On Friday, Gov. John Bel Edwards was in New Orleans to meet with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge in New Orleans to discuss Hurricane Ida recovery as well as COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Multiple Louisiana legislators are making a push for the Department of Health to allow Ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. Rep. Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs recently sent a letter to Governor Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health. The letter was sent on Monday, September 13 and Rep. Hodges asks [...]
A child between the ages of 5 and 11 died from COVID-19, according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), becoming the sixth such death since the start of the disease's fourth surge.
One man is dead after a crash at the edge of Lafayette Parish that may have involved a shooting, according to Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO) deputies.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge (CCDBR) will be receiving 49 Afghan refugees and they're asking the public for donations or help as refugees acclimate to American life. “The American people have shown an overwhelming desire to help those from Afghanistan who riskedtheir lives and the lives of [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - The purpose of the commemorative bricks are to promote pride and loyalty amongst our alumni. The cost of the brick is $75 plus shipping, if you are of out of town or out of state. Local alumni can pick up at Award Master. You can order the brick by itself, or [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - "VOTE Party in the Park" will be located at 705 Aster Street at Debaillon Park. Most people will know the park if told that it's the park in "The Zip" or Azaelia Park. If anyone wants to learn more about VOTE or become a member, they can contact Consuela Gaines at [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A Lafayette woman is speaking out after she says a Lafayette cemetery buried her mother in the wrong spot. News Ten has learned it's the same cemetery where similar mistakes were made recently. The first report came to News Ten two months ago. A Kaplan widow discovered another man was buried [...]
(KLFY) -- A local company is getting a new home after Hurricane Delta damaged their existing facility. Ragin’ Cajun Foods is moving into a building three times the size of where they operate now. “Ragin’ Cajun is an authentic line of Cajun-Creole sauces and seasonings. We make seasoned beans. We recently introduced a new line [...]
RAYNE, La. (KLFY) -- Treatment for Coronavirus patients is becoming more widely available in Acadiana. To supplement hospitals' capacity to administer life-saving COVID-19 treatment, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is opening two monoclonal antibody infusion (mAbs) sites in every region. "This is essentially a patch to try to help us get through this really [...]
Church Point Police are searching for a missing man who was last seen leaving the Acadia St. Landry Hospital on Sept. 6 at around 4:45 p.m. after seeking medical treatment.
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- Officers with the Opelousas Police Department are on the scene of a shooting in 1600 block of Redmond Street and Nicole Lane. One victim was transported to the hospital with multiple wounds, according to a press release from their office. Officers are currently viewing cameras in the area. More information will [...]