(KLFY) The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office has confirmed 11 additional storm-related deaths bringing the death toll from Hurricane Ida to 26. The 11 new deaths occurred or were reported to the Coroner's Office between August 30 and September 6, 2021, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. 9 of 11 new deaths were related to [...]
RAYNE, La. (KLFY) -- An additional arrest has been made in connection to the July shooting of Johnathan Dixon outside of King City Grocery in Rayne, according to the Rayne Police Department. Crystal Fontenot, 31 is charged with attempted second-degree murder. She was arrested by Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office deputies while she was at the [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A Republic Services curbside hauler in Lafayette suffered burns on his arm when a dangerous and deadly corrosive material leaked onto him from a trash bin that he had been exposed too. It happened Tuesday, Scott Fire Chief Chad Sonnier said. He said firefighters were dispatched to a local refuse facility after [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - LSU football fans can get into the stadium faster ahead of kickoff through 12 pre-verification sites on campus. The sites will be where vaccinated fans can show their COVID-19 verification card, a photo or photocopy of their COVID-19 verification card or a verified digital proof of vaccination (LA Wallet). Unvaccinated [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - Swamp pop musician Warren Storm has passed away. He was 84. The Abbeville native has been in the hospital for the past several weeks according to friends. Storm was best known as the Godfather of Swamp Pop. He was featured by KLFY's Gerald Gruenig on an Acadiana Music Spotlight. Warren has [...]
HOUSTON, Texas (KIAH) - The Coast Guard is investigating all reports of damage and environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana after Hurricane Ida. Crews are working to identify and prioritize threats to the environment and navigable waterways through overflights and surface inspections of areas impacted by the storm. The Coast Guard is working with State of Louisiana, Environmental Protection [...]
The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a disturbance moving northeast in the Gulf of Mexico and toward the southeast United States.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Lafayette Parish School System has responded to concern over bus transportation in a press release issued by their office on Wednesday. The press release reads in part, The LPSS transportation staff is working tirelessly to ensure students are transported safely to and fromschool each day. During the summer months, our [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) and South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) are partnering to host the Industrial Trades Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the Cajundome Convention Center. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Companies participating in the event are hiring for industrial positions across Acadiana, [...]
On Wednesday, September 8, at noon, first responders who have been helping with Hurricane Ida recovery efforts will be provided 500 free meals.
After gathering new evidence, the Abbeville Police Department is asking for help locating a suspect involved in a murder case from 2018, according to a press release from APD.
(KLFY) -- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a boating incident that happened in Bayou Louis and left a Lafayette man dead on Sept. 5, according to a press release from the LDWF. The body of Kevin E. Evans, 50, of Lafayette was turned over to the Catahoula Parish Coroner's office to [...]
"I've been living through storms in this area my whole life. This is by far the worst that I've lived through in 52 years."
NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) -- Local McDonald's owners/operators in New Orleans are serving thousands of free, hot meals to residents affected by Hurricane Ida. The grab-and-go meals include cheeseburgers, french fries, apple slices, and water bottles, according to a press release from McDonald's. The meals will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. [...]
Two people are in the hospital after a bridge malfunction leads cars to drop off more than four feet down onto the road.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - St. Anthony Catholic Church Parish invites everyone to a Fundraiser Event held in conjunction with the Fall Dinner on September 11, 2021 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Chicken Dinner will be sold from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or until sold out…$10 donation per plate. Menu—Baked Chicken, Rice Dressing, Yams, [...]
UPDATE: Lafayette Police are reporting that Murrius Williams has been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police has asked the public to be on the lookout for a male teen who was last seen late Monday jumping out of moving car. According to Police Spokesperson Cpl. Bridgette Dugas, 13-year-old Murrius Williams was inside [...]
JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) A 16-year-old male is in jail charged with second-degree murder. This comes after a deadly shooting early Tuesday morning in Jeanerette. Police say the shooting happened at the intersection of Church and Pellerin Street. The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Tommy Carson Jr. of Franklin. "We got a call around approximately [...]
TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (KLFY) Donations continue to pour into Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes. In fact, U.S. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy made a promise to residents living in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The senator says he's going to hold the federal government accountable for providing resources. He calls the destruction in Thibodaux breath taking, that [...]
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On the corner of this quiet Uptown street on Perrier and Upperline, in the aftermath of Ida there are fences down, roofs are damaged, garbage bags are piling up, but there’s something sending shock waves through the neighborhood – a dead alligator in a dumpster. “There’s a gator in the garbage,” [...]
UPDATE: Superintendent Allen Blanchard has announced that all St. Martinville schools will be open, Wednesday, September 8, 2021. ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- St. Martinville students woke up ready for the school day Tuesday morning but were notified about school closures just moments before bus routes began. City officials say the power went out early [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - It has been nine days since Hurricane Ida entered Louisiana and left damage in its wake. On Tuesday afternoon, Governor John Bel Edwards provided an update about hurricane recovery. The news conference took place at the Louisiana State Police Training Academy. Edwards has visited 13 parishes affected by Hurricane Ida [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- The Louisiana Department of Health alerted seven nursing homes that evacuated to a Tangipahoa facility ahead of Hurricane Ida that their licenses are being revoked and their Medicaid provider agreements have been terminated, according to a press release from the LDH. The seven nursing homes include the following: River Palms [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) Opelousas Police need the public’s help identifying the person responsible for attacking and severely injuring a man with a mental illness. According to police, the incident happened August 11 just before 7:00 p.m. in the 300 block of E. Jefferson Street. Police Chief Martin McLendon said officers on patrol were stopped by [...]
(KLFY) -- Rita Touchet and Ashley Eads are teaming up to help those displaced because of Hurricane Ida after witnessing firsthand the devastation and impact the storm had on families. "You just can't imagine it," Touchet explains. The category four storm ripped through Southeast Louisiana, leaving people behind to pick up the pieces of their [...]