KLFY.com Articles: July 29, 2020
July 29
Challenges continue as high schools prepare for upcoming fall sport season
Zion Hungry to play in NBA Restart
Two indicted for January home invasion first-degree murder
St. Landry NAACP sends letter to state and local officials: Don’t reopen schools
President Trump says second stimulus check ‘may go higher’ than $1,200
Protestors rally outside after being escorted from Lafayette town hall meeting
Saints address potential concerns that could arise during the 2020 season
LPSS asks parents to make formal commitment to Lafayette Online Academy
Payton describes Saints preseason as “the antithesis of training camp”
Vanessa Guillen murder prompts lawmakers to discuss what more can be done for sexual assault victims in U.S. Army
Parents feeling pressured to make a choice for kids’ education
One-on-one with President Trump
Acadiana doctors encourage wearing masks in new social media campaign
Bar owners continue to struggle, join class-action lawsuit against the state
Local residents receive mysterious seeds in the mail
‘You are not immune from this. I’m a good example of it.’ Opelousas mayor in quarantine after testing positive or COVID-19
Lawmakers grill major tech CEOs about their business models
Pay It Forward: A longtime caregiver is suprised by a gift of kindness
Florida lawmakers grill Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook on their power over Americans
One man dead in New Iberia shooting
Suspect in shooting initially investigated as a suicide attempt indicted by a Lafayette grand jury
Xavier University gets $20M donation from MacKenzie Scott
Grand jury indicts woman in deadly hit-and run case where victim was left to die in gas station parking lot
2nd stimulus check almost certain, but details unclear
St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office closing lobby to public starting Aug. 3 until further notice
House Democrats pressure Senate GOP to extend COVID-19 $600 unemployment payments
Crowley mayor admitted to hospital for COVID-19
Lafayette grand jury indicts three men on juvenile sex crime charges
US Citizenship and Immigration Services faces massive furloughs
These false reports on COVID-19 are proving highly contagious
Opelousas man arrested on three counts of juvenile molestation
Lawmakers grill tech giants over their influence on consumers
LCG sends out request for proposals for private entities to run rec centers
Food stamp debate: Trump administration has weighed drug testing, other restrictions
Abbeville PD officers seize illegal firearms after attempted traffic stop, foot pursuit
SCAM: BBB warns mask exemption cards are fake and not endorsed by DOJ
Tracking the Tropics: Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 better organized, track still uncertain
GoFundMe created for children whose parents died in murder-suicide in Youngsville
Meet Your Neighbor: Planning for taxes in retirement
Suspects in Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney murder, kidnapping case facing federal charges
WATCH: Protest erupts during LCG town hall meeting
City of New Orleans announces the return of film production
Minneapolis police identify ‘Umbrella Man’ who helped incite George Floyd riots, warrant says
Stimulus checks update: Many Americans would get more in second payment
Best Buy to close stores on Thanksgiving
Woman allegedly shot in head by husband dies; husband’s attempted murder charge upgraded
Newsfeed Now: Mysterious seeds from China; Thousands remember John Lewis
Louisiana man drowns after helping children in lake
Small dog rescued from 131-degree car; owner arrested
How to score a freebie on National Lipstick Day, July 29
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