Police & Fire

At 3:43 a.m., Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 700 block of Elizabeth Avenue.

Lafayette Police are currently on the scene of a major vehicle crash involving a fatality in the 700 block of East Pinhook Road.

Lafayette Police are investigating a major vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the 300 block of Verot School Road.

The Lafayette Police Department is currently on the scene at I-10 and University Avenue due to a major traffic accident.

On April 26, 2024, at 12:50 a.m., The Lafayette Police Department responded to the 1400 block of South West Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette, Louisiana, in regards to a pedestrian-involved motor vehicle accident.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Deputies and Investigators are investigating an off-campus incident involving a Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer near First Baptist Christian School.

On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at approximately 2:40 P.M., Officers with the Broussard Police Department responded to the 200 block of Longleaf Drive for the report of a shooting.

At around 5:26 p.m., the Lafayette Police Department (LPD) received a call about a welfare concern in the 700 block of South College Road.

Two women were arrested following an altercation in the 2600 block of Mills Street on Saturday night.

On April 2, 2024, in reference to a long-term investigation involving Lafayette Police Department (LPD) Narcotics Agents, Lafayette Police Narcotics Street Teams, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Louisiana State Police (LSP), agencies executed two search warrants.