UPDATE: A 43-year-old Youngsville man is behind bars following the discovery of a body early Sunday on Avery Island Road in Iberia Parish. According to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office, Kent Broussard of Youngsville has been charged with obstruction of justice and failure to seek assistance. Sheriff's Offfice Spokesperson Katherine Breaux said at around 2 [...]
ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) An attempted escape at the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center was unsuccessful Sunday, the sheriff's office reports. According to Sheriff Blaise Smith, corrections deputies noticed an inmate was not in the area he was assigned too. Smith said deputies did find him a short time later within the facility, [...]
PORT BARRE, La. (KLFY) Port Barre police are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl. Police say Z’keria Francis was last seen at her home on Boggs Street around 2 a.m. Thursday. Francis was wearing a blue fitted body suit with holes in the suit near the hip and a large pink Victoria Secret clothing bag, [...]
EUNICE, La. (KLFY) Eunice Police need the public's help locating a stolen church van. According to police, thieves busted the drivers side window of the Golden Star Baptist Church van and drove off. Police say it happened either late Friday night or before dawn Saturday, July 24. The van is burgundy, and the license plate [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) About 850 customers on Lafayette's Southside were without power Saturday night after some balloons made contact with a power line and caused a lock out. According to Lafayette Utilities, the customers affected lived in the area of Verot School Road between Pinhook Road and Ambassador Caffery Parkway. The neighborhoods where the lock [...]
Lafayette, La. (KLFY) A Lafayette family lost everything after their home caught fire Saturday on Warren Street. It happened around 12:30 p.m. An initial report states that the owner’s son was home at the time of the fire and heard popping sounds coming from his bedroom. As he approached the door of the bedroom, it [...]
EUNICE, La. (KLFY) As Louisiana navigates its fourth COVID surge, the Delta variant prompts Eunice Manor Nursing Home to tighten rules and visitation restrictions. "We don't know what will help but we need to do our part and take it seriously," administrator Nickie Toups tells News Ten. Toups says house guests are allowed only two [...]
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) Carencro Police say a man was shot in broad daylight in the Walgreens parking lot on W. Gloria Switch Road. It happened around 2:45 p.m. Saturday Chief David Anderson said. The victim was transported to a local hospital and died, Anderson said. Saturday's shooting continues a violent past 24-hours in Acadiana. Early [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police are investigating after a man was found inside a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police Spokesperson Cpl. Bridgette Dugas said officers found the man around 12:36 a.m. in the 2100 block of the NE Evangeline Thruway. Dugas said the unidentified victim was taken a local hospital where he died. [...]
From politicians to professional athletes, people in the media spotlight have deflected questions about their COVID-19 vaccine status by – incorrectly – accusing reporters of violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) In an apparent case of road rage, Lafayette Police say shots were fired from a vehicle traveling on Moss Street at another vehicle. It happened just after 3 p.m. in the 3800 block of Moss Street Saturday Cpl. Bridgette Dugas said. She said no injuries were reported, however police have been given [...]
VERMILION PARISH, La. (KLFY) The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office says there is an active search for a 20-year-old man. Detectives say Journal Robert Kelly is currently out of jail on a bond that has since been revoked by the court. Kelly is 5'11 and weighs 200 pounds. Anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts is [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette parish residents who want to report huge potholes can do so now through 311Lafayette. It's an online portal where issues such as abandoned vehicles, animal control, criminal activity and now potholes can be reported. According to LCG, the site is only for non-emergency request. For an urgent police related matter, LCG [...]