As COVID-19 infection numbers continue to come down across Louisiana, local school districts are revisiting their mask mandates. Below is a list of what Acadiana school districts have or are planning to decide on the matter.
PORT BARRE, La. (KLFY) -- Port Barre Police investigated two shootings in a 12-hour period, but they do not believe the two shootings were related. Three people were charged in one of the shootings, according to a press release. The first shooting happened around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15 on Bayou Rd. The Port [...]
UPDATE, 2:12 p.m.: Officials tell News 10 that power has started returning to St. Martin Parish outage areas. UPDATE, 1:53 p.m.: Cleco tells News 10 that they've suffered a transmission outage, but power is expected to be up and running again by around 3:30 p.m. today. ORIGINAL POST: ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- St. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being honored at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on the final stop for a traveling exhibit's tour around Louisiana that honors King's life. The exhibit includes a documentary, artifacts, and art. "Carrying on the Dream" honors the life and legacy of MLKJ and opened [...]
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Two suspects who stole guns from unlocked vehicles in Acadia Parish are on the loose. Deputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office (APSO) are asking for help identifying them. During the late-night hours of Feb. 10 and early-morning hours of Feb. 11, two suspects were captured on video surveillance entering [...]
MELVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- One person is dead, and one person is injured after a Tuesday night shooting near Melville, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office (SLPSO). On Tuesday, Feb. 15 at around 7:29 p.m., deputies with the SLPSO responded to a shooting in the 9400 block of Hwy 105. They found one [...]
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith announced the addition of a new K-9 officer, a two-year-old hound by the name of Ellie Belle.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) has announced safety rules and regulations for Mardi Gras as the city is in the final stages of preparation for parades. The first Parade will begin on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 6:30 pm. The Lafayette Police Department will close all streets on and around the [...]
The school board rescinded the 2021-2022 Learn Lafayette reopening plan with a seven in favor, two against vote.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Let's get you caught up on top stories as you head out the door with News 10's Morning Rush. Today's Headlines: Dwyane Alfred, 24, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, and obstruction of justice in connection with skeletal remains. A 14- year-old girl in Baton [...]
A Louisiana man faces thousands of dollars in fines and won't be allowed to hunt or fish for at least three years after he pleaded guilty, admitting to illegally shooting geese from a highway.
UPDATE: 02/15/22 10:14 P.M. An arrest has been made in connection with human remains found in New Iberia. Police discovered the remains on Cherokee Street on Sunday. Authorities say the remains could be connected to the disappearance of a young woman. 24-year-old Dwayne Alfred was arrested early Tuesday morning, in connection to the remains found. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Every ten years following the U.S. Census, district boundaries for the city and parish council start to be redrawn so that each district is as equal in population as possible and practicable so that communities have equal access to political representation. On Tuesday, the Lafayette City and Parish councils are to [...]
UPDATE: 02/15/22 6:06 p.m. Fire crews on Tuesday dealt with a blazing field fire in Rayne during a statewide burn ban. As of 6 p.m. the fire was under control. News 10's Rodricka Taylor was on scene and has this report. “We walked outside. We didn’t hear anything. We walked outside and saw the field [...]
BUTTE LA ROSE, La. (KLFY) -- Work started Monday to dismantle the old pontoon bridge to Butte La Rose. Installing its replacement could take a full year, and people are already making adjusting to minimize the impact. Disassembly of the Butte La Rose Pontoon Bridge is not only cutting people off from one way in [...]
DETROIT (AP) — Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this. U.S. highway safety regulators are about to allow new high-tech headlights that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don’t create glare for oncoming drivers. [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will grant a third round of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer food benefits to qualifying households with children in grades K-12. According to the DCFS, the P-EBT benefits will start rolling out between April and May. Students are eligible to receive P-EBT if: they [...]
The Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland will be rolling back some of their mask requirements for vaccinated guests this Thursday.
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) -- A teenager was arrested on Valentine's Day after attempting to hire a hitman online to kill her 14-year-old ex-boyfriend. According to Baton Rouge Police Detectives, the teenager tried to hire a hitman from "rentahitman.com." An administrator from the website alerted local authorities and reported this incident. BRPD arrested the juvenile [...]
YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- Two dogs were rescued from a mobile home fire in Youngsville Tuesday afternoon. The fire started around 2pm at a mobile home in the 100 block of Windrose. No one was injured in the fire. Youngsville Fire Department, Lafayette Parish Fire Department and Broussard Fire Department all responded to the scene.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Doug Ashy, owner of Doug Ashy Building Materials, Inc., passed away Monday morning, surrounded by family. His funeral services are set for this weekend. Ashy was 91 years old at the time of his death. He spent most of his life dedicated to his business, after opening his first lumber yard [...]