KLFY.com Articles: December 2, 2020

December 2
UPDATE: Police identify bicyclist struck, killed on Evangeline Thruway Festival International considers moving outside Lafayette to break even Stimulus checks? Here’s a breakdown of what’s in the $908 billion bipartisan economic plan Unique scheduling forces Saints Falcons re-match just two weeks apart Top dog, cat names of 2020 include coronavirus-related monikers Supreme Court hears case concerning convictions under ‘racist and discriminatory’ jury laws SFM: Elderly man dies in Abbeville house fire Governor clarifies context of photo that shows him not wearing a face mask in public Cassidy meets with Louisiana native Linda Thomas-Greenfield, pick for UN Ambassador DISH subscribers: DISH has denied KLFY access, but will still bill you for content. Here’s what you can do. Fourth-grader suspended for showing BB gun during online class sparks change in virtual learning discipline policies Louisiana expects 1st coronavirus vaccine doses this month Parents of child who died in Louisiana house fire arrested Local health officials discuss COVID-19 vaccine availability, distribution Pizza Hut co-founder Frank Carney dies from pneumonia at 82 Opioid crisis has worsened during the pandemic, lawmakers fear Council defers revision of curfew for minors downtown Grand Coteau Police Department closed after one test positive for COVID-19 House Committee presses Secretary Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Powell on COVID-19 relief Democrats push Congress to act on COVID relief bill Lawmakers push back as Trump threatens to veto defense bill Latter & Blum buys Gardner Realtors, creating largest real estate company in Gulf South UL Lafayette recognizes top scholars as Outstanding Master’s Graduates Two juvenile suspects arrested in connection with double homicide on Voorhies Street Louisiana’s latest special session cost taxpayers $1.1M DCFS announces changes to SNAP benefits schedule These states have the highest COVID-19 death rates this week Lawn & Garden: Boosting your soil quality Meet Your Neighbor: Wealth Wednesday Meet Your Neighbor: How to avoid phishing scams Carencro cancels its Country Christmas event LPD: One victim injured in midday shooting on Gilman Street Say goodbye to emotional-support animals in airplane cabins Supreme Court wrestles with non-unanimous juries case HHS Assistant Secretary to join Gov. Edwards for COVID-19 briefing today at 3 p.m. New Interview: Photographer watched as four men demolished the Utah monolith Walmart to eliminate $35 free shipping minimum for Walmart+ members FBI agent shot, Ohio homicide suspect killed in Louisiana Acadia Parish seeking three sex offender fugitives Newsfeed Now: Who will get first COVID-19 vaccines; La. COVID patient receives help from across the country People magazine reveals its ‘2020 People of the Year’ Man reaches through open window, grabs sleeping 14-year-old in North Carolina Ragin’ Cajuns release Cajundome guidelines for COVID-19 safety President Trump threatens to veto defense bill unless it ends protections for social media companies Caesars selling Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino to Illinois-based company Lafayette’s Stuller, Inc., named Forbes’ best employer in Louisiana Watch: Grandmother uses table to fight off violent restaurant customer Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree turns on, with virus restrictions Trump teases 2024 run at White House Christmas party Wind Advisory in Place for Acadiana, Sct’d Rain Likely Tonight