NEW IBERIA, La (KLFY) -- The New Iberia Police Department, with regards to an ongoing active investigation, has requested the assistance of the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab to provide additional resources for an investigation. New Iberia Police would like to clear-up circulating rumors; no human remains, or bodies have been located. State Police and [...]
(KLFY) -- A Broussard man was arrested on Monday after leading local law enforcement on a 76-mile chase in a stolen vehicle that lasted for an hour and 20 minutes. The Duson Police Department, assisted by the police departments of Crowley, Jennings, Rayne, and Gueydan, as well as the Parish Sheriff's Offices of Jeff Davis [...]
NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) - On June 10, 27-year-old Vincent Vinny Marks, of Plaquemine was arrested after acting like a police officer while performing a traffic stop on an actual police officer. The story begins in Bayou Corne on La 70 when a collision almost took place. Following the near accident, an off-duty Assumption Parish deputy [...]
JENNINGS, La (KLFY) -- Three men have been arrested in Jennings for their involvement in the theft of a Daniel Defense AR-10 rifle, according to Chief Danny Semmes. L.J. Dietz, 27, Cory Dupont, 34, and Dominick Sittig, 25, were all arrested and booked into the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's Office. Dietz was charged with theft [...]
Members of the Teche Growers Association (TGA) met with local and state officials recently to discuss plans to develop an Agricultural Museum that would "include a heavy focus on the sugarcane growers," according to a press release from the City of New Iberia.
This week on Acadiana Eats Live, KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig makes a stop at Blanchard's BBQ on West Pinhook in Lafayette. Don't forget, Acadiana Eats Live with Gerald Gruenig airs each and every Tuesday morning on Passe Partout from 5 to 7 am.
New Iberia Mayor Freddie DeCourt announced that the city will host a parade for Tokyo Olympics pole vaulter Morgann Leleux Romero on Friday, July 2.
"I actually enlisted back in June 2000," Chief Christopher Young has spent nearly half of his military career in what they call "the sandbox" which is the Middle East. "Yes, I’ve spent way too much I’m ready to be done with deploying," he laughs. But, he says, things have changed for soldiers spending time there, [...]
Vermilion Parish Sheriff's deputies say they've made an arrest in Monday's shooting death of a man who was thrown out of a car off Queens Ranch Rd. south of Abbeville.
The weather this Tuesday morning is off to a quieter start across Acadiana as there are only a few showers in the area. Also, fog is not an issue either. The warm and muggy morning will be followed by another hot and stormy afternoon. Rain chances will increase to 50% after 10:00 am leading to [...]
PINE PRAIRIE, La. (KLFY) The Pine Prairie Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, Processing Facility in Evangeline Parish is under fire. Over a dozen civil rights groups have recently filed federal complaints. The civil rights groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to investigate and shut down the Pine Prairie Ice facility. [...]
Drivers on Interstate 5 in northwest Oregon jumped into action during the weekend's record-breaking heatwave when they noticed a fire burning on the side of the road.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The completion of the project at the intersection of West Congress Street and Guilbeau Road will take longer than anticipated. According to the Lafayette Public Works Dept., the project's completion has been delayed due to weather as well as additional work being required once the concrete panels were removed. Supervising Engineer Frederick [...]
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (KLFY) -- St. Martin Parish Public School Superintendent Allen Blanchard has issued a statement on the court-ordered closure of Catahoula Elementary. The closure is part of the desegregation lawsuit filed against St. Martin Parish Schools in 1968, on behalf of black students and staff, to require the district to comply with the [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A Lafayette man has been arrested in connection with a double homicide outside the N. University Waffle House in Lafayette. According to police, 23-year-old Dejuan Clay surrendered to police Monday and was placed under arrest. He faces multiple charges, including one count of 1st degree murder, obstruction of justice, armed robbery, conspiracy [...]
UPDATE (6:00 p.m.): ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Deputy Eddie Langlinais says the vehicle involved in a homicide investigation was found at the corner of South State Street and Ninth Street. The initial incident happened on South Guegnon Road. Someone called thinking some jumped out of or was thrown from a vehicle, but [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A local driver is lucky to be alive after surviving a crash on the Evangeline Thruway Monday morning while towing two vehicles. Police say the driver was headed southbound on the Evangeline Thruway near Donlon Street when he lost control after falling asleep. He has been charged with careless operation after a [...]
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) An alleged catalytic converter theft was caught on camera at a business in Scott. The incident happened on June 7 in the 300 block of Diesel Drive. According to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, the suspect is seen cutting and removing the catalytic converter from a GMC C4500 truck. Anyone with [...]
More than 466,000 vaccinated Louisianans have registered for a Shot at a Million since the lottery opened up a week ago Monday.