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OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — What started as an online friendship through video games has grown into a new beginning for a Russian family now calling south Louisiana home. As Americans celebrate Independence Day, Sergei Kolbassin and Aida Kolbassina say this year’s Fourth of July means more than fireworks and cookouts. It’s

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – A Flood Advisory has been issued for Saturday evening in parts of our area that have seen heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This advisory impacts north central Tangipahoa and northwestern Washington parishes along with Pike and Walthall counties until 10: 45 p.m. on Saturday. The National Weather Se

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has issued Emergency Rule 50 to temporarily delay certain insurance deadlines for people affected by Tropical Storm Arthur in seven Louisiana parishes.

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Families from across Acadiana gathered at the Youngsville Sports Complex Friday evening for the city’s annual Red, White & Boom Independence Day celebration. The free event featured live music, food trucks, face painting, fun jumps, a kids’ zone and family-friendly activities, with a fireworks

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLFY) – A Lafayette student was named the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana’s 3rd District, according to Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA). Kristian Richard, a Lafayette homeschool student, titled her art piece “With God All Things Are Possible.” The art piece captures the C

Gas prices in Acadiana dropped ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with drivers in Lafayette paying about $3.40 per gallon of unleaded — a decrease of more than 30 cents from a month ago. The decline follows a peace deal between the United States and Iran and expectations that oil shipments through the Strait

New Iberia's Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival returns September 24–27 with parades, a fais do-do, and live music downtown, including Chris Ardoin and a DJ tied to Pitbull's Sirius XM channel.

Erath's 90th annual Fourth of July celebration continues this week with live music, carnival rides, a parade, fireworks, and the community's signature firefighter water fights as the week-long festival draws visitors from across the region and beyond. The multi-day event has grown in scope over the years, attracting at

The Plow and Pulse Foundation is hosting a Fourth of July community celebration at Morgan Faithful Farmstead in St. Martinville on Saturday, July 4. Steven Morgan, MD, a physician at Iberia General Medical Center and the founder of Plow and Pulse Foundation, and Rapheal Thompson, lead coordinator for Plow and Pulse Fou

Driving through the countryside, the restaurant barely registers as a destination. A modest building on a residential street, a small sign, plus a parking lot that fills by six on weekends because word travels fast in this part of the state when the cooking is this consistent. The chef walks...