KLFY.com Articles: May 15, 2020

May 15
LHSAA taking ‘baby steps’ to better chances of normal fall sports Former LSU-Eunice women’s basketball coach passes away Starks earns LABC JC Coach of the Year Saints sign Ty Montgomery Lafayette officials ask public to buy local during phase one Coushatta casino announces reopening May 20 Democrats push new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through House Poll: US believers see message of change from God in virus UL-Lafayette’s Spring 2020 commencement breaks records Some D.C. lawmakers say the coronavirus relief HEROES Act isn’t very heroic House to vote on $3T COVID-19 relief bill Lawmakers debate on Heroes Act; Republicans and some Democrats go against bill JCPenney files Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid COVID-19 pandemic Little Richard to be buried at historically black college Jeff Davis Parish man arrested on 40 counts of child pornography La. High Court lifts some restrictions on courts, but continues trial delays Lafayette to be home for COVID-19 contact tracing call center Local gym taking measures to adhere to phase one of reopening 16th Judicial District announces furloughs of 38% of employees from COVID-19 pandemic Western US leaders weigh in on new $3T relief bill 14-year-old arrested for early morning auto theft and shooting spree in Opelousas Breaux Bridge man arrested on drug and firearm charges Lafayette to allow city’s malls to reopen May 18 at 25% capacity Dems push Heroes Act amid coronavirus crisis What are FEMA and Congress doing to get enough PPE? House nears passage of additional $3 trillion in coronavirus relief Food benefit program available for 600,000+ Louisiana students whose schools closed in pandemic City of Opelousas updates, extends its curfew to May 29 Tracking the Tropics: Tropical or subtropical storm expected to form Saturday near Bahamas Louisiana state parks opening up with new amenities and booking discounts Convalescent plasma therapy promising but not a ‘magic bullet’ for COVID-19 Saints players pay tribute to essential workers Return to Racing: NASCAR ready to start its engines The Pet Stop: #emptytheshelter with IPAC Meet Your Neighbor: Hit the Road with Hospice Tattoo artists speak out, start petition after being left out of Phase 1 Trump pushes goal of developing virus vaccine before end of year St. Landry Parish lifts its curfew St. Mary Parish woman accused of stealing nearly $500,000 from a business NIH director: Large-scale vaccine testing expected by July Juvenile killed in early morning shooting in Crowley, police said Lafayette one of two contact tracing sites to be established in Louisiana Restaurants start to see effects of meat shortage during COVID-19 pandemic Newsfeed Now Coronavirus: ‘Facts Not Fear’ morning update – May 15, 2020 Little Rock pastor writes a song to uplift and inspire people during COVID19 More Sct’d Storms Today, Active Weather Continues through the Weekend