Submitted by Lafayette Consolidated Goverment
LAFAYETTE, LA (August 16, 2024) – Earlier this week the Lafayette Police Department (LPD) issued communication concerning the UL Science Museum, a Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG)-owned facility, operated and managed entirely by the University and in accordance with the 2022 Cooperative Endeavor Agreement. To clarify LPD’s responsibility in and around the UL Science Museum, Mayor-President Monique B. Boulet asked LCG City-Parish Attorney Pat Ottinger to evaluate the situation.
In communication with the University, the following information was established.
- The UL Police Department is certified under the Federal Clery Act which “requires colleges and universities to report campus crime data, support victims of violence and publicly outline the policies and procedures they have put into place to improve campus safety.”
- Beginning with the implementation of the 2022 CEA, all 911 calls made from the UL Science Museum are received directly by the UL Police Department.
- The UL Police Department has been and is currently responsible for the security of all activities that occur at the UL Science Museum and in the immediate area.
To make clear, LPD’s role on each of UL campus facilities in the city of Lafayette will continue in a support role when called upon by the University. LPD’s enforcement efforts will remain unchanged in the Downtown area.
