Lafayette LA

The Lafayette Police Department is proud to partner with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in a ‘Special Wave’ enforcement endeavor targeting drivers and occupants not wearing safety belts while traveling on the roadway.

The Wilderness Trail Road bridge crossing Bayou Vermilion and the Bourque Road bridge crossing Coulee Ile Des Cannes will be closing for repairs beginning Monday, April 24 for approximately two weeks, weather permitting. Detour routes will be made available.

The skies cleared for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center to raise the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA) flag around noon today.

The US 167 (Johnston Street) crossover at Sears Drive will be permanently closed to all vehicular traffic at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, weather permitting.

Lafayette Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is currently investigating allegations of obscenity involving one of our officers.

House fire in the 100 block of Bunche Street cause substantial fire damage to the residence and power outage to neighboring homes

At 5:38 p.m. this afternoon, Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 100 block of Chester Street.

As part of his Rounder Tour, musician John R. Miller and his band Engine Lights made a stop in Lafayette last night to perform at Hideaways on Lee Avenue.

At 4:22 pm, Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Timber Creek Drive.

S. Buchanan Street at Vermilion Street will close Tuesday, April 18, 2023 from 7 AM to 9 AM for a crane to be placed in the roadway to lift HVAC equipment onto the roof of a business.