LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has issued a statement in the wake of Friday night’s shooting on the Evangeline Thruway that killed a Black man armed with a knife. Trayford Pellerin, 31, of Lafayette, was Tased and then shot after an altercation and foot pursuit near a Lafayette convenience […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — An accidental fire sparked by an overloaded extension cord caused major damage to a General Marshal Street home Friday night, though all the home’s occupants made it out without injury. According to Lafayette Fire Department Public Information Officer Alton Trahan, the department received the call about the fire at 8:19 p.m. […]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — A Washington man was killed after his vehicle left the roadway in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of La. 749 and Grace Street, according to Louisiana State Police Troop I. The crash occurred shortly 3:30 p.m. Jason Guillory, 20, of Washington, was traveling south on La. 749 when, for unknown […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — News 10 has confirmed from Lafayette Police that they are investigating a shooting at the intersection of the Evangeline Thruway and Chalmette Dr. near I-10. No other official information has been released. This is a developing story. We will update this post as information becomes available.
All eyes are on the tropics this weekend as Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression 14 continue to churn - both expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico.
Videos from a large party at UL Lafayette are making their way around social media. Several of the videos tagged the university as the location where it was recorded. University officials were under the impression there were less than a dozen people present. However, after News Ten furthered the investigation, we discovered the party was […]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — The lethal drug dubbed “gray death” was first introduced to Acadiana several months ago when it was found in St. Mary Parish. This week the drug was found in New Iberia for the first time, and it has investigators wondering just how much of it is in our area. “Much […]
EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) — COVID- 19 has caused most schools to look a little different this year. In Evangeline parish, they say plans are finalized and they are ready for the 2020-21 school year. Superintendent Darwan Lazard says, “The school board adopted this plan from the guidance of Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Angelina Narcisse, 97, has worked in the student union cafeteria at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette since 1958. She’s held onto every name tag given to her over the years. About six months ago, she had a message the students of UL Lafayette. “Build up step by step and you are […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Louisiana bar owners are appealing a federal judge’s ruling upholding Gov. John Bel Edwards’ order closing bars to on-site consumption, as another federal judge sided with the governor Friday in denying efforts to block the mandate. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Summerhays of the Western District of Louisiana in Lafayette ruled Friday […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (Daily Advertiser) — This is not the college experience that 18-year-old Darian Jacob expected. As the first week of classes came to a close at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Jacob said his start as a freshman studying architecture has been difficult in some respects. Like many universities across the country, UL started the fall semester […]
