(KLFY) The Operation Dry Water Campaign from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be in full force this holiday weekend to help keep people sober on the water. According to the LDWF, alcohol is the leading cause of fatal boating accidents. Agents say they will be looking for boaters with erratic speeds, dangerous [...]
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has died, his family announced on Wednesday. He was 88.
As we wrap up the first month of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on two areas that could potentially develop in the coming days.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Parish Sheriff deputies have identified the man who allegedly stole a car with a baby inside on Tuesday.
Acadia Parish Sheriff K.P. Gibson said his deputies are looking for information on a rash of catalytic converter thefts across the parish.
Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue said officers are searching for an 'armed and dangerous' suspect on domestic abuse and weapons charges.
St. Martin Parish Sheriff Becket Breaux said a total of 10 people have been arrested on warrants for failure to appear in the 16 Judicial District Court over the last three months.
Breaux Bridge Police are investigating a shooting in the early morning hours at an apartment complex within the city, according to a Facebook post from the department.
This morning on KLFY news 10's Passe Partout, KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig spent the morning in Vermilion Parish previewing Erath's 85th Annual 4th of July celebration. Since 1936, Erath, Louisiana has hosted a unique Cajun celebration of the birth of the United States of America. They invite you to join them in downtown Erath [...]
Decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana is one step closer to happening in New Orleans.
Parents and students of Catahoula Elementary School in St. Martin Parish are speaking out after a U.S. district judge ordered the closure of the school.
Search crews going through the ruins of a Florida condo tower pulled six more bodies from the rubble Wednesday, including two children, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 18.
Afternoon showers and storms are still expected over the next few days but they shouldn't be as widespread for Acadiana. Acadiana is off to another mostly quiet morning with warm and muggy conditions. Rain chances today are forecasted to reach 40% with scattered activity still possible but not as likely as the last several days. [...]
We are watching a robust tropical wave in the central Atlantic Ocean that has a high likelihood for development over the next 5 days. The National Hurricane Center has an 80% chance for development. This wave will continue to work westward into the Caribbean Sea where it has a threat to form into a tropical [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The Lafayette Police Department responded to a report of a stolen vehicle with a child inside. According to police, a woman's car was stolen from the 2000 block of Evangeline Throughway and her 8-month old niece was in the car. "Y'all please. I just want my niece!,"cried the child's aunt. A tearful [...]
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) St. Martinville Police are expanding their search for a local man last seen June 18 at his home. Albert Willis Jr. is 71-years-old and has dementia. His friends and family have not had contact with him since June 18 after he walked away from his home on Knight Street sometime during [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The experts say fireworks consumers shop early for July 4th. Fireworks demand is up but not the supply. The Executive Director of the American Pyrotechnics Association(APA), Julie L. Heckman says several factors are contributing to the fireworks shortage. The APA is the leading trade association for the fireworks industry. Heckman [...]
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) Interstate 10 is closed in both directions east of Lake Charles due to a crash involving an 18-wheeler carrying hazardous materials. According to State Police, the roads will be closed for an unknown period of time. Eastbound motorists may use US 90 as a detour route and westbound motorists may take [...]
LAFAYETTE, La (KLFY) -- It’s summertime and that means the Boys and Girls Clubs of Acadiana are busy with summer programming. “Our youth of the year that’s representing our organization this year is from New Iberia and he came up with the idea of having all of our clubs come together and playing in a [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Corrections has named a Black warden at one of its largest state prisons amid calls to increase diversity among the highest levels of leadership. Kirt Guerin will supervise Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, The Advocate reported on Monday. He started his career with the [...]
(KLFY)- With 19 Delta variant cases confirmed in the state, Dr. Tina Stefanski says now is the time to get ahead of this variant. The easiest way, vaccinations. "The more a virus spreads, the more we see variants emerge," Stefanski explains. Louisiana is one of the states now confirming a new strand of COVID-19. Dr. [...]
VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) A man shot and killed himself as officers attempted to serve a search warrant in Ville Platte Tuesday morning, police said. According to Police Chief Neale Lartigue, it happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Edward Knotoe Jr. Street. Lartigue said when officers arrived on scene they attempted to [...]
