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SECOND ARREST MADE: Homicide Incident 200 block of Arthur Street

Newsroom - February 6, 2025 9:31 am

The Lafayette Police Department is currently on scene in the 200 block of Arthur Street, in reference to a homicide incident. READ MORE ...

Lake Charles man arrested in Lafayette Parish following violent crime spree

Newsroom - February 1, 2025 2:12 pm

A man from Lake Charles is facing several felony charges due to a series of crimes committed across multiple parishes. READ MORE ...

Lafayette Police Department Responds to Domestic Incident on Theo Street

Newsroom - January 31, 2025 2:22 pm

At approximately 11:32 a.m., officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 100 block of Theo Street. READ MORE ...

Cruelty to Juveniles

Newsroom - January 31, 2025 2:18 pm

Two people are facing juvenile cruelty charges as a result of a recent investigation by Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detectives. READ MORE ...

Firefighters Save Pets from Smoke-filled Home

Newsroom - January 26, 2025 5:01 pm

Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 400 block of Foreman Drive ... READ MORE ...

Repairing Broken Pipe Leads to House Fire

Newsroom - January 23, 2025 1:44 pm

At 6:30 p.m. last night Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Noble Street. READ MORE ...

Overloaded Electrical Outlet Ignites Fire

Karen Lagrange Cox - January 22, 2025 5:11 pm

Lafayette, LA (January 22, 2025) – At 8:06 a.m. Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Irma Drive....

Possum’s Tree Service Employee Dies in On-the-Job Accident

Newsroom - January 20, 2025 11:51 am

On January 20, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Lafayette Police Department responded to a report of an employee injured at a work site. READ MORE ...

Fatal Hit and Run Involving a Bicycle

Karen Lagrange Cox - January 19, 2025 10:22 am

Update Lafayette, LA (January 19, 2025, 9:16 a.m.) - The Lafayette Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred on January 19, 2025,...

Body Found in the Vermilion River

Newsroom - January 18, 2025 4:58 pm

Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Detectives are conducting a death investigation after a body was discovered in a Lafayette Parish waterway.

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