LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY) -- A Breaux Bridge man who was arrested for second-degree battery following a road rage incident last month faces upgraded charges of manslaughter after the victim in the attack died in the hospital. Kirk Bourque, 55, of Breaux Bridge, was originally arrested on April 19 for second-degree battery, according to Lafayette Police [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Representative Mandie Landry says it's time the 'world's oldest profession' is removed as a crime. On Tuesday, Landry's bill that would repeal "certain prostitution-related offenses," is scheduled to be heard by the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. The bill would decriminalize several statutes surrounding sex work. Rep. Landry [...]
UPDATE, 2:47 p.m.: The roadway has been reopened to traffic. ORIGINAL POST: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette firefighters and the HazMat team responded to the scene of a gas leak in the 600 block of E. Vermilion St. shortly after 1:30 p.m. today. Lafayette Fire Department Public Information Officer Alton Trahan said employees with LUS [...]
LOUISIANA (KLFY) -- The nonprofit blood service provider Vitalant is offering tokens of thanks to blood donors for the month of May. Vitalant is urging all eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood, platelets, or plasma this month in support of mothers and all patients relying on lifesaving blood transfusions. As tokens of [...]
LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY) -- Waitr, the Lake Charles-based food delivery service, announced today that it is expanding food delivery services into Ville Platte. The expansion into Ville Platte continues a list of new service areas around Acadiana in 2021. In recent months, Waitr started service in Abbeville, Jennings, and Eunice. Waitr is currently looking to [...]
LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY) -- The Cajundome, Lafayette Economic Development Authority, and Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission are hosting a hospitality job fair later this month. Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with hiring managers from various local businesses that are currently hiring for openings in food service, production staff, maintenance, management, housekeeping, guest [...]
WELSH, La (KLFY) -- Two men were arrested for possession of drugs and possession of a firearm with controlled dangerous substances on Monday, according to a press release from the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office. Tvantai Jaimar Owens, 22, of Hammond, and Caleb Glenn Evans, 19, of Patterson, were arrested on Monday after deputies performed [...]
SUNSET, La. (KLFY) -- Louisiana State Fire Marshal's (SFM) deputies have arrested a 14-year-old girl who allegedly set a fire in her own closet Sunday afternoon while her mobile home was full of visiting residents. The juvenile was booked into the Lafayette Parish Juvenile Detention Center on one count of aggravated arson, according to SFM [...]
The Olympics continue to ban athlete protests and could punish athletes who choose to protest anyway. That means raising a fist or kneeling during the national anthem as many professional U.S. athletes have done over the past year risks punishment. Those athletes could even be sent home.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- A woman surrendered her newborn baby, estimated to be 1 to 3 hours old, to the St. George Fire Department on Sunday. A woman called the fire department around 2 a.m. and said she wanted to surrender her newborn baby girl and hand her off to a woman working at [...]
Many families will be receiving advance payments on the Child Tax Credit starting this summer, the IRS said.
At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble.
This week on Acadiana Eats, KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig makes a stop at Cajun Market Donut Company in Breaux Bridge. Don't forget Acadiana! Acadiana Eats Live airs each and every Tuesday morning on Passe Partout from 5 to 7 am.
Tuesday is off to a very warm, muggy, and misty start for Acadiana. "Feels Like" temperatures are already in the upper 70s to lower 80s. A severe threat for the area won't arrive until after the lunch break today. Scattered showers and storms are expected to move into Acadiana this afternoon. Rain chances look the [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A male driver in the parking lot of a Walmart lost control during a medical emergency and struck the front entrance of the store, police said. He was treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries. The incident happened around 3:00 p.m. Monday at the Pinhook Road store, Police Spokesperson Cpl. Bridgette [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Good news was released today for graduating seniors in Lafayette. According to Superintendent Irma Trosclair, the number of guests per family has been increased from six to fifteen. Former Lafayette City Councilman and radio talk show host Kenneth Boudreaux says this is great news for a senior class that experienced their last [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A new nonprofit has formed to continue the search for the missing crew of the Seacor Power after the United Cajun Navy announced they are stepping away. United Cajun Navy responds to accusations of improper handling of donations The Gulf Coast Humanitarian Efforts nonprofit was made by volunteers and Scott Daspit, [...]
Jefferson Davis Parish, La. (KLFY) – A single-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 383 just south of Village Cemetery Road in Jefferson Davis Parish claimed the life of 18-year-old Alijah J. Droddy of Kinder. According to State Police, the crash happened Monday shortly 2 p.m. A preliminary investigation has revealed that a Dodge pickup truck, driven by [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A social media post from a Lafayette Parish school claimed face masks will no longer be given out at the school's front office. The Facebook post has since been removed but not before a concerned resident saw it and took action to get 2,000 face masks. LPSS explains there is no face [...]
St. Landry Parish, La. (KLFY) A person is dead after a crash in St. Landry Parish early Monday morning, according to State Police. Around midnight, police say, they were notified of a single-vehicle crash on LA Highway 182 near Judson Walsh in St. Landry Parish. On scene, police say, an initial investigation revealed that the crash [...]
(KLFY)- The Seacor Power lift boat capsized eight miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, April 13th. The United Cajun Navy deployed its volunteers on Sunday, April 18th. Founder Todd Terrel says, "We have planes, boats, and ATVs in the western part of the state." The U.S. Coast Guard suspended [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) Iberia Parish school bus drivers stood in solidarity and held a protest against the school board Monday morning. The bus drivers say they need a higher cost of living salary and tell News Ten the school board is refusing to hear their concerns. Over two dozen bus drivers attended the protest, [...]
Former President Donald Trump will find out this week whether he gets to return to Facebook in a decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will announce its ruling Wednesday on a case concerning the former president. Trump’s account was suspended [...]
HOLDEN, La. (BRPROUD) - ‘It has been 13 years and we still don’t know what happened to Barbara Blount. We continue to work with the Blount family & to follow new leads. But, we need your help,’ says Sheriff Jason Ard. 71-year-old Barbara Blount went missing on Friday, May 2, 2008. Authorities and the family [...]
IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) A recent police pursuit in Iberia Parish led to thousands of dollars in cash and drugs being thrown out of a vehicle in a designer handbag. According to Fernest "Pacman" Martin with the Jeanerette Marshals Office, deputies responded to the corner of Main and Canal Streets in Jeanerete regarding a complaint [...]
