LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette Police Public Information Officer Cpl. Bridgette Dugas confirms there has been an officer-involved shooting in the 100 block of Macon Road in Lafayette. No injuries or deaths are being reported. Police were responding to a report of two Hispanic men shooting a gun on Macon Road at around 1 p.m. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — An apartment fire on the 100 block of Rue Royale Road displaced the tenants of two apartments last night (Feb. 7). Lafayette Fire Department Public Information Officer Alton Trahan said the fire was reported shortly before 10 p.m. by a neighbor. Firefighters reported light smoke when they arrived on the scene, […]
KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) — A Kaplan man swallowed a baggie of crystal meth while running from patrol officers Friday afternoon (Feb. 7). John Cormier was seen by officers on patrol when he began running stop signs in an attempt to get away on N. Deshotel Ave. At the corner of W. Eighth St., officers saw […]
LAFAYETTE, LA — A Louisiana Senator is hoping his bill gains momentum after President Trump pushed Congress to pass it in his State of the Union Address. The Advancing Support for Working Families Act is supported by Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives. Senator Bill Cassidy explained it as a way […]
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) — The Abbeville Police Department is working on installing security cameras in high crime rate areas in the city. There was an unsolved homicide in 2018 before Abbeville Police Chief William Spearman took office. That prompted Chief Spearman to take action by working to install security cameras in high crime rate areas […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — There are updated body cameras in the Opelousas City Marshal’s Office thanks to a generous donation from one of there own. With new equipment in the Opelousas City Marshal’s Office, law enforcement officers tell News Ten these upgrades will allow them to better serve and protect the people in Opelousas. Deputy […]
ERATH, La. (KLFY) — Erath police are investigating a bomb threat that led to three schools being evacuated Friday morning. “I received a phone call from the bus supervisor that a note was found on the bus that they were going to bomb a school,” Vermilion Parish School Superintendent James B. Prudhomme said. Because investigators […]
(AP) — Volkswagen is recalling nearly 107,000 older vehicles sold in the U.S. by its Audi luxury brand because Takata driver’s air bag inflators could hurl shrapnel in a crash. The vehicles may have one of the 1.4 million air bag inflators that Takata recalled in December. They have a new and distinct problem from […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s highly addictive and can kill in just one dose. The dangerous drug looks like concrete, comes in a powder and seems to be making a comeback. It’s called, “Gray death.” Over the last several years, law enforcement has seen pockets of activity throughout the Southeast region of the United States. […]
Courtesy Dodge in Breaux Bridge is having a blood drive to benefit Lafayette plane crash survivor, Danielle Britt. It will be held Saturday Febuary 15 from 10am-2pm at Courtesy Dodge in Breaux Bridge. All units collected will be applied as monetary credits to offset Danielle’s medical costs.
