Man indicted for giving fentanyl to teen that killed her days before her high school graduation
A man is indicted in Plaquemines Parish following the death of a teenage girl.
A man is indicted in Plaquemines Parish following the death of a teenage girl.
An Iberia Parish corrections officer has been arrested after allegedly having sexual contact with an inmate, according to Sheriff Tommy Romero.
Our Lady of Lourdes is holding a back-to-school COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19.
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) - Haseya's New Beginning Animal Rescue is in need of help, after several volunteers resigned. The unexpected move may force the group to discontinue efforts at the City of Crowley Animal Shelter. "We keep running like we are. It can't happen much longer," said volunteer Tanya Browne. "Without people there, there's no [...]
A Lafayette jury has convicted an Oakdale federal inmate of mailing a number of hoax letters to U.S. Senate post office boxes, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Josh Guillory issued a statement on the settlement regarding the removal of Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton's statue from downtown Lafayette. “Our nation has long recognized that we are endowed by God of certain unalienable rights. Many in our nation’s history have fought and died so that this awesome [...]
Dean is looking for a forever home. He also has siblings that are up for adoption. For more information head to Second Chance Paws website.
UPDATE, 7/16/21: Additional charges have been added in the investigation of Julian "Trey" Aucoin III's alleged sex crimes. Earlier this morning, Aucoin was arrested by State Police and booked into the Acadia Parish Jail on a charge of sexual battery of a juvenile under 13 years of age. ORIGINAL POST, 4/22/21: RAYNE, La. (KLFY) -- [...]
"As I have never knowingly taken anything that could cause a positive test, we are currently in the process of testing the supplements I was taking at the time of the test," Onyemata wrote online.
Lafayette's statue of Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton will be moved after a local confederacy group backed down from a protracted legal battle Friday.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference today to discuss the COVID-19 Delta variant and has also announced the first winners in the state's Shot at a Million vaccination lottery.
For the first time under the current constitution Louisiana legislators have decided to hold a veto session in an effort to overturn some of Governor John Bel Edwards vetos.
State police have released a report saying officers with the Lafayette Police Department were justified in last year’s fatal shooting of a Black man whose death has prompted a federal lawsuit.
A Washington man has died while on a multi-day hiking trip at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Thursday.
At only the midpoint of the year, Louisiana is on track to surpass the number of fatal fires across the state unless something turns around quickly, according to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office.
The Inaugural Tucka James Music Fest will be taking place in Downtown Lafayette at Parc International on Sunday, July 25th. The Tucka James Music Festival features a star studded musical line up including Tucka, Lil Nate, Roi Anthony, Brian Jack, Jeff Floyd, Patrick Henry, FatDaddy, Mr. Smoke, and Lacee. General Admission tickets are on sale [...]
The weather Acadiana has seen for much of this past workweek will continue this Friday and throughout the weekend. A few isolated showers are moving through the southern parts of Acadiana this morning. Another round of scattered storms is expected for the entire area during the afternoon hours. Rain chances will increase to 40-50%. There [...]
NEW IBERIA, La (KLFY) -- A 32-year-old male was arrested in New Iberia after the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a standoff situation and shots fired in the 6300 block of Hwy 14 Thursday evening, according to a press release from IPSO. Police responded at about 5:30 and say there was a peaceful resolution [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana gambling regulators Thursday backed the state’s first license for fantasy sports betting, paving the way for DraftKings to launch its operations in the 47 parishes where voters authorized the gaming activity nearly three years ago. DraftKings said its daily fantasy sports contests will “soon be live” in those parishes [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLFY) - A bill that would provide more money to repair and rebuild storm damage in southwest Louisiana, caused by hurricanes Laura and Delta, was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Sen. John Kennedy (R), of Louisiana, is asking for $1.1 billion in funding. It's called the 'Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act'. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Oil Industry is growing inside Lafayette, and local energy company, Moncla, is reviving a way to train new employees. The company says it is the only training rig in Southwest Louisiana. It was built to add able, safe workers to the oil industry, and it’s just graduated its first safety [...]
Louisiana is reporting the highest number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since early March as cases among unvaccinated people in the state surge, fueled by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
The Bristol County Sheriff's office in Massachusetts announced they will be the first law enforcement with canines trained to detect COVID-19.
NEW ORLEANS, La (KLFY) -- The first arrival of a Breeze Airways flight at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) marked the official launch of operations for the airline at the airport today, according to a press release from Louisiana Economic Development. In May, Breeze Airways announced the development of an operations base [...]
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is pleading with companies and individuals alike to help slow the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 as the country again sees an uptick in cases.