Police News

The Lafayette Police Department is proud to partner with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission in a “Special Wave” enforcement endeavor, proactively looking for drivers and occupants not wearing safety belts while traveling on the roadway. To read more, click on the photo.

At approximately 1:00 p.m. at Southside High School, Youngsville Police Department School Resource Officers were notified of a social media image circulating online that appeared to show ... READ MORE ...

The Youngsville Police Department has recovered a vehicle, a horse trailer, and additional property reported stolen on April 29, 2026. READ MORE ...

Officers with the Youngsville Police Department responded to a report of a residential burglary and vehicle theft in the 200 block of Chemin Agreeable Road. READ MORE ....

Chief JP Broussard of the Youngsville Police Department announces the arrest of three individuals on charges related to crimes against children. READ MORE ...

According to the Youngsville Police Department, Brett Joseph Dronet, thirty-seven, of Broussard, was arrested on multiple felony charges involving juveniles. READ MORE ....

A shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge left one person dead and multiple others injured, including three high school seniors from Ascension Episcopal School, according to Associated Press and KADN News 15. Authorities said the incident stemmed from a dispute between two groups. READ MORE ...

An arrest has been made in a Lafayette Parish homicide that left one man dead more than three decades ago. READ MORE ....

According to a Facebook post by the Youngsville Police Department, Drake Lawrence Bergeron, age twenty-eight, of Lafayette, was arrested on the following charges ... READ MORE ....

On March 31, 2026, the Lafayette Police Narcotics Unit and Street Team executed a targeted narcotics operation in the 2000 block of West Pinhook Road. READ MORE ...