Renee Allen

1 week ago | klfy.com | Renee Allen

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A family-owned staple of the Lafayette community, Breaux’s Mart relinquishes ownership after 65 years in business. Manager Chase Breaux shares with that it’s a difficult decision but one that ultimately had to be made. Breaux’s customer Wallace Senegal patiently waits to buy a hot plate lunch from Breaux’s Mart. Senegal does not stand alone; he is among many others. For Senegal, the cooks at Breaux’s Mart are irreplaceable.

1 week ago | klfy.com | Renee Allen

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — News 10 has an inspirational story about a local teacher who dedicated 52 and a half years to teaching. For Ms. Pearl Evans, her over five decades in the classroom represent a dream fulfilled. On Tuesday, Evans packs away her teaching tools at Lafayette’s Northside High School to advance into a class all her own. As the campus at Northside High falls silent for the summer, teachers return to clean up their classrooms and prepare for the upcoming school year.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Renee Allen

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The 61st Greenlawn Cemetery Memorial Day tribute was held at Walters Funeral Home in Lafayette. Attendees were captivated by the message from Terry Fitzgerald, a Vietnam Veteran of the United States Army. Keynote speaker Fitzgerald recalls when he was just 23-years-old in Vietnam. He says there were younger soldiers. “Most of them were 18 and 19-years-old. They did not know they could be killed.

1 week ago | klfy.com | Renee Allen

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The 61st Greenlawn Cemetery Memorial Day tribute was held at Walters Funeral Home in Lafayette. Attendees were captivated by the message from Terry Fitzgerald, a Vietnam Veteran of the United States Army. Keynote speaker Fitzgerald recalls when he was just 23-years-old in Vietnam. He says there were younger soldiers. “Most of them were 18 and 19-years-old. They did not know they could be killed.

2 weeks ago | klfy.com | Renee Allen

DUSON, La. (KLFY) –The Mayor of Duson is taking another step forward in combating blight. The town has received bids to demolish properties listed as blighted and abandoned. The town scored a grant of about $25,000, which will help it progress. The mayor details that since he took office, 78 homes and mobile homes have been demolished. “We’re just trying to remove the criminal element, blighted properties that just diminish the home value or worth of homes in town.