Former St. Thomas More teacher, Jacob De La Paz made an appearance in Federal Court on whether he will stay in jail on charges of Enticing a Minor to Produce Child Pornography.
Police investigating a shooting at the Raceway near Center St. involving a 5-year-old.
The Internal Revenue Service is warning about scams revolving around the Employee Retention Credit.
ARNAUDVILLE, La. (KLFY) Arnaudville Police need the public's helping locating Robert Anglin, wanted on several felony charges, including aggravated assault on a police officer, domestic abuse aggravated assault with child endangerment, and resisting an officer by force or violence. Anglin is accused of enticing his rotweilers to attack a police officer who was responding to [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)-- A shortage of nurses has been felt throughout the country, and even here in Acadiana. In an effort to combat the crisis, UL Lafayette and Ochsner Lafayette General have come up with a new accelerated bachelors in nursing. Representatives with both the university and Ochsner Lafayette General say their partnership will likely [...]
NEW IBERIA, LA (KLFY)---The victim of the May 1 hit and run crash in New Iberia has been identified as 45-year-old Jeremiah Wood. Police said Wood was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a car near the 1700 block of Center Street. The suspected vehicle that struck Wood was reportedly found at a [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette police are investigating a fatal shooting. Officers who responded to a man knocking on doors asking for assistance found an unidentified male suffering from a gunshot wound at about 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 2500 block of E. Simcoe Street, according to Sgt. Robin Green, public information officer for the Lafayette [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The Lafayette Public Library's budget deficit of $1.3M has been slashed in under two years. Parish Council Chairman Josh Carlson says with a budget deficit the building of a new library in the northern part of the parish and various projects at other branches would have gone through the money that was [...]
Hawks flying into windows becoming a problem in Acadiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A house fire on Vanburen Drive in Lafayette was caused by a frying pan left unattended in the kitchen by a teenager, the Lafayette Fire Department said. Fire Department Spokesperson Alton Trahan said the male juvenile was in the home was preparing to fry food when the pot of grease ignited catching [...]
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) St. Martinville police said Wednesday that human remains found in December by hunters belong to a man who was reported missing two years ago. The remains of Albert Willis Jr. were identified by DNA, Police Chief Rickey Martin confirmed. Willis was reported missing on June 18, 2021. Porsche Calais, 33 was [...]
Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux has filed a lawsuit against the Youngsville City Council.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A bill that looked to add protections in the workplace for LGBTQ people failed in a House committee Wednesday. Advocates believe it is critical to codify protections into state law, others said it opens up businesses to lawsuits. The legislature has advanced bills that would limit discussion around gender identity [...]
EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) A Basile man has been arrested in connection with the assault of his 14-year-old daughter. Authorities say their investigation began on April 9 and at its culmination concluded that the girl had been repeatedly abused by her father, Christopher Duplechain, who caused multiple injuries to her that required medical attention. Duplechain, [...]