LOUISIANA (KLFY) -- The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LAWFF) has announced the cancellation of its 2021 Wild Night Fundraiser. The LAWFF said it canceled the event due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Louisiana and the recent impacts to many regions from Hurricane Ida, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department [...]
Honoré tweeted after the crash saying that he and others were able to walk away. NEW ORLEANS (WWL-TV) — Retired Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré says he walked away from a multi-car crash Monday morning on Interstate 10 near LaPlace. Honoré shared photos of the crash's aftermath on Twitter, saying that his Land Cruiser that [...]
LOUISIANA (KLFY) -- The Lake Charles and Shreveport mayors announced a friendly competition to see which city can achieve the highest increase in first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations by October 31. Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins issued his challenge, with Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter accepting in a video posted online Monday. To kick off this challenge, Mayor [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette now has a "Safe Exchange Zone" designed to offer a safe alternative to meeting a stranger in their home or at an unfamiliar location. It is monitored 24/7 via live video surveillance by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office. Located at 316 W Main St., the two parking spots are in [...]
COVINGTON, La. (BRPROUD) - A woman escaped through a window of a vehicle and notified the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office that she had been a kidnapping victim. The suspect in this case is Jay Langford, of Florida and his girlfriend says that Langford was going to "kill her and dump her body on some [...]
President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, when his administration will require all foreign nationals flying into the country to be fully vaccinated.
Law enforcement agencies swarmed the home of Brian Laundrie's family on Monday as the fiancé of Gabby Petito, who was identified by police as a person of interest in her disappearance, remains missing.
Lafayette Police say they are looking for the gunman in Sunday morning's shooting in the 500 block of Edison St.
PONCHATOULA, La. (BRPROUD)- The Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Units, powered by Matthew 25: Ministries, was deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ida throughout Louisiana. The mobile laundry vehicles in Louisiana have been providing free, full-service laundry to residents affected by the recent hurricane. Residents were able to [...]
This week on the Acadiana Music Spotlight, KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig features Los Texmaniacs. Los Texmaniacs is a Cojunto band created by Max Baca in 1997. In 2010, Los Texmaniacs won a Grammy Award for Tejano Album of The Year "Borders y Bailes". Members of Los Texmaniacs include Max Baca on Bajo Sexto, Josh Baca [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - On average, children get 7 hours of screen time and should only get about 2 hours per day. Children should be getting at least 1 hour of physical activity a day. Some healthy meals, snacks, and beverages include: Cheese/Chicken Quesadilla Tuna Sandwiches Chicken Caesar Wrap Sunflower Butter & Jelly Sandwich (Nut-Free) [...]
The first real cold front of the season is poised to move through Acadiana late Tuesday but the next couple of days will be hot and humid. Fall officially starts on Wednesday. The cold front is currently located across the Rockies this morning with temperatures in the 40s to 50s behind the front. This much [...]
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) Firefighters in Scott and the Lafayette Hazmat response team were called out Sunday afternoon to contain a propane leak. It happened at a business in the 200 block of North Fieldspan Road shortly after noon. A 500-gallon tank was emitting a vapor cloud. Two roads were shut down as a precaution [...]
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) A 36-year-old Lafayette man was found shot to death inside a vehicle that had been involved in a crash. According to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, the body of Christoper Williams was found early Friday morning by deputies who were responding to a crash in the 200 block of Seafood Lane. [...]
ST. MARY PARISH, La. KLFY) The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a person who was found dead inside a Red Cross Evacuee Shelter in Amelia. According to the St. Mary Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, the deceased was located around noon Sunday inside the shelter that had been set up for [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A TikTok trend encouraging students to steal and vandalize school property will not be tolerated at Southside High. The new trend called 'devious licks' challenges students to post videos of themselves destroying school property, students spitting and urinating on walls, or stealing school belongings. A parent at Southside High sent KLFY a [...]