LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The fall season of Rhythms on the River has been canceled due to COVID-19. Rhythms on the River is a 6-week outdoor concert series offered to the public complimentary. This series is offered as a Spring and a Fall series on Thursday evenings from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. According to [...]
NEW ORLEANS, La. (BRPROUD) - A shipment of fake COVID vaccination cards on their way to New Orleans was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers in Memphis. Officials said it was the fifteenth shipment of the night including bogus low-quality COVID vaccination cards. Customs officials said cards appear to look like CDC-certified cards, [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Zydeco legend Keith Frank and his band, the Soileau Zydeco Band, were planning on returning to the stage for the first time in over a year at the Creole Renaissance Festival, but the event has been canceled due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. Event organizers made the decision to [...]
An Egan man was arrested in West Carroll Parish after sheriff's deputies there said he drove to Oak Grove for sex with a juvenile.
On Friday, the Terrebonne Sheriff's Office released a statement requiring vaccinations for all employees.
Meet Gwen! She's available for adoption through Animal Aid for Vermilion Area (AAVA). She's about 2-3 years old and was once emaciated and unhealthy. She's now thriving in a loving foster home and is looking for a forever home. She's dog and kid-friendly. For more information or to adopt Gwen, visit http://aavarescue.com/ or call (337) 366-0212.
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the state will award $100 Visa cards to the first 75,000 college students to get vaccinated at a higher education institution.
A Bossier City woman has received a million dollars for being vaccinated as part of Louisiana's Shot at a Million campaign.
A Carencro woman is behind bars on an attempted second-degree murder charge after she allegedly fired a gun at her domestic partner on Clarence Cormier Rd., according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office.
The National Hurricane Center has designated an area of low pressure in the central Atlantic Ocean as Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven. PTC Seven is expected to form into a depression soon and eventually reach tropical storm strength this weekend. The next name on the list is Grace. The forecast uncertainty is high in regards to [...]
Fred is "expected to strengthen today and possibly become a tropical storm again," said Storm Team 8 Meteorologist Leigh Spann.
Zydeco musician Chris Ardoin is recovering after doctors successfully removed the bullet he took onstage in Colfax, La. on July 30.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Penn. (KLFY) -- Non-family residents who plan to travel to Pennsylvania to follow Lafayette's team to the Little League Baseball World Series may not be granted admission due to the COVID outbreak, according to officials. “The health and well-being of our teams and mitigating their exposure to COVID-19 must continue to be our [...]
Iberia Parish Sheriff's deputies are on the look-out for a burglary suspect who hit a Landry's Seafood Restaurant in New Iberia on Monday, Aug. 9.
Tropical Storm Fred officially formed late Tuesday in the eastern Caribbean Sea and has since weakened and remained a Tropical Depression as it moves just north of Cuba. Currently, Fred has wind speeds at 35 mph as it moves WNW at 12 mph. Fred is expected to return to tropical storm strength in the next [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- One of Acadiana‘s younger entrepreneurs is celebrating her storefront grand opening this weekend, after perfecting her cookie recipe during the pandemic. “I’m literally taking it day by day because it all escalated and it happened without me realizing,” said Caroline Merryman. Her life has been a whirlwind since graduating high school [...]
BALDWIN, La. (KLFY) -- Many Baldwin residents spoke up at the city council meeting tonight, urging the mayor and the city council to listen to the police chief's cries for help to get more officers hired. Police Chief Harry Smith says that they have officers they're ready to hire, but can't bring them on without [...]
HOUMA, La. (KLFY) -- Who was responsible for the emergency response when the Seacor Power capsized? On Wednesday, the liftboat owners answered that question. Thursday, the company that chartered the final voyage was questioned. Talos Energy is an oil and gas producer in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the company has no fleet or aircraft [...]
Starting on Monday, August 16, indoor spaces such as bars, restaurants, breweries, gyms, concerts, Superdome events, adult performance venues, and casinos must show proof of vaccination or show a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours before entering an event.
VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) -- A corrections officer for the Ville Platte Police Department and another person were arrested on Tuesday for multiple drug and firearm-related charges, according to a press release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office. Malcom Jawaski Smith, 31, of Ville Platte, was arrested on charges listed below: Possession with intent to [...]
POINTE COUPEE PARISH, La. (KLFY) - Authorities in Louisiana are investigating a boat accident involving three children. One of the children suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to a hospital. Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux says the accident happened on False River on Sunday, August 8th, shortly before 4 p.m. "You should [...]
