(KLFY) -- Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Vice President Kira Jones released a statement on the board's decision to adjourn their meeting early on Wednesday, August 18. Read the full statement below: “This pandemic has wreaked havoc on our schools and challenged our educational system in ways we could not have imagined a [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Louisiana Department of Health released the latest MIS-C numbers this week. MIS-C stands for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and the numbers show a clear picture of where the state is with this condition. The not so good news would be that their have been 183 MIS-C cases in [...]
An Acadiana High student will face charges after an altercation with police on the school's campus ended with the student's Tazing.
Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a media briefing to discuss Louisiana's response to the ongoing fourth surge of COVID-19 cases amid opposition to the statewide mask requirement.
The Ville Platte Animal Shelter is asking for help after sewage pipes broke in their shelter. Sewage is now overflowing into the dog kennels and the dogs there need to be evacuated.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sports betting operations in Louisiana are expected to begin sometime in the upcoming football season, after the state’s gambling regulators approved emergency rules to speed the ability for people to wager on games.
Iberia Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested a man on drugs charges early this morning after finding him in a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Soileau Rd. and Coteau Rd.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - The Jockey Lot is partnering with the Lourdes Blood Donor Center to host a blood drive at the Jockey Lot from 8am – 12pm. In an effort to continue to make Louisiana great, the Lafayette Jockey Lot is proud to announce that beginning tomorrow, August 21st, FREE Covid testing and vaccinating [...]
The tropics remain active with 2 named systems but there are no tropical threats to Acadiana over the next couple of weeks. Heading well south of Acadiana, Grace continues to track due west as it made its first landfall across the Yucatan Peninsula yesterday as a Category 1 Hurricane. The next landfall will occur across [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - Lafayette Police are investigating an overnight shooting. LPD says they responded to a call of shots fired near Simcoe and Hines Streets. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the victim suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. Police did not release any other details. The shooting remains under investigation. We will continue [...]
WELSH, La. (KLFY) -- Jeff Davis Parish parents and students want to un-mask their schools. Many say they're angry after voicing their concerns to the school board Thursday night. They say they were asking the board to vote on whether or not their schools should have to follow the governor's mask mandate, however, the school [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Taxable sales in June in Lafayette Parish reached almost $700 million. Sales were reportedly almost 23 percent higher in June of 2021 compared to June of 2020. “This means that we’re going to have more revenue for our general fund for the city and parish and that’s great news," Troy Wayman with [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- The world's largest operating steam locomotive made a stop in Opelousas on Thursday. Big Boy No. 4014 stopped in Opelousas on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. as part of its 10-state tour. The locomotive is the biggest ever built by Union Pacific, and the only of its kind still in operation. The [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- As U.S. troops continue to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul, lawmakers and other representatives have been weighing in. Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA, 3rd District) spoke with News 10's Neale Zeringue to weigh in on the situation. Higgins said he's shocked, but not surprised. He's been a supporter of getting [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- For two weeks the world learned the unsettling truths of why the Seacor Power capsized on April 13. As upsetting as some of the witnesses' testimonies were, the sister of one deceased crew member says she's glad she knows more about the loss of her loved one. "So many [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- In an attempt to clear out kennels, the Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center (LASCC) is waiving adoption fees for approved adopters through August 21, according to their Facebook page. You can see a list of available animals up for adoption at LASCC, located at 410 N. Dugas Rd. in Lafayette. You can visit the [...]