BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- On Monday, Gov. Edwards joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) along with local and state officials to break ground on the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex and announce the completion of the Grand Bayou Floodgate. The two projects are acknowledged as critical components of the Morganza [...]
VERMILION PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A 20-year-old unrestrained driver was killed in a head-on crash on Hwy 82 near Lloyd Rd. in Vermilion Parish, according to a press release from Louisiana State Police. The crash happened around 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8. LSP Troop I was notified and began the investigation. Destiny Hargrave, 20, was [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Time is running out to request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 13 election. The cut-off is on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m. Lafayette parish registrar of voters Charlene Meaux-Menard says you may not receive your ballot in enough time to have your vote count for the November 13th election. [...]
An investigation is currently underway in New Iberia after a man was found shot to death inside his home
The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System is meeting to select the new president of Northwestern State University.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is calling the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act a major victory for Louisiana and the nation. "This infrastructure package will rebuild our roads and bridges, increase access to high-speed internet, strengthen our electric grid, add levee protection, and improve flood resiliency," said Sen. [...]
There are almost 300,000 Louisiana residents who are military veterans. Here is KLFY’s Veterans Voices Spotlight sharing the stories of Acadiana veterans who’ve served our country.
The theme of the 2022 Parade is Legends of Fire and Ice.
The move marks the first time that an autonomous trucking company has removed the safety driver from a commercial delivery route on the middle mile anywhere in the world.
ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A grand jury in the 16th Judicial District Court has indicted a Franklin man in the case of his girlfriend and young nephew being set on fire, resulting in the child’s immediate death and the woman’s death after several days hospitalized, according to a Facebook post from the Louisiana [...]
Lanaya Cardwell and Phillip Gardner are expected in court in Monday morning.
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LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on I-10 in Lafayette Parish. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. Sunday near mile marker 95, according to Duson Police. It’s remains unclear what caused the crash, and no other details were immediately available Sunday evening. The deceased, so far, has not been [...]
OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) The search for a woman who allegedly shot and wounded her mother in St. Landry Parish is ongoing. St. Landry Parish Sheriff officials say Ashley Sims she is wanted for attempted first degree murder. Sims may be driving a black 2013 Mercedes Benz SUV, officials say. The shooting happened Friday in the [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appeals court has thrown out the 90-year prison sentence for a drunken driver who struck nine bicycle riders near a Mardi Gras parade route in March 2019, killing two of them. The state 4th Circuit Court of Appeal said the judge who sentenced Tashonty Toney failed to sufficiently spell [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana taxpayers haven’t cashed more than $5.6 million in state income tax refunds, and the money has been sent to the state’s unclaimed property program. Treasurer John Schroder said the funds were received from the Department of Revenue and are owed to nearly 22,000 residents and businesses around Louisiana. People [...]
