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Here’s how you can help survivors of the Mississippi and Alabama tornadoes.

Here’s how you can help survivors of the Mississippi and Alabama tornadoes.

Relief efforts in parts of Mississippi and Alabama are underway after powerful tornadoes cut a destructive 100-mile path late Friday, killing at least 26 people and leaving dozens more injured. The storm left mobile homes in the west-central Mississippi town of Rolling Fork mangled or entirely flattened. Buildings in the hardest-hit towns were reduced to rubble, and…MORE

This really happened in Lafayette

This really happened in Lafayette

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) A gray, Chevrolet Surburban hearse stolen from Syrie Funeral home Monday night, was recovered Tuesday abandoned in a field. The incident happened around 9pm Monday, according to funeral home director Bryan Syrie. More HereMORE

The best day of the week to take off is not Monday or Friday

The best day of the week to take off is not Monday or Friday

Thinking about taking a “summer Friday” to go to the beach, take a hike, or just sprawl on the couch reading and drinking iced coffee? Do it on a Wednesday instead. If Monday through Friday is your normal work schedule, you’ll feel more relaxed and refreshed after a mid-week break than you will after a three-day…MORE

A Fentanyl community awareness program is taking place tomorrow night in downtown Lafayette and you are invited to attend

A Fentanyl community awareness program is taking place tomorrow night in downtown Lafayette and you are invited to attend

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– The Louisiana Department of Health cites a 219% increase in fentanyl overdoes in Acadiana over a five year period. According to the CDC, fentanyl is the leading cause of death among Americans ages 18 to 45. Women of Wisdom of Acadiana (WOW), an organization for women to unify and address community issues, is inviting the…MORE

Louisiana ranks 7th for highest utility bills in the U.S.

Louisiana ranks 7th for highest utility bills in the U.S.

ACADIANA, La. (KLFY) — Erin kemp with Ownerly, a company that is researching utility use across the country, told News 10 that the average monthly bill for electricity in Louisiana was $150 last year. “In Louisiana, our study found that the monthly bill was around $151 per month on average. That totals to about $1,800 per year. That’s…MORE

The Rayne Frog Festival is happening and here is the lineup

The Rayne Frog Festival is happening and here is the lineup

RAYNE, La. (KLFY) — Organizers of the Rayne Frog Festival have released the music lineup for the event, which will take place May 11-13. The 51st edition of the festival at Gossen Memorial Park in Rayne will feature “music, delicious food, an arts and crafts show, carnival rides, a frog-eating contest, a cultural tent, frog…MORE

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