Louisiana mayors unite in opposition to veto override of controversial gun bill
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined mayors from around the state in opposition to a potential veto override of Gov. Edwards declination.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined mayors from around the state in opposition to a potential veto override of Gov. Edwards declination.
Sixteen protestors and a journalist who were charged with felonies in 2018 in the midst of protests and opposition to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in South Louisiana have been acquitted, the Center For Constitutional Rights (CCR) reports.
President Joe Biden Tuesday issued an appeal for sweeping voting rights legislation that is stalled in Congress due largely to Republican opposition, after pressure from civil rights leaders.
Lafayette Police report they have arrested a 16-year-old male suspect wanted in Sunday's shooting death of Ja’nya Hebert.
Louisiana National Guard deployment means soldiers are separated from family for about a year. One guardsman left a wife at home, but he will return to a family. Specialist Chandler McKane and his wife were newlyweds when he deployed, and they got the news they would become parents while he was gone. He remembers, "I [...]
Every coast in the U.S. is facing rapidly increasing high tide floods thanks to a "wobble" in the moon's orbit working in tandem with climate change-fueled rising sea levels.
Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero announced that he has approved a business incentive to help locate a biofuel plant near Jeanerette, a project that could create 126 new jobs and 149 indirect jobs.
I-10 westbound at LA Hwy 415 is closed due to an overturned tractor-trailer on I-10 westbound at milepost 114 (Henderson Exit). Westbound traffic is being diverted to LA Hwy 415 northbound to US Hwy 190 westbound. Expect delays or choose alternate routes if traveling in the area.
Officials from the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) released guidance -- but no mandates -- regarding COVID-19 for the upcoming 2021-22 school year today.
Every month, we spotlight Acadiana residents who pay it forward. This time, we meet a woman who pays it forward to someone she calls her mentor.
If you are looking for the perfect fishing spot look no further than Cypremort Point.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California's power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Arizona, Idaho and Montana accounted for [...]
Tuesday morning is starting off much quieter compared to yesterday as rain chances are slim to none across Acadiana. Scattered showers and storms will be back during the afternoon but the rainfall won't be as widespread as Monday. Rain chances will increase to 40% and will stay there throughout the afternoon before easing up during [...]
Baton Rouge, La. (July 12, 2021) — The schedule for COVID-19 vaccine clinics for the week of July 12-18, 2021 is listed here. Additional events and providers can be found at covidvaccine.la.gov. Clinics are listed by region:Region 1: Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and PlaqueminesRegion 2: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana and East FelicianaRegion 3: Terrebonne, [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- Governor Edwin Edwards is the first and only citizen of Acadia Parish to reach Louisiana's top office. Although not born in Crowley, he chose the spot to launch his career. There are no more Edwards still working at the Edwards, Stefanski, & Zaunbrecher Law Firm on Crowley's courthouse square, but it [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette police are investigating the murder of 16-year-old Ja'nya Hebert, who died early Sunday morning. Officials say she was sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle when an unknown suspect fired a gun into the vehicle striking Ja'nya in the back. The suspects then fled the scene and left Ja'nya to [...]
(KLFY)- The highly contagious Delta variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in Louisiana. "Delta is attacking younger people and hospitalizing them twice as much and stealing lives at an alarming rate," Dr. Britni Hebert adds. Cases, hospitalizations, and percent positivity rates are steadily increasing and that is causing concern. Dr. Hebert warns the [...]
(KLFY) Acadiana native and former Ragin Cajun Don "Deuce" Wallace recently finished his first NFL rookie minicamp. The former STM Cougar, and Cajun legacy is now excited for his first experience in an NFL training camp. The Saints report back to camp on July 27, along with 28 other teams (excludes Buccaneers, Cowboys, and Steelers), [...]
(KLFY) Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards passed away Monday, July 12. He was often called one of Louisiana's most colorful and flamboyant politicians. The four-term governor was larger than life. He was charismatic, well dressed, and shrewd, and impressively quick with retorts. One of his most infamous "one- liners" came in the election year 1983 [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) Teenage gun violence is a national issue that many cities and towns are trying to curb. In Opelousas, City Marshal Paul Mouton says the fight against gun violence demands additional resources, manpower and proper equipment. "I'm not waiting on anybody. I'm doing the best I can with what I have but if [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) One of Lafayette's brave healthcare workers has died. Olivia Guidry, an ER nurse at Ochsner Lafayette General, passed away over the weekend. Her cause of death is unknown. With consent from Guidry's family, Al Patin, CEO, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center released the following statement: "Many reports have stated that Olivia died due [...]
A Jeff Davis Parish man who attempted to purchase a firearm advertised on Snapchat instead found himself being robbed by two men, one of whom is still at large.
The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for suspects in two attempted home break-ins from April and June.
On Monday afternoon, WGNO Anchor's Susan Roesgen and Curt Sprang hosted a half-hour special, in honor of the former Louisiana governor.
Jefferson Davis Parish, La. (KLFY) A 66-year-old woman is dead following a four vehicle crash near Welsh early Monday morning. It happened just after 8 a.m. on I-10 about 1 mile west of LA Hwy 99 (Welsh) in Jefferson Davis Parish. According to State Police, 66-year-old Barbara Ann Nance of Pearland, Texas was a passenger [...]