LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- A suspect wanted in connection with shots fired at an off-duty officer and a family member has turned himself in. Ronald Guidry turned himself into the Lafayette Police Department early Wednesday morning. He was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on one count of attempted first degree murder and one count […]
Louisiana is ranked second in the nation in successful housing programs from the USDA Rural Development. For 70 years, USDA Rural Development has helped families obtain affordable housing. This year, over $100-million is obligated just in the Lafayette office which has the ability to finance even more homes in Acadiana. “Especially considering we work, we […]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)- UPDATE: A warrant was filed and granted for the arrest of Daeshia Meeks for the charge of Aggravated Second Degree Battery. She was arrested and booked onto IPJ. ORIGINAL STORY: One woman was wounded in what appears to be an early morning argument between neighbors, authorities said. According to the New […]
LAFAYETTE, La.- An aide to Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux has paid off a $35,000 low-interest loan from a local community group that triggered state and federal investigations into whether the financing was handled properly. Marcus Bruno, an assistant to Robideaux, and his wife, Traci, paid off the loan this week, less than three years after […]
Drier weather is expected for your Wednesday with only a few showers and storms expected during the afternoon and evening hours. Otherwise, skies remain mostly cloudy with a hot and humid afternoon ahead. High temps will be back in the lower 90s with a heat index pushing into the lower 100s.
WASHINGTON D.C. (KLFY) – The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs hosted a Regional State Leadership Day. Local elected officials from a number of states were invited to attend, including one mayor from Acadiana. Youngsville Mayor Ken Ritter says he was fortunate for an invitation to D.C., As part of the White Houses’ outreach to […]
St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Deputies are on the scene where a drive-by shooting occurred. It happened on Gulino Street in Opelousas. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says that no one was injured and that deputies are searching for the suspect or suspects involved.
ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) – A man is accused of burglarizing a home in the 1100 block of Dalfrey Road in Breaux Bridge. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Deputies say when they responded to the call on June 24, the alleged suspect, Joshua Dore fled into a wooded area. Deputies say they recieved called about […]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) – A woman from California is dead due to the injuries she suffered in Iberia Parish earlier in June. The crash happened on LA Hwy 674 near Blanchard Road in Iberia Parish. State Police sat that as Delcenia Reyes was entering a curve to the left, her vehicle overturned off the […]
A Lafayette property owner say she’s had enough. She says her home has flooded once and she can’t afford for it to flood again. The Lafayette’s Department of Public Works explains why it’s out of the city’s hands. The city says its unable to take action on the issue being it involves private property. “We […]
Counterfeit money is being discovered throughout Acadiana, with the city of Eunice seeing an influx of it. “What they’re doing is taking smaller denomination bills, washing them, bleaching them, whatever their technique is. And reprinting them, making 100 dollar bills with them,” explained Police Chief Randy Fontenot. He says because of this technique, some tests […]
A Crowley man was arrested Sunday for aggravated battery and two counts of domestic abuse battery. But, that’s not all. Once Crowley Police started investigating, they found out that the man had several warrants out for his arrest. The man arrested Sunday, Melvin Dugar, had two counts of indecent behavior of a juvenile and attempted possession of […]
