14-year-old charged for calling in bomb threat to Franklin schools
A 14-year-old girl was arrested this morning and charged after police say she called in a bomb threat to Franklin Jr. High and Franklin Sr. High.
A 14-year-old girl was arrested this morning and charged after police say she called in a bomb threat to Franklin Jr. High and Franklin Sr. High.
Rebecca Mouton says the fire happened around 2 a.m. this morning, Jan. 18. She is disabled and is on a breathing machine. If she hadn't woken up to get something to drink in the night, she may not have be alive to tell her story.
Prior to returning to the classroom, students received a note with details about COVID protocols during the spring semester.
A surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant has stretched COVID-19 testing capabilities to the limit.
Governor John Bel Edwards, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome are meeting at the LSU Burden Museum on Tuesday to introduce a Statewide Litter Task Force.
Let's get you caught up on today's top stories as you head out the door with today's Morning Rush.
Bailey's Seafood and Grill joined Gerald Gruenig live in the Acadiana Eats Kitchen today.
FRANKLIN, La. (KLFY)-- The Franklin Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire in the 400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Due to water pressure issues, Chitimacha, Baldwin, and Centerville fire departments were called to assist. No occupants were injured. There were five dogs in the home: two escaped on their own, one [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- To honor Martin Luther King Jr., the MLK Holiday Committee held a commemorative program Monday night. A woman who made waves in black history in Louisiana was the keynote speaker. Bernette Joshua Johnson made history in the state by becoming the first african american Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a report of a missing person from Opelousas. A BOLO alert (Be on the lookout) has been issued for 84-year-old Merrick Semien. According to authorities, Semien was last seen over the weekend (January 15) walking in the 400 block of Texas Eastern [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy should be honored by giving back to your community in some way, helping all the people in need. That’s what this non-profit organization, House of Hope Empowerment Center, is doing today. “We are going to service our community by feeding. We have over 250 plates that will [...]
LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY) -- The city of Lafayette has had three fatal pedestrian accidents less than three weeks into the new year. The most recent was Sunday night just after 10 P.M. in the 2600 block of Ambassador Caffery Parkway. Police say they are still searching for the driver who struck and killed 57-year-old Donald [...]
FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. --- Officers have arrested a man who they say was responsible for stabbing a man at a gas station on Jan. 4. A warrant was issued for Timothy Chevrette, 25, for attempted first degree murder after police say they interviewed witnesses and located the suspect's vehicle and license plate number. Police said [...]
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) A pregnant mother and her three children made it out of their home safely after an electric space heater sparked a fire at their Carencro home early Monday morning. It happened around 5 a.m., in the 100 block of Clo Drive, Carencro Fire Department Spokesperson David Mouton said. The mother and [...]
A Lafayette man was sentenced on Jan. 12 for conspiracy to commit mail fraud by staging automobile accidents with tractor trailers.