playing of the national anthem. A 34-1 vote of the Senate on Tuesday sent the measure to the governor’s desk for consideration. The House earlier had voted 74-11 for the proposal. Senate Republican [...]
A bill to allow people to carry a concealed handgun in Louisiana without a permit or training secured final legislative passage Tuesday, though Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has promised to veto the bill. Senate Bill 118 by Republican Sen. Jay Morris of Monroe is part of a trend of "concealed carry" gun bills being debated in [...]
Lafayette, La. (KLFY) June is known as Pride month nationally and in other parts of the world. Several historical events have happened in June including the Stonewall riots and the landmark Supreme Court Case legalizing same-sex marriage across the country. Several former presidents have acknowledged and proclaimed June as Pride month, including Bill Clinton, Barack [...]
An unsettled weather pattern is beginning to take shape across the area as an upper-level trough noses into the area. Southwesterly flow aloft will swing multiple disturbances into the area through the weekend with moisture levels remaining high. A combination of these features will be enough to spark widespread storms each afternoon as the atmosphere [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Faculty members at LSU recently voted on a resolution to make students get the COVID-19 vaccine before coming back to school at the end of August. Attorney General Jeff Landry is weighing in on the possibility of LSU students having to get the COVID-19 vaccine. AG Landry released this statement saying [...]