Posted: Jul 2, 2020 / 08:37 PM CDTUpdated: Jul 3, 2020 / 02:19 PM CDTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNN/KARK) — A mother in Arkansas says her six-year-old daughter was kicked out of daycare for wearing Black Lives Matter shirts. The daycare says it’s not about race; it’s about keeping out political messages.For 6-year-old Journei Brockman, the living room takes the form of her old playground. But she says she misses the old one.“Of course Friday she asked, ‘well, can I go back Monday?’ ‘No, you can never go back,'” said mother Deval Brockman.A tough message to hear as a kindergartner. But her mom says...…Posted: Jul 2, 2020 / 08:37 PM CDTUpdated: Jul 3, 2020 / 02:19 PM CDTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNN/KARK) — A mother in Arkansas says her six-year-old daughter was kicked out of daycare for wearing Black Lives Matter shirts. The daycare says it’s not about race; it’s about keeping out political messages.For 6-year-old Journei Brockman, the living room takes the form of her old playground. But she says she misses the old one.“Of course Friday she asked, ‘well, can I go back Monday?’ ‘No, you can never go back,'” said mother Deval Brockman.A tough message to hear as a kindergartner. But her mom says...WW…

Posted: Dec 3, 2020 / 11:10 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 16, 2020 / 01:39 PM CSTBATON ROUGE, La. – Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office announced that the agency’s Cyber Crime Unit has arrested a now-terminated officer from the Port Fourchon Harbor Police Department and a registered sex offender for internet crimes against children.Jason Plaisance, 47, of Galliano, was arrested and faces two counts of pornography involving a juvenile under the age of 13 (possession). This arrest was a result of a joint investigation with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and...…Posted: Dec 3, 2020 / 11:10 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 16, 2020 / 01:39 PM CSTBATON ROUGE, La. – Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office announced that the agency’s Cyber Crime Unit has arrested a now-terminated officer from the Port Fourchon Harbor Police Department and a registered sex offender for internet crimes against children.Jason Plaisance, 47, of Galliano, was arrested and faces two counts of pornography involving a juvenile under the age of 13 (possession). This arrest was a result of a joint investigation with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and...WW…

Posted: Apr 5, 2021 / 06:32 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 5, 2021 / 06:32 PM CDT(KLFY) A bill has been introduced to the Louisiana State House of Representatives that is aimed at legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana.Representative Richard Nelson (R-89) authored the 22 page bill.If approved by both the state house and senate, it would be left up to Louisiana voters to decide whether to make the recreational use legal.The constitutional amendment will require two-thirds of the members of the state House and Senate’s approval, plus a majority of the voters.Rep. Nelson says this would be...…Posted: Apr 5, 2021 / 06:32 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 5, 2021 / 06:32 PM CDT(KLFY) A bill has been introduced to the Louisiana State House of Representatives that is aimed at legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana.Representative Richard Nelson (R-89) authored the 22 page bill.If approved by both the state house and senate, it would be left up to Louisiana voters to decide whether to make the recreational use legal.The constitutional amendment will require two-thirds of the members of the state House and Senate’s approval, plus a majority of the voters.Rep. Nelson says this would be...WW…

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)– Attorney General Jeff Landry is now weighing in on the Mayor of New Orleans’ letter requesting that Christian singer Lauren Daigle be removed from the national New Year’s Eve television program.In a statement sent from his office Monday, Landry voiced his support for the Grammy winner and Lafayette native who has for her participation in a Christian “pop-up” rally in the French Quarter on Nov. 7.RELATED:, Landry claimed he was “shocked and dismayed” over Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s call to have Daigle removed from the New Orleans ‘New Year’s Rockin Eve’ Celebration.“The...…BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY)– Attorney General Jeff Landry is now weighing in on the Mayor of New Orleans’ letter requesting that Christian singer Lauren Daigle be removed from the national New Year’s Eve television program.In a statement sent from his office Monday, Landry voiced his support for the Grammy winner and Lafayette native who has for her participation in a Christian “pop-up” rally in the French Quarter on Nov. 7.RELATED:, Landry claimed he was “shocked and dismayed” over Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s call to have Daigle removed from the New Orleans ‘New Year’s Rockin Eve’ Celebration.“The...WW…

Posted: Mar 1, 2021 / 09:13 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 1, 2021 / 09:13 AM CSTNEW ORLEANS, La. (BRPROUD) – State Senator Troy Carter is currently representing the 7th district in Louisiana.Six years after winning that seat, Carter is now running to replace the seat formally held by Cedric Richmond.Cedric Richmond held Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District since 2011.That changed when decided to go join the White House Senior Staff.As the campaign unfolds, we are learning more about what Troy Carter wants to accomplish in office.One stance that Carter has taken is the notion of legalizing...…Posted: Mar 1, 2021 / 09:13 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 1, 2021 / 09:13 AM CSTNEW ORLEANS, La. (BRPROUD) – State Senator Troy Carter is currently representing the 7th district in Louisiana.Six years after winning that seat, Carter is now running to replace the seat formally held by Cedric Richmond.Cedric Richmond held Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District since 2011.That changed when decided to go join the White House Senior Staff.As the campaign unfolds, we are learning more about what Troy Carter wants to accomplish in office.One stance that Carter has taken is the notion of legalizing...WW…

Posted: Mar 1, 2021 / 01:56 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 1, 2021 / 01:56 PM CSTBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Another elections technology firm is objecting to the terms of Louisiana’s voting machine search, accusing the secretary of state of trying to manipulate the bid process to benefit its current contractor and raising echoes of the dispute that derailed efforts to get new machines three years ago.Election Systems and Software filed a formal protest with Louisiana’s procurement office about the criteria that Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, the state’s top elections official, is using to...…Posted: Mar 1, 2021 / 01:56 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 1, 2021 / 01:56 PM CSTBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Another elections technology firm is objecting to the terms of Louisiana’s voting machine search, accusing the secretary of state of trying to manipulate the bid process to benefit its current contractor and raising echoes of the dispute that derailed efforts to get new machines three years ago.Election Systems and Software filed a formal protest with Louisiana’s procurement office about the criteria that Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, the state’s top elections official, is using to...WW…

Posted: Jun 20, 2020 / 10:32 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 20, 2020 / 10:32 PM CDT(KLFY) Early voting for Louisiana’s July 11 presidential preference primary started Saturday.It continues through Saturday, July 4, excluding Sunday’s.Only registered Democrats and Republicans will be able to vote in their party’s respective primary.Early voting will take place each day from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at your parish registrar’s office.Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now✕× Close Ad…Posted: Jun 20, 2020 / 10:32 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 20, 2020 / 10:32 PM CDT(KLFY) Early voting for Louisiana’s July 11 presidential preference primary started Saturday.It continues through Saturday, July 4, excluding Sunday’s.Only registered Democrats and Republicans will be able to vote in their party’s respective primary.Early voting will take place each day from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at your parish registrar’s office.Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now✕× Close AdWW…

A Rapides Parish Sheriff’s deputy accused of beating a Lafayette man in jail has been arrested.The deputy, Ryan C. Lewis, 26, was fired and arrested Tuesday for one count of Simple Battery.This comes after Malcolm Xavier Williams, a Lafayette man, says the deputy and four other corrections officers violently beat him right before right before he was supposed to be released from jail after being falsely imprisoned for four days.Williams’ attorney, Ron, Haley, says the deputy’s arrest is a step in the right direction, but it’s not over.“Release the video. Release the video, and let’s see if...…A Rapides Parish Sheriff’s deputy accused of beating a Lafayette man in jail has been arrested.The deputy, Ryan C. Lewis, 26, was fired and arrested Tuesday for one count of Simple Battery.This comes after Malcolm Xavier Williams, a Lafayette man, says the deputy and four other corrections officers violently beat him right before right before he was supposed to be released from jail after being falsely imprisoned for four days.Williams’ attorney, Ron, Haley, says the deputy’s arrest is a step in the right direction, but it’s not over.“Release the video. Release the video, and let’s see if...WW…

Posted: Apr 5, 2021 / 02:47 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2021 / 08:05 AM CDTReese Witherspoon’s next project, an adaptation of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” is going to be filmed in Southeast Louisiana, and the production is looking for local extras.According to , filming will take place in and around Houma and New Orleans from mid-April to mid-June. The movie is an adaptation of Delia Owens’ bestselling novel.Adult extras will be paid $105 for 12 hours of work. Minors under 18 years old will earn $80 for 8 hours work. No acting experience is required, according .To apply, email  with the...…Posted: Apr 5, 2021 / 02:47 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2021 / 08:05 AM CDTReese Witherspoon’s next project, an adaptation of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” is going to be filmed in Southeast Louisiana, and the production is looking for local extras.According to , filming will take place in and around Houma and New Orleans from mid-April to mid-June. The movie is an adaptation of Delia Owens’ bestselling novel.Adult extras will be paid $105 for 12 hours of work. Minors under 18 years old will earn $80 for 8 hours work. No acting experience is required, according .To apply, email  with the...WW…

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- UPDATE: Lafayette City-Parish Mayor Josh Guillory’s Office has released correspondence from Gov. John Bel Edwards Office, which shows Thursday’s “safe-shopping clarification” announcement from LCG for certain businesses in the parish.Read the response from the governor’s office below:Josh,We saw the announcement that Lafayette made yesterday on your “Safe Shop” policy and wanted to follow-up with you.  Your interpretation of Proclamation No. 41 JBE 2020, relative to business operations, is correct.   Section 2 of the Proclamation addresses business...…LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- UPDATE: Lafayette City-Parish Mayor Josh Guillory’s Office has released correspondence from Gov. John Bel Edwards Office, which shows Thursday’s “safe-shopping clarification” announcement from LCG for certain businesses in the parish.Read the response from the governor’s office below:Josh,We saw the announcement that Lafayette made yesterday on your “Safe Shop” policy and wanted to follow-up with you.  Your interpretation of Proclamation No. 41 JBE 2020, relative to business operations, is correct.   Section 2 of the Proclamation addresses business...WW…