Every year, an African king travels to America. His mission? To promote cultural awareness, encourage travel to Africa, tourism and reconnect with Nigerian natives who have migrated to the United States.
A Lafayette woman ended up behind bars Monday after St. Martin Parish Sheriff Becket Breaux said she allegedly made several unauthorized credit card charges over several days.
Legendary New Orleans rapper Juvenile turned the Cash Money classic "Back That Thang Up" into "Vax That Thang Up" as part of a new campaign by the dating app BLK to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLFY) -- Unrest on the island nation of Haiti -- especially after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse -- has La. Rep. Clay Higgins concerned about the state of U.S. rice shipments to the country. Higgins sent a letter to the U.S. State Department’s Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, [...]
Acadia Parish Crime Stoppers is looking for information on the whereabouts of a suspect in a Jan. 26 shooting at the Northgate Apartment Complex.
A Houston, Tx., man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on I-10 near Egan Tuesday.
The Louisiana State Police have issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory for a missing 17-year-old last seen in Shreveport.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO), the U.S. Marshal's Office and the FBI are all on the hunt for a fugitive suspect in a 2011 murder in Lake Charles, and a reward is available for information leading to his capture.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The search continues for the missing python inside the Mall of Louisiana. Blue Zoo Baton Rouge provided this update on Cara: Friends, while our day and night search for Cara continues, we want to give you a quick update. We’ve brought in multiple snake experts to assist in the search, [...]
UPDATE, 7/7/21: Officials from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) confirmed this morning that the victim is a 47-year-old St. Martinville man. His identity has not been released, though News 10 is working locally to confirm his identity.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - The Lift Leadership Institute is designed to equip people with the truth of God's word, to educate students to think scripturally, and to serve their church effectively and with excellence. All the courses, assignments and outreaches are geared to serving others to help you become a better leader in your church, [...]
More scattered showers and storms are moving through Acadiana this Wednesday morning as rain chances stay at 50-60% today. The weather looks similar like yesterday for Acadiana. Scattered rain kicks off the day but we should get a small break in activity before more showers and storms flare up during the afternoon. The atmosphere is [...]
Tropical Storm Elsa is moving north and is expected to make landfall today north of Tampa Bay, Florida. The National Hurricane Center Forecast Cone shows Elsa making landfall this Wednesday as a strong tropical storm in the Big Bend Region. Elsa will weaken over land as it moves up the east coast, bringing heavy rains [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Deaths from fentanyl overdoses have been doubling every year in Acadiana since 2018, according to statistics from the Lafayette Parish Coroner. In 2018, 13 people died from fentanyl overdoses. It then grew to 25 people in 2019. Last year, that number doubled to 50. So far in 2021, there have been 37 [...]
HAMMOND, La. (BRPROUD) - A grass cutting work crew on Tuesday found a body in the median of Interstate 55 near Exit 28, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. The body was found around 10:15 a.m. So far, officials have not released any information other than to say the victim was 'dressed in male [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) Parish President Jessie Bellard says he has a plan in place to help those without high speed internet, but says it all boils down to getting internet companies to compete. "We are trying very hard to establish internet services to the rural parts of our parish." Millions in federal dollars [...]
LSU President William Tate IV officially takes over as president of LSU Tuesday and becomes the first African-American university president in the SEC.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Tsunami Sushi of Lafayette received an out pour of feedback and support after posting video of a worker being tapped on the backside reportedly a customer. Some people used the words, disturbing, offensive, and elated that the restaurant posted the video and served-up a lesson on what's not appropriate. "I think our [...]
ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Only two of Louisiana's 64 parishes have the highest risk of COVID spread in Louisiana. According to the Louisiana Department of Health website, highest risk means "Widespread, uncontrolled transmission with many undetected cases". The state map shows St. Mary Parish and Point Coupee Parish are the only parishes with [...]
DESTIN, FL. (KLFY) A Louisiana man was pulled unconscious from the Gulf of Mexico near Destin Tuesday after family members say he entered the water and disappeared from view a short time later. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, around 9:30 a.m. deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call for a distressed swimmer in the [...]
Louisiana State Police have confirmed two fatalities in a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 between Rayne and Duson near mile marker 92.