LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Multiple Lafayette organizations are collaborating to help communities devastated by Hurricane Ida. Over a dozen local companies/agencies are planning a two-day supply drive for Wednesday, Sept. 29, and Thursday, Sept. 20. Pro Golfer Chris Arceneaux, in collaboration with the following companies/agencies, band together to provide needed supplies to those devastated by [...]
Numerous media outlets are reporting that flames and smoke have been seen coming from the roof of the Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans.
Carla Dean shares her life since her daughter's murder, the importance of family and community support, and her efforts to reach parents who have been impacted by senseless violence.
The New Orleans Pelicans announced today the team’s television and radio broadcast schedule for the 2021-22 season.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - It has now been three weeks since Hurricane Ida hit southeast Louisiana and there are many questions still about why some critical services failed in the days after the storm. Legislators called providers to the Capitol for answers. The Joint Commerce Committee heard testimony from both utility and internet providers [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Police Special Investigation Unit and Detectives identified and arrested the suspect responsible for a shooting on Edison St. in Lafayette on Sunday, Sept. 19. Arthur James Minor Jr., 23, was located Monday after detectives identified him as the suspect responsible for the shooting. According to LPD, Minor fled on foot [...]
Officials with Opelousas General Health System announced that its South Campus, along the I-49 service road, is now a treatment site for monoclonal antibody therapy.
(KLFY) We introduce to you a preventive medicine specialist who helps to keep the 256th infantry brigade in good health while serving our country. An active army medic transitioned to the Louisiana National Guard. His medical training was a stepping stone to his mission with the brigade. "Basically I keep soldiers from going to medical [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Two additional arrests have been made in last week's homicide investigation that stems from a crash/shooting on Seafood Lane in Lafayette early Friday morning. Arrest warrants were executed for a Lafayette Parish man and a St. Landry Parish juvenile. Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office took a suspect into custody Monday afternoon. There [...]
PORT BARRE, La. (KLFY) The Port Barre Police Department's top cop is at home recovering from the coronavirus. Police Chief Deon Boudreaux announced Monday on social media that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Boudreaux said he is quarantining at his home after suffering mild symptoms over the weekend and then taking a test Monday. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory will over turn the councils vote to strip money from his budget. Guillory allocated about $250k to help the North Lafayette Redevelopment Authority (NLRA) work to improve north Lafayette. Earlier NLRA chairwoman, Shytishia Flugence stated that she was disappointed the council voted to remove the funding. "There is [...]
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The U.S. Airforce Academy is mourning the loss of 23-year-old Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Denardo of Slidell, who died in a car crash over the weekend. Denardo was driving on I-25 when her vehicle went off the road near the Interquest exit, the U.S. Air force Academy said. “The Academy [...]
JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Jeanerette became a city in the 1950s, but according to the 2020 Census, it isn't one any longer. The 2020 Census count considers Jeanerette a town, and that could have a big effect on the people who live here. 4,813 doesn't seem like a significant number to most people, but it's [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) New Iberia Police say three children were riding an ATV that went onto the roadway and was struck by a passing vehicle. Police Spokesperson Sgt. Daesha Hughes said the three juveniles were 7, 8, and 13. She said they were all riding together on a 4-wheeler that went onto the roadway [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Governor John Bel Edwards is traveling to Washington D.C. to request urgent federal relief assistance for areas of the state in need as residents recover from major hurricanes and natural disasters. In a letter addressed to the Louisiana Congressional Delegation, he cites the need for additional assistance as residents recover [...]
A pair of lawsuits have been filed within the 15th Judicial District Court on behalf of healthcare workers employed by Ochsner Lafayette General and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center who believe the hospitals' COVID-19 vaccine mandates are unconstitutional.