The Cinema Foundation has announced plans for its second annual National Cinema Day on Aug. 27, and moviegoers around Acadiana can join in the celebration with deep discounts on movie tickets.
On Wednesday, investigators obtained a warrant to arrest 21-year-old Jeremiah Hill of Many for three counts of communication of false information of planned arson.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The governor of Texas announced that firefighters are on their way to Louisiana to help as fires spread across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott posted to social media Friday that he has deployed 89 firefighters, paramedics, emergency management personnel and resources to its neighboring state to help fight the wildfires [...]
Gov. John Bel Edwards is holding a press conference with media regarding the wildfires in Beauregard Parish.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a new statewide burn ban due to increased fire danger. LDAF said the previous burn ban order issued on Aug. 7 has been rescinded. A new ban was reissued with an update that all agricultural burns, including prescribed burns, are prohibited [...]
Starting Friday, Aug. 25, Dillard University officials will reinstate the COVID-19 safety protocol of wearing masks while indoors.
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- One of the wildfires plaguing Louisiana is under control, authorities said. Last night, the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office received reports of an out of control fire near La. 113 and Ed Perkins Road near Plainview. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development closed the road at La. 112 and La. 113 [...]
If you'd like to help those affected by the ongoing wildfires in southwest Louisiana, programs have been set up to receive donations of money and supplies.
St. John the Baptist Parish emergency officials are investigating the cause of a naphtha release and fire at a Garyville refinery on Friday, Aug. 25.
Super Scoopers have been deployed to fight the ongoing wildfires in Beauregard Parish and elsewhere in Louisiana.
A man held his neighbor and two small children hostage in their home in a standoff with police Thursday night before SWAT teams got into the house and arrested him, authorities said.
Officials called for a mandatory evacuation of the Town of Merryville Thursday afternoon with the wildfires in Beauregard Parish getting nearer.
The Red Flag Warning has been expanded to include much of Acadiana as the fire risk within our area remains elevated. A combination of extreme heat, low relative humidity, and breezy conditions could ignite and spread wildfires rapidly. Yesterday was Lafayette's hottest day this season as we reached 106°. Friday shouldn't be as hot but [...]
Along with pairing unique living options in a unique culture, Roberts said their main mission is community and paying it forward to our hometown heros.
The controversial move to fire Gillane came with pushback, as Gillane's attorney filed a lawsuit Thursday morning.
Rickey Boudreaux announced he was retiring for medical reasons Aug. 9, causing the Youngsville city council to the position.
Thomas said Picard has influenced so many in and outside of law enforcement. From being a mentor, confidant and someone who was committed to serving the people of Lafayette, Picard is described as a genuine trailblazer.
Leblanc said this fire was like nothing he has ever seen before but was an experience he will never forget.
Brett Semien, 48, of Church Point was arrested as a result of an investigation into his conduct while handling an incident between two juvenile students at the school in which one student struck the other in his presence.
Broussard said they have been serving eight to 10 cases of water a day to those on the street. In addition to all their shelters, they had to scale up the amount of food they served because of the increase of people coming to the diner.
LUS requests that customers limit or eliminate lawn watering, car washing and filling of swimming pools.
As Raegan Zimmermann was leaving Target, she said she experienced something very strange when a man she never met before approached her in the parking lot.
Scott Fire Chief Chad Sonnier said extensive measures were taken to prevent the fire from spreading after dealing with several fires around the city, including two trash fires Wednesday.
The Crowley Fire Department asked the public to say a few extra prayers for their firefighters and for all of our emergency personnel that are dealing with the fires around Louisiana.
Today may be one of the hottest day since, well yesterday, as highs are expected to be near 105-106 degrees. The good news is we've seen a few storms out there trying to develop. The bad news is these storms are quickly getting squashed by the dominating high pressure aloft. It's been very hard for [...]
