UL Lafayette’s LITE Center will premiere ‘Cajundome City’, a documentary about the venue serving as a shelter after Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, Louisiana shelters filled with evacuees had to turn away bus load after bus load of people. Then-Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco looked to the Cajundome for help. Read More From klfy.com… MORE
State troopers are urging drivers across the state to be cautious of school zones as students are returning to school across the state. Most school zones are from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. However, some zones have slightly different times to look out for. Drivers should practice extra care…… MORE
Former Lafayette City Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux will serve on the Lafayette Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board. Boudreaux’s appointment was by a unanimous vote and fills a current vacancy. He previously served two terms as councilman. Read More From klfy.com… MORE
New Orleans Museum Month begins today and will run through the 31st of August. Whether you are a history buff, an art lover, or both, August is the perfect month to take a trip down to New Orleans as several museums will offer free admission. Read More From klfy.com… MORE
Harold “Dudy” Duffy Jr. recently opened his own barbershop on the North side of Lafayette after cutting hair with his father for 34 years. His shop has been open for about six weeks, and so far business is booming. Dudy’s clientele ranges from loyal clients of 30 plus years to new clients just looking for…… MORE
President Joe Biden delivered remarks Thursday on the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” hours after the government reported the economy shrank for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession. Read More From KLFY.com… MORE
Yesterday, another restaurant in Lafayette announced that it will close its doors for good. Azteca’s Mexican Cuisine, located on Ambassador Caffery Parkway, announced on Facebook that they have shut down operations permanently. Read More From klfy.com… MORE
State health officials warn residents of the transmissibility of COVID-19 subvariant BA.5. The COVID-19 BA-2 Variant, which is part of the Omicron, is now surging into BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. Read More From klfy.com… MORE
“It’s not Ebola. It’s not COVID.” Those were some of the first words Louisiana Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter spoke as he led a Department of Health (LDH) technical briefing announcing the first case of monkeypox in a Louisiana resident today. Kanter said that while monkeypox was previously detected in an out-of-state resident who was…… MORE
R. Kelly has won at least one of his legal battles against the feds. The disgraced singer is now off suicide watch after he filed a lawsuit against the prison In new court documents obtained by TMZ, Metropolitan Detention Center Warden Heriberto H. Tellez confirmed he made the decision Tuesday to remove Kelly from suicide watch following a…… MORE
