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1 week ago | klfy.com | Dawson Damico

JEANERETTE, LA (KLFY) — Three people are in custody following an arson attempt at AM Grocery in Jeanerette. Police Chief Terrance Moore recounted the event that lead his officers to be dispatched. “My officers receive a call about 1:30 this morning from a concerned citizen that they observed some activity over here at the store.” Chief Moore said, The on-duty dispatcher checked the video cameras by the building and seen a male subject attempting to ignite a fire on the store.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dawson Damico

JEANERETTE, LA (KLFY) — Three people are in custody following an arson attempt at AM Grocery in Jeanerette. Police Chief Terrance Moore recounted the event that lead his officers to be dispatched. “My officers receive a call about 1:30 this morning from a concerned citizen that they observed some activity over here at the store.” Chief Moore said,The on-duty dispatcher checked the video cameras by the building and seen a male subject attempting to ignite a fire on the store.

1 week ago | klfy.com | Dawson Damico

IBERIA PARISH, LA (KLFY) — A GoFundMe was created for an Iberia Parish family who lost everything in a house fire Memorial Day morning. Tiffany Hyde and her three kids lived at the mobile home near Coteau for seven years. Hyde said she had just gotten back home that weekend after being away for a while. She said she went to bed that Sunday night around 10 p.m., when she was woken up around 2 a.m. Memorial Day morning from a loud noise. That is when she saw her son’s scooter on fire outside.

1 week ago | klfy.com | Dawson Damico

IBERIA PARISH, LA (KLFY) — The issue of trash dumping has become a major problem in Iberia Parish. Sheriff Tommy Romero said cracking down on enforcement is now a major priority for the agency. “We’re going to give an extra effort to try to site these individuals. We’ve got to do better than this. This is really ridiculous.” Romero said. According to Sheriff Romero, he saw the problems with litter firsthand in the parish on Troy Road.

1 week ago | klfy.com | Dawson Damico

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — The St. Landry Parish Memorial Day Ceremony helps keep the names of fallen veterans from the area alive, with a unique ceremony celebrated by the community. “It keeps us going,” said Webster Reed Sr. whose son, Staff Sergeant Jonathan Ray Reed, died in the Iraq War. “It gives us a sense of purpose.”A list of fallen soldiers was shouted out along with a seven-bell salute.