Abbeville man arrested in connection with Feb. 24 hookah lounge shooting
Tavion Young, 19, was arrested May 4 after a high-speed chase, according to Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy.
Tavion Young, 19, was arrested May 4 after a high-speed chase, according to Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy.
The World's Smallest Chef serves dinner in the French Quarter
A Eunice man charged with second degree battery now has charges upgraded to manslaughter after the man he assaulted died.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A bill that would raise Louisiana's minimum wage to $14 per hour by 2028 was approved by a Louisiana State Senate Committee. The Labor & Industrial Relations Committee approved SB149 from State Senator Gary Carter on a 3-2 vote. SB149 proposes raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour starting [...]
Two men who pleaded guilty to cheating in a walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie appeared in court Thursday for sentencing.
MORGAN CITY, La. (KLFY) - A shooting early Tuesday morning in Morgan City caused a school to be locked down while a search for the suspect happened nearby. Officers with the Morgan City Police Department responded to the area of Grizzaffi Street regarding a report of a shooting that had occurred. They located a victim [...]
Lafayette was home to one of the last remaining Sears Hometown stores in the nation. Now the store is going to shut its doors for good.
Lafayette Police are on the scene of a major crash involving a motorcycle.
Authorities say a Louisiana teacher and former reserve police officer accused of raping a student in a closet at a Baton Rouge high school will face charges.
A recent study claimed that out of all U.S. states, Louisiana ranks seventh-worst overall for air and water pollution.
Two men found guilty of separate crimes in March were both sentenced to hard labor on Tuesday.
Ochsner is calling it a "difficult day" as they are laying off 770 employees due to "financial and workforce challenges."
Opelousas Police are investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday night.
A man was hit by a car this morning on E. Pont Des Mouton after walking into the roadway and lying down.
Very warm and muggy weather is back in Acadiana this Thursday morning as it feels closer to mid-summer outside as temperatures start the day in the mid-70s.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A bribery scheme of kickbacks that involved a former contract employee within the 15th Judicial District, Lafayette's District Attorney's has captured the attention of the Metropolitan Crime Commission. The commission president, Rafael Goyeneche, says he has never seen anything that "even approaches the case in terms of its scale and its adverse [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) Crowley police will soon be getting one of their biggest pay raises ever. This comes after a heated debate between the mayor and the police chief at Wednesday's city council meeting. Initially, Mayor Chad Monceaux argued past issues with the budget made giving the officers raises a risk, as the money is [...]
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) The St. Landry Parish School Board has selected its next Superintendent. Milton Batiste III will take on his new role as the next superintendent in the summer. He has an extensive background in education and currently serves as the executive director of school leadership for the East Baton Rouge Parish [...]
MAURICE, La. (KLFY) Law enforcement in Maurice have taken steps to crack down on some street parking happening in the city. Police Chief Guy Neeren says he sent a letter last month to residents to giving a heads-up about some changes. Neeren said the enforcement follows a crash involving a school bus and a car [...]
KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) Kaplan High School will be closed Thursday due to a city-wide power outage. In a message posted of social media, Kaplan High announced the closure and said all after school events will depend on if the power returns. Residents say they lost power late afternoon on Wednesday when a rainstorm gripped the [...]
ALBANY, N.Y. (KLFY) An Abbeville man was arrested Tuesday at a New York airport after TSA officers discovered a loaded firearm in his checked luggage. Joshua P. Levene, 40, was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff’s Department on felony gun charges. According to authorities, TSA found a loaded Glock 9mm semi-automatic handgun during the screening [...]
Annie Lively said she has not been able to stay at her home because thousands of honeybees have made a nest for their colony in the house.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police and Lafayette Crime Stoppers need the public's help identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection to a criminal damage to property incident. According to police, the incident happened in downtown Lafayette. Police on Wednesday released a surveillance video of the wanted woman, taken inside the parking garage. She appears [...]