BATON ROUGE, La.- Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A arrested a State Police Lieutenant as a result of a traffic stop, early Saturday morning. Sheldon Perkins, 48 of Baton Rouge, who is assigned to the Bureau of Investigations, was arrested for DWI and several other charges after he was stopped for speeding and improper […]
(CBS NEWS)- A teenage girl visiting from New Zealand was infectious with the measles virus when she visited Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park and surrounding areas this month, CBS Los Angeles reports. According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, the teen was in the area from August 11 through August 15. Orange County residents […]
BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR, Texas (CNN) — A tragic accident took the lives of a young married couple only minutes after the pair exchanged vows. Harley Joe Morgan, 19, and his bride, Rhiannon Marie Morgan, 20, left an Orange County, Texas courtroom after getting married Friday afternoon and as they pulled out of the driveway, their car […]
Abbeville is calling for an end to the killings. Before this month — there were no homicides in the city for a full year. But after two young men were killed in the past few weeks, both citizens and police are calling action. Friday night dozens held hands to pray for Jacolby Lee and Tim […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Acadiana residents are getting the opportunity to say goodbye to former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco during a public visitation at St. John Cathedral Hall downtown Lafayette. Even in Friday’s weather people still made their way downtown to share a moment with former Governor Blanco. News 10 spoke with a few of […]
GUEYDAN, La. (KLFY)- The town of Gueydan is the duck capital of America… meaning many people come here just to duck hunt. “Basically, what we do is we go out hunting in the morning till around 10-11 o’clock. Get back here, eat and then depending on if the group wants to hunt that afternoon, a […]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) Crowley is experiencing a $500,000 deficit. It’s up to the mayor to balance the budget, but some people feel like he’s just not listening to what they have to say. City counsel member Vernon “Step” Martin said Mayor Monceaux did not give them much say in the budget. “We need the people […]
The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining.
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)- The Crowley Police Department arrested a man Friday afternoon for alleged threats inside a Walmart. According to Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard, just before 3:30 p.m. a 21-year-old suspect walked into the business with a duffel bag and reportedly claimed he was “blow up a bomb.” The duffel bag was checked, […]
GUEYDAN, La. (KLFY)- The Duck Festival attracts not only Acadiana residents, but also tourists and residents from across the state. “Every year it’s different. The Duck Festival helps boost the economy in Gueydan almost 20% sometimes between 20 and 30%,” says Gueydan Journal editor Judy Leblanc In its 43rd year, Leblanc says the Gueydan Duck […]
FRANKLIN, La. (KLFY)- An 18-year-old New Iberia man was convicted Friday in St. Mary Parish of one count of second-degree murder. De’ondric Clarks will be sentenced on Nov. 22, 2019. He faces life in prison. On October 23, 2016, officers with Franklin Police Department responded to the 500 block of Augustine Maze Street where they […]
The post office in the small Acadia Parish community is missing its flag and the police department wants you to know about it. Anyone with information is asked to call the police department, (337) 783-0464.
