ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A Rayne man has been arrested for vehicle theft after fleeing a wreck he was involved in while driving another vehicle, according to a press release from the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office. Austin Meche, 25, of Rayne, was arrested and booked into the Acadia Parish Jail on one count of [...]
Louisiana State Police officials are expected to react to the Associated Press's recent accusations about patterns of excessive use of force incidents in a 1 p.m. press conference today.
The Lafayette Fire Department will play host to the "Spirit of Louisiana" fire truck during Saturday's 20th anniversary memorial of the 9/11 attacks.
A Jennings man was arrested Tuesday after Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office detectives say he was responsible for contractor fraud.
HOUMA, La. (BRPROUD) - Hurricane Ida revealed the strengths and shortfalls of Louisiana's coastal protects and energy grid. Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes spent a billion dollars to build their own levee system in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, an investment they believe saved lives during Hurricane Ida. "The levees, they work. It was huge, it [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - Lafayette Ballet Theatre, with Principal guests from Pacific Northwest Ballet, present the holiday classic, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker in two acts, based on the story of E. T. A. Hoffmann's "Nutcracker and the King of Mice." For more information call LBT at (337) 262-0444 or Heymann Center box office at (337) 291-5555. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - : CreateAthon is a 24-hour marketing blitz where marketing agencies across the nation cease regular operations to focus their time and talents on marketing for nonprofits in their community. BBR has a longstanding history of supporting our community through give-back initiatives. For the last few years, they have partnered with CreateAthon [...]
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring another area of storminess in the Caribbean Sea associated with a weak tropical wave as it moves over Central America. There is a 80% chance that a tropical system forms from this area over the next 5 days as it moves into the Bay of Campeche. Regardless of development, [...]
Debate is starting in the U.S. House on what could be the largest spending package in U.S. history.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are now being required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The university says students have until September 20 to get the first dose, and that if students don't, they won't be able to register for future semesters. Some students say they've already gotten vaccinated, [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Sheriff’s deputies from Iberia Parish are returning home after assisting Terrebonne Parish law enforcement with Hurricane Ida recovery efforts. Eight deputies have been in Terrebonne Parish assisting for the past 10 days. On Thursday, the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office provided lunch for over 400 Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies and [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Opportunity Machine in Lafayette is offering free workspaces for small business owners who have been displaced because of Hurricane Ida. They are also offering mentoring for small business owners who are going through a disaster for the very first time. “Besides space, we also want to make sure that they [...]
Now that many homeowners have had time to look at their damage from Hurricane Ida — and start repairing it — they're facing a new struggle with their insurance companies.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Two people from Broussard and a firearms business in Lafayette have each been indicted on several federal firearms charges, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Louisiana. Jeremiah Micah Deare, 37, Sarah Elaine Fogle, 30, and Dave's Gunshop, LLC (owned by Deare), have been charged [...]
VERMILION PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- $20,000 worth of stolen firearms was recovered after a gun shop in Vermilion Parish was burglarized on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Five men and a juvenile have been arrested, according to a press release from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office. In the early morning hours of Sept. 7, the VPSO received [...]
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) - A family from Terrebonne Parish, who lost everything they own in Hurricane Ida, is getting back on their feet. It's all thanks to generosity in Acadiana. Bead Busters & Float Rentals in Youngsville has been a central point for hurricane relief donations and distribution. When word got back that there [...]
HOUMA, La. (KLFY) -- Many officers in the Houma Police Department have been working 18-hour days since Hurricane Ida devastated the city. Police departments across Lafayette Parish are sending reinforcements to the Bayou. Other officers stepping gives the Houma officers the time to care for their own damage and families. Carencro Police is one of [...]
In the wake of Hurricane Ida, Lowe's continues to step up and give resources to residents in the community in an effort to help recover.