BROUSSARD, La. (KLFY) -- Zooisiana is welcoming two new lion cubs, a male and a female, and park officials asking Acadiana to help name them. The cubs were both born in May, and guests can now visit them at Zoosiana's lion habitat. Zoosiana has a tradition of names inspired by Louisiana’s Cajun heritage, like Gabriel, [...]
Gov. John Bel Edwards is touring the UL-Lafayette campus today as part of his Shot for $100 COVID-19 vaccine initiative for college students.
The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.
A Eunice man was jailed after St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office investigators say he may have drugged a juvenile under the age of nine for sexual purposes.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Police confirmed to News 10 morning that Prairie Elementary was placed on a soft lockdown this morning after police were pursuing a suspect on foot in the vicinity of the school. Sr. Cpl. Bridgette Dugas said the soft lockdown was a precautionary measure, and the school and its students were [...]
The City of New Orleans will permit fans to enter the stadium even if they receive their first Covid-19 vaccination shot on the day of the game. The Saints will be teaming with Ochsner to provide free Covid-19 vaccinations at the Caesars Superdome for fans who wish to choose this option.
Local chapters of the American Red Cross have put out a call for volunteers as Louisiana heads into the most active part of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The Better Business Bureau has received numerous reports of phony marketing companies tricking small business owners into signing monthly contracts. These con-artists fail to deliver what they’ve promised.
Pierre Olivier Duclozel de Vezin built the Maison Olivier, a plantation house built in the early 1800s. It's the central feature at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site. It's the oldest state park in Louisiana.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - Bingo & Bubbly is a social hosted by the UL Lafayette Alumni Assocation that consists of eight regular bingo games, one blackout game, food, beverages, and great company. Each game will end with a prize and there will also be a raffle available as well. Bingo & Bubbly is on Saturday, [...]
This week on Acadiana Eats, KLFY News 10's Gerald Gruenig makes a stop at Champagne's Bakery in Henderson. Items featured on Acadiana Eats- Pink Blue Cookies & Petit Fours Address- 1046 henderson Hwy, Breaux Bridge, La. 70517 Phone Number- (337) 434-6025 Don't forget Acadiana! Acadiana Eats with Gerald Gruenig airs each and every Thursday ONLY [...]
The tropics remain active with 2 named systems but there are no tropical threats to Acadiana over the next couple of weeks. Heading well south of Acadiana, Grace continues to track due west as it made its first landfall across the Yucatan Peninsula this morning as a Category 1 Hurricane. The next landfall will occur [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) A Crowley city council member is suing the local newspaper for $100 million. This comes after after the paper published photos of him and another council member involved in an alleged fist fight. Councilman Vernon "Step" Martin says he and council member Lyle Fogleman were arguing about putting up digital billboards in [...]
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) One person, who has not yet been identified, has died after being shot shortly just after 8 p.m. Wednesday on Anderson Street in New Iberia. Family members have confirmed with KLFY that the victim, a male, was shot multiple times by a gunman who then fled the scene. Police Spokesperson Sgt. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A Lafayette man has been given 60 days to remove his property from several lots located in a community along the Evangeline Thruway. A group of Trevis Helaire's neighbors call Helaire's Firewood business an eyesore in the community. Judge Travis Broussard presides over Lafayette's Code Development court at the Clifton Chenier Center. [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Lafayette Police say two of their "most wanted" fugitives have been arrested. Police Chief Thomas Glover said Kendall Leopaul aka “Peanut” and Joshua Thibodeaux Jr. aka “T-Pop” were taken into custody Wednesday on charges that range from aggravated assault to murder. The United States Marshals Service and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The U.S. Navy arrived in Lafayette Wednesday to aid a local hospital in its fight against COVID-19. Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center applied for the assistance through FEMA, and they are receiving the first of five teams being deployed throughout the country. The team of 20 servicemen and servicewomen includes four [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Downtown Lafayette Unlimited, the non-profit organization that produces Downtown Alive! (DTA!), announced that DTA! has been postponed until the Spring of 2022 due to COVID-19. A press release from the organizers of the event states that the organization's Board of Directors and staff believe that it is best to wait to [...]
(KLFY) Less than a week into the opening of schools in Acadiana and around the state, the Louisiana Department of Health is keeping tabs on virus cases being reported by individual school districts. For the week ending August 15, more than 2400 cases were reported from 528 K-12 public schools. In Lafayette Parish, 67 cases [...]
