The eight Louisiana casinos that started taking sports bets in November raked in more than $5.6 million in revenue on more than $27 million in wagers, according to the latest revenue data from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Sports betting is now legal in Louisiana, and one local casino wasted no time bringing it to Acadiana. It's the first casino in Acadiana where you can place sports bets in person. Evangeline Downs held a grand opening for their new sports betting area Friday afternoon. Louisiana sports hall [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Two people died in a crash on I-49 Southbound near mile marker 40 at the St. Landry Parish line Friday night, and multiple people were severely injured, according to Louisiana State Police (LSP). A vehicle that was traveling the wrong way on the interstate caused the crash, LSP Trooper [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - The attorney representing embattled Lafayette City Judge Michelle Odinet says she is considering resigning from the bench. "She's certainly heard the calls for her resignation from the governor, community leaders, and other lawyers. That's at the top of the list of things she's considering at this point," said attorney Dane Ciolino. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Margaret Childress of Lafayette is 93-years-old and proud of it. Childress said she feels "like a million dollars. I really and truly do." "I got a brother who is 90-years-old. It's just the two of us alive out of six children," Childress stated. Margaret is the oldest of the six. Plus, [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- In honor of Crowley native and former Ragin' Cajun Baseball coach Tony Robichaux, who impacted the community, a new name is coming to the Crowley Recreation Department Sports Complex. "We recently underwent a five in a half-million renovation. So when we got the new fields, the new complex, it was time [...]
(KLFY) -- The popular social media app, Tik Tok is known for its "challenges". Past challenges called on students to engage in violent behavior towards a teacher or school property but the latest one is calling on students to threaten gun violence at school. It has several school districts and parents taking precautions. The nationwide [...]
The Louisiana Supreme Court has appointed a retired St. Landry Parish assistant district attorney and Opelousas city court judge to fill in for suspended Lafayette City Judge Michelle Odinet. In doing so, they have also appointed Lafayette's first Black city judge.
Amazon has responded to a report of a driver working near Edwardsville, Illinois, on the night of Dec. 10.
The Lafayette Parish Grand Jury handed down three indictments on Dec. 15.
Boeing announced Friday that it will be dropping the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees that went into effect in October.
LAPLACE, La. (KLFY) -- The Bonnet Carre Spillway is tentatively scheduled to be closed in both directions on Sunday, December 19, 2021, from noon until 5:00 p.m. to allow Entergy to reinstall overhead transmission lines following Tuesday’s fatal helicopter crash. Louisiana State Police as well as DOTD will have personnel along the closure points. Detour: [...]
A Lafayette Parish man was given 17 indictments by the Lafayette Parish Grand Jury in the 15th Judicial District on Dec. 15.
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting 31 additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, three of which are in Acadiana. None of these new cases have required hospitalization. This brings the total number of Omicron cases in our state to 124. The first confirmed Omicron case in [...]