LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has been listed among the nation's top 389 colleges in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges." The annual guidebook assessed 1,452 four-year colleges and universities to help parents and students make decisions about which schools to attend. UL Lafayette [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Civil rights advocates will be holding a warrant clinic that helps people with outstanding misdemeanor charges to clear their warrants and reset their court dates. The clinic, being held by the NAACP, Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and Growing Real Alternatives Everywhere (GRAE) will be held in Lafayette on Saturday, Sept. [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A single-vehicle crash on La. 3242 near Walet Road in Iberia Parish claimed the life of a Loreauville man on Sept. 14. Byson Provost, 24, of Loreauville, was traveling westbound on La. 3242 when he lost control of his vehicles for unclear reasons. His 2019 Dodge Challenger left the roadway, [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Acadian Ambulance has named Justin Back as its new president, set to take the position Nov. 1. According to a press release from Acadian, Back is a native of Perth, Australia. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the Supreme Court to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the women’s rights champion, leader of the court’s liberal bloc and feminist icon who died last week. Even with the court closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic and Washington already [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- If you have money in the state's unclaimed property fund, you might have some delays in getting that money back due to budget sweeps. State Treasurer John M. Schroder announced that the program's fund is currently less than would be needed to pay the entirety of claims back. A similar [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- The St. Landry Chamber will be hosting a livestream debate for its district attorney race on Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. on Facebook. Current D.A. Charles Cravins and local attorney Chad Pitre are facing off for the office of District Attorney of St. Landry Parish. Cravins, alumnus of Southern University Law [...]
SCOTT, La. (KLFY) -- COVID-19 has changed the way we do a lot of things, but the Scott Fire Department isn't letting the disease stop them from educating kids on fire safety. "Fires start in seconds, spread in minutes, only giving residents on average three to five minutes to safely escape," said Scott Fire Chief [...]
