KLFY.com Articles: May 1, 2020

May 1
Welch receives two Power 5 offers Local artist creates COVID-19-inspired tune, “This Too Shall Pass,” Grand Coteau woman finds a bullet in her freezer; fears future home shootings Burger Tyme to return to Lafayette for one day, Saturday, May 9 as a “Cajun Blaze Pop Up” NBA postpones lottery and combine New report says coronavirus pandemic could last for two years – and may not subside until 70% of the population has immunity Trump’s new press secretary pledges not to lie from podium House panel wants Amazon’s Bezos to testify in antitrust probe 13 residents of Franklin nursing home die of COVID-19 Rural hospitals in America are in trouble during pandemic AG Barr could challenge governors’ stay-at-home orders Watch: Feds threaten to step in if states get too restrictive with stay-at-home orders Ville Platte church will continue to practice social distancing by holding parking lot services Friends, family celebrate woman’s 96th birthday with parade; Nursing home residents honored White House blocking Fauci testimony, panel spokesman says Alabama lawmakers respond to new ‘safer-at-home’ order North Korea’s Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors Diocese of Lafayette responds to Fire Marshal’s guidelines on outdoor church services Dems: More help needed as federal aid leaves many in the cold ‘We are poorer without her’: Retired Lafayette educator Melinda Mangham dies Lawmakers call for US to hold China accountable for role in spread of virus The Pet Stop: Beth, a 3-year-old rescue lab, needs a forever home New plan from Senate Democrats puts money in pockets of furloughed Americans, cuts out banks Congress debates whether representatives should be able to vote from home Part falls from B-52 during New Orleans flyover salute FDA allows emergency use of drug remdesivir for coronavirus DOJ charges former Blue Bell CEO with conspiracy in 2015 Listeria outbreak At cafe outdoor table: ‘I feel like I just got out of jail! Biden on sexual assault allegation: ‘never, never happened’ Iberia Parish: Jeromy Drive to close from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Taco Bell rolling out at-home taco bar kits ‘Grim Reaper’ visits Florida as beaches reopen WATCH: New White House press secretary McEnany to hold 1st briefing Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage Shooting in Evangeline Parish leaves one dead State Fire Marshal releases protocol for outdoor religious services Coronavirus: What you need to know today Why the delay in stimulus checks? Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms Virtual music concert to benefit local musicians NFL considering playing on Saturdays in absence of college football How Saints blocked Panthers in NFL Draft Opelousas to furlough 30 city employees Newsfeed Now Coronavirus: ‘Facts Not Fear’ morning update – May 1, 2020 Over 1 million people worldwide recovered from coronavirus AMBER ALERT UPDATE: Missing 2-year old found safe Whole Foods to give free masks to all customers In a US now in puppy love, Labs still tops, but corgis rise Fact or fiction: Louisiana grocery stores face meat shortage amid COVID-19 Mask up: Louisiana workers must wear masks starting Friday Texas leaders weigh whether restaurants and retailers should be liable if customer contracts COVID-19 New Iberia Council to hand out cloth masks at NISH Saturday, May 2