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It's been a nasty day across Acadiana with temperatures hovering in the mid-40s with light-to-moderate rainfall continuing. Temperatures won't rise much more through the afternoon and off-and-on light showers are expected to continue at least through the early evening hours. The rain will end later tonight, but we'll keep mostly cloudy skies in the forecast. [...]
Lafayette Consolidated Government gave final approval Wednesday to an ordinance that will cut off alcohol sales at bars on Mardi Gras at midnight.
BRUSLY, La. (BRPROUD) - The Addis Town Council accepted the resignation of Officer David Cauthorn during its Wednesday night meeting, according to Chief Ricky Anderson of the Addis Police Department. Cauthorn was arrested Sunday, Jan. 1 after his alleged involvement in a deadly crash during a high-speed chase. The wreck resulted in the deaths of two [...]
Jeffery Istre, an oilfield worker and Army veteran with Acadiana roots is running for governor as an independent.
UPDATE: The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s has released more information on the alleged threat that took place with two students of Sterlington Middle School. On February 1, 2023, authorities were contacted by a concerned parent regarding a suspicious photo of a firearm on her juvenile sons’ phone and a message not to attend class at Sterlington [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Legislators in the third day of the special legislative session looked to incentivize insurance companies to come to the state. The key bill of the session passed the full House Wednesday, but with many still having reservations. The objective of the session is to put $45 million into the Insurance [...]
Deputies of the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office DC-3 Women’s Jail Facility in Cottonport, La. reported the escape of a female offender being transported to DC-3 around 1:15 a.m.
A Morgan city man has pled guilty to second degree murder moments before his trail on Wednesday (Feb. 1st).
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) The double murder trial for JaMarcus McClendon has reached closing arguments Wednesday. McClendon, son of former Opelousas Police Chief Martin McClendon, was arrested in May, 2017 on two charges of first-degree murder following the 2016 death of Nakia Ramer, 19 and Shawn Parish, 21. When McClendon was named the suspect in the [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Some residents disagree with a proposed plan for a vacant lot on University Avenue at Four Corners. They are asking the Lafayette City Council to reject or hold off on a proposal to build a new convenience store gas station in their neighborhood. The property where the store would be built [...]
VERMILION PARISH, La. (KLFY) A man died Wednesday in a crash on Louisiana Highway 3267 near Louisiana Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish. State Police identified the deceased as Brian D. Broussard, 61 of Abbeville. Troop I Spokesperson Thomas Gossen said the Broussard was driving a Ford F150 southbound on LA 3267 when for unknown reasons, [...]
JENNINGS, La (KLFY)-- Ochsner American Legion Hospital in Jennings has created a program to assist new mothers in developing their baby's brains. The new 'brain bags' program is a way mothers giving birth at Ochsner's American Legion Hospital can feel better about the development of their baby. Mindy Hertzel says the program has been in [...]
OPELOUSAS, LA (KLFY)--- A newly proposed city ordinance aims to tackle the issue of blighted and vacant properties in downtown Opelousas. Members of the community hope this move can help revitalize the city. Gretchen Erlingson, a resident of Opelousas her entire life says the issue has been going on for years. "They have not been [...]
A Colorado woman was arrested in St. Landry Parish on charges of exploitation of the infirmed that allegedly stem back to 2020.