LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Junior Achievement of Acadiana gathered women who are ready to mentor hundreds of teens for their Leading Ladies program in January. “I am a supporter of junior achievement both financially and more so from the heart because it’s just about helping mentor girls particularly high school seniors into whatever profession they [...]
After COVID-19 shut down Mardi Gras festivities across Louisiana in 2021, the Krewe des Canailles (KDC) announced Acadiana's first return to Carnival for 2022 today.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Exposition (LAGCOE) will return to Lafayette for the 2022 technical conference and exposition after changing locations in 2019. The announcement was made in a press release Wednesday morning. The press release described the Board of LAGCOE as innovative, stating that it made significant investments to [...]
The Lafayette City-Parish Civil Service Board has agreed to hear an appeal from fired former Lafayette Police Chief Thomas Glover.
EGAN, La. (KLFY) -- The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of around $6k worth of items that were stolen from the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Egan. Law enforcement believes the theft happened sometime in the last two weeks of October. According to Sheriff K.P. Gibson, suspects pried open the door, stole various [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- The St. Landry Parish Grand Jury handed down five indictments on Nov. 3. Three of them were second-degree murder, and the other two were attempted second-degree murder. The following people were indicted in the 27th Judicial District: Keith Eli, II, 20, of Opelousas: Second-degree murder of Taylor Joubert on [...]
Morgan City Police are on the hunt for a shooter after one person was struck by gunfire this week on Grizzaffi St.
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BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (KLFY) -- A Breaux Bridge mother is speaking out after her son was shot seven times and survived, now clinging to life. Another man who was shot wasn't as lucky, and died hours later. The shooting happened on Halloween day in Breaux Bridge in the 900 block of West Patin Street. The [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association says the claim that taxpayers are paying to cleanup abandoned oil wells is an absolute 'falsehood'. Mike Moncla explains the cost of plugging orphan oil wells is paid by every oil company producing oil in Louisiana every month. On Monday, Retired Lt. [...]
UPDATE: 8:46 p.m. New Iberia Police have arrested Anthony Loston in connection with the death of Dominique Lewis who was murdered in New Iberia over the weekend. Loston is facing charges of second degree murder, obstruction of justice and theft of a firearm. NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) -- A mother is crying out now that [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A 20-year-old woman who police found alone and without a pulse in downtown Lafayette in late October, has died. Lafayette police say she died at a local hospital after fighting for her life for two weeks. "Out of respect for her family and those who loved her, we will not be [...]
EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A 22-year-old Mamou man is accused of strangling his teen girlfriend after he allegedly stole her cell phone and then confronted her about what he had discovered in the phone. The incident happened October 30 in the Reddell area, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office said. Detectives said a 17-year-old victim [...]
(KLFY)- Starting last week, the St. Landry Parish Animal Shelter temporarily stopped taking in animals. Parish President Jessie Bellard told News 10 the shelter is at capacity, housing over 100 animals. "There is too much coming in and not enough people to help. We can't take in animals if we can't take care of them," [...]