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14-04-2025
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Family mourns teen killed at New Iberia Spanish Festival
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)- The family of 14-year-old Rylon Daniels spoke with KLFY after Daniels was killed in a shooting at the New Iberia Spanish Festival. 'Rylon was a social butterfly and he had a lot of friends,' said Rashida Thibodeaux, Rylon's mother. 'I don't even know where this all came from, but he was loved, and he knew it.' Detectives with the said the Spanish Festival was shut down Saturday night due to the shooting. This comes after police said they were called to the 100 block of West Main Street near the Spanish Festival, in reference to shots being fired. When they arrived, they found Daniels with gunshot wounds. Teen arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 14-year-old boy near New Iberia Spanish Festival Daniels was rushed to a local hospital, but unfortunately, succumbed to his injuries. Daniels' mother says she found out about the shooting after her son, Rylon, pocket dialed her while the paramedics were working on him. She says she is still trying to process the whole situation. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'I haven't slept since my child called me,' said Thibodeaux. 'My child actually pocket dialed me while the paramedics was working on him, I was last phone call that Rylon made last night, my girls are taking it hard, I'm trying to be strong for them, but, my heart, never really felt it yet.' Nyeshia Arceneaux, Daniels' aunt, stays in Houston. Arceneaux says when she received a call about Rylon, she drove back overnight to be with her loved ones. 'I live in Houston Texas, so I got the phone call around 12:30, 12:45 a.m., and I immediately jumped on the road and was in New Iberia for 3:45 a.m., it's very hard just coming and embracing your sister and she just breaks down,' said Arceneaux. The family says Daniels was a star athlete at Belle Place Middle School, as a player on the basketball team, football team and track team. Daniels' godmother, Jamaya Johnny, says it hurts to know they won't be able to see him succeed in high school. 'He was an all-around athlete and loved sports,' said Johnny. 'He was so excited to move on to high school, it's very heartbreaking, he'll never get the chance to play high school sports which is sad.' Daniels' loved ones say they will always remember him for his kindness and infectious laugh. They say he did not deserve to have his life taken away. 'He didn't deserve to go like this, he definitely didn't,' said Arceneaux. 'Ya'll took a star away, we will never be able to see where he was going to go, how far he would even go, y'all took that from us.' New Iberia Police say a 15-year-old male juvenile has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, and illegal use of weapons. Family mourns teen killed at New Iberia Spanish Festival Fire at Pennsylvania Governor's Residence was 'act of arson': State Police Wedding travel: How to minimize costs to make it work Sports fan makes it to Championship Sunday at the Masters Rory McIlroy wins 89th Masters Tournament, completing career Grand Slam Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Yahoo
Sister of suspect in New Iberia homicide spoke out
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)- Markisha Adams told News 10 the homicide stemmed from previous traumatic events. Adams, the sister of the suspect, 36-year-old Marklin Reaux, claimed this was an act of self-defense. This comes after the New Iberia Police Department said they were called to the 200 block of Pollard Avenue around 9 o'clock Saturday morning for a welfare concern. When detectives arrived, they found a man dead inside of a home. While at the home, officers discovered the vehicle of the deceased man was not at the home. After obtaining the vehicle's information, New Iberia Police were able to locate the vehicle in the area of West Main Street and Landry Drive, with the suspect, Reaux, inside. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but Reaux refused to stop, initiating a vehicle pursuit from New Iberia to Breaux Bridge. Man arrested in connection with New Iberia homicide investigation Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The pursuit traveled several miles, eventually coming to an end on Poydras Place in Breaux Bridge, where the vehicle was disabled by a police unit. The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, St. Martinville Police Department, and Breaux Bridge Police Department assisted with the pursuit and apprehension of Reaux. Adams claimed Reaux, who is also her brother, was allegedly raped by the victim for years. 'He raped him for days, he raped him for years, and this was his pain, all lashing out at one person, this was self-defense,' Adams said. Adams sends a message to the public to pray for their family during this difficult time. 'Prayers, prayers, for our families through this hard time, we need it, we definitely need it, it's hard,' Adams said. 36-year-old Marklin Reaux was booked into the Iberia Parish Jail on first-degree murder charges, theft of a motor vehicle, aggravated flight from an officer, violation of protective orders, and possession of schedule I and II CDS. Reaux's bond is set at over $10 million. New Iberia Police says this incident is still under investigation. Sister of suspect in New Iberia homicide spoke out Shooting in New Iberia near the Spanish Festival Louisiana's comeback bid forces JMU to hold on for win Cajuns fall to ULM in extra innings, 4-3 Make-A-Wish grants Masters trip to teen cancer survivor Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What is the historical significance of the New Iberia Spanish Festival?
IBERIA PARISH, LA (KLFY) — For those who wonder why the New Iberia Spanish Festival takes place considering the Cajun French culture is so strong in the area, the New Iberia Spanish culture is rooted deep in the city's history as well. New Iberia's roots began in 1779 when Spanish settlers, who were majority young men, chose to leave Spain for religious freedom. They came along the Bayou Teche and settled right here and founded New Iberia. Years later, French settlers came from nova scotia and settled here as well. Chacelyn Peltier, the 2025 Spanish Festival Queen, spoke about the history and how we got here today. She said when the French came in, they had a lot of people including women. 'Who were the (Spanish) men hanging out with? The young French women. Then they had kids. Then who takes care of them? Who takes care of the family, the women. So, the Spanish language was very, very quickly eradicated in our in our area. That is how our Spanish heritage kind of got wiped and pushed to the side.' Peltier explained. In 2009, New Iberia received a letter from Alhaurín De La Torre, Málaga, Spain where the Spanish settlers originally came from. They wanted New Iberia to be known as its sister city. In 2012, they wanted to visit New Iberia. With nothing to show for its Spanish roots, festival was born. Since then, years of traditions have come to New Iberia, like the church alley crochet ceiling. Madison Verret, the 2025 Spanish Festival Deb Queen, said the crochet ceiling has been getting added to it every year for the past four years. 'We got it from our sister city in Spain, and they do it every summer. They made a wish that we would do it like New Iberia would do it, and we made that wish come true. Now we have been doing the crochet ceiling for four years.' Verret said. Peltier said this festival is a significant part of New Iberia understanding its history and roots alive. 'If we stop, even if the sugarcane festival wouldn't happen anymore, we would still grow sugarcane. Those are still so, so important, but it's different in that fact that if we don't keep on living it, it will die away and go away again.' Peltier said. New Iberia will be celebrating the Spanish Festival all weekend with Saturday's festivities going on all day and Sunday open until 5p.m. Trump says he would respect Supreme Court decision to return wrongly deported man Mendoza Ford raffle raises $120,000 for Vermilion Parish schools What is the historical significance of the New Iberia Spanish Festival? 2025-2026 LPSS Revised Dress Code For Students Notre Dame High School improving the Pioneer Legacy Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
