IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Carey Laviolette, the superintendent for the Iberia Parish School District, announced that she will retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Laviolette will remain with the district until the end of her contract on June 30, 2022. The Iberia Parish School Board is working on finding the next [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- The Iberia Parish School district is transitioning Westgate High School to remote learning from January 10 - January 13, 2022. In-person classes will resume on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Friday, January 14 will be a teacher professional development day, and school will be out for the Martin Luther King holiday [...]
Meet Dempsey! He's available for adoption through ARFLA - Animal Rescue Foundation of Louisiana. He's a loveable dog looking for a forever home. He's about 3 years old who was found as a stray at a construction site. He's very calm-natured and an all-around great dog. If you are interested in adopting him or for [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) -- Shelves at local stores have been emptied of COVID-19 at-home tests, and lines continue to get longer in local walk-in clinics as the demand for testing increases. But the New Iberia Fire Department is trying to make it easier for residents to get tested. Early Friday morning, vehicles wrapped around [...]
MELVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- A 25-year-old man was arrested after getting in a fistfight with and then shooting at a 16-year-old who was at the same New Year's Eve party, according to a press release from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office (SLPSO). Randy Keith Ansley, 25, of Krotz Springs, faces charges of attempted second-degree [...]
EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- The Louisiana Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating allegations of a man being called a racial slur at an Evangeline Parish School Board meeting in late December, according to a press release from Attorney General Jeff Landry's office. Arthur Sampson, Jr. of Ville Platte, said that at an Evangeline Parish [...]
More than 28,000 pounds of ground beef is being recalled after a sample package tested positive for E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday.
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Democrats have been waiting for a year for President Joe Biden to call out former President Donald Trump for his claims about the 2020 presidential election and pinpoint the role Trump played in instigating his followers to “fight like hell” to contest the result.
Miss Reba’s Green House is the newest storefront to open in Downtown Lafayette.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Juarez officials say an asphalt manufacturer is responsible for an explosion last week that some say was heard all the way to Socorro, Texas. A company called ASPA (Asfaltos y Pavimentos) on Dec. 30 detonated 275 pounds of dynamite into the side of a West Juarez mountain, El Diario [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The scene is clear at the corner of Verot School Road and Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, the location for a Dynamic Diagnostics pop-up testing site. The sign on the door reads "out of tests." Our most recent anonymous caller says that makes him anxious because he needs his PCR results as soon [...]
Lafayette, La. (KLFY) Two people have been arrested and taken into custody following an armed robbery at a Lafayette business. The incident happened January 3 in the 2200 block of NW Evangeline Thruway, police said. 19-year-old Selena Smith of Lafayette was charged with armed robbery, armed robbery with a firearm, prostitution, and aggravated second degree [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Lafayette Parish Animal Shelter is asking for your help to protect pets from the cold weather. They’re making a call for dog houses and blankets, so the shelter can give them to pets in need. "Instead of taking them into the shelter, or citing these people who love their animals, [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Police are investigating after one person was shot in on South Magnolia Stree. The shooting happened Dec. 26 in the 1100 block of South Magnolia Street, police said. When police arrived, they found a victim with a gun shot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. (BRPROUD) -- It is the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Louisiana's delegation played their own roles in the historic day when supporters of former President Donald Trump tried to forcefully stop the election certifying Joe Biden as the winner of the November presidential election. "What happened on January 6th was one of [...]
Retired 15th Judicial District Judge Jules D. Edwards, III, is expected to announce his candidacy for Lafayette City Judge Division A next week at an event at the Cajundome's Table Room.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Governor John Bel Edwards held a media briefing on the state's response to COVID-19 Thursday afternoon. Gov. Edwards said the state is starting 2022 in a challenging place as COVID-19 surges. He said Omicron has rapidly taken over as the dominant variant, with the state health department reporting 14,077 cases. [...]
Lafayette, La. (KLFY) -– Interim Lafayette Police Chief Wayne Griffin, who had been suspended with pay following allegations of sexual misconduct, will return to the department under a new title. According to the Lafayette Consolidated Government, Major Monte Potier will remain in command of the Lafayette Police Department until a permanent Chief of Police is appointed. [...]