KLFY.com Articles: December 30, 2021

Cajun women’s basketball team falls in conference opener Year in Review: Confederate General Alfred Mouton statue removed Wife’s call leads police to find missing Natchitoches man murdered in his bed UPDATE: More than 70 people displaced after Lafayette apartment fire UPDATE: Broussard homicide suspect surrenders Omicron variant starts beginning of the fifth COVID surge, Governor Edwards says Dr. Stefanski: 1 out of every 3 people tested are COVID positive UPDATE: Iberia Parish teen found Smoking ban proposal has New Iberia City Council split Man charged with faking positive COVID test result to avoid court JetBlue cancels over 1,200 flights into January due to Omicron Thursday updates: Hundreds of homes destroyed by Marshall Fire, thousands of people evacuated Make these signature drinks at home while you watch Lone Star NYE CDC says ‘avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status’ Tesla recalls nearly 500,000 US vehicles over safety issues 2021 Year in Review: Acadiana law enforcement agencies face accusations, lawsuits LSP: Driver who caused crash that killed 3 siblings was intoxicated Meet Your Neighbor: Lone Star NYE Meet Your Neighbor: Home Health Care 2000 Early morning house fire leaves one person in critical condition WATCH: Gov. Edwards and health officials strongly urge masking, vaccinations in Thursday virtual briefing State has received limited number of anti-viral COVID pills authorized by FDA, LDH says Louisiana State Police encourage safe driving in the new year Power restored to areas affected by shot transformer in Abbeville Children hospitalized with COVID jump to near-record numbers How sharks could help fight COVID-19 virus, future coronaviruses One injured in Lafayette stabbing; Man arrested in connection State Fire Marshal’s Office receives grant for smoke alarm program You did WHAT with mac and cheese?! A menu of 2021’s odd foods Woman gets surprise air mail when drone carrying marijuana crashes into home Here’s when gas prices are expected to peak in 2022 Big Game Bound: Playoff spots go down to the wire in season’s penultimate week Pregnant bulldog needing C-section abandoned in baby pool behind elementary school Fauci says COVID-19 test availability will ‘greatly improve in January’ Fauci defends CDC guidelines, says ‘We’re still in the middle of a pandemic’ Fauci calls mental health a ‘very important and difficult’ part of pandemic Iberia Medical Center reinstates COVID protocols due to surge 2 arrested, 2 still at large after burglary in Scott Installation underway for biggest NYE fireworks show in Central time zone Studies indicate Johnson & Johnson booster provides strong protection against omicron Acadiana’s Top Stories Amanda Gorman releases New Year’s poem ‘New Day’s Lyric’ How to check if the CDC is monitoring your cruise ship for COVID Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver finalize divorce after 10 years New US COVID cases soar to highest levels on record Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show postponed over COVID DEA releases emoji drug decoder Memorial plans released for former US Sen. Harry Reid