Lafayette LA

Lafayette Police are currently on the scene of a single vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on the 1400 block Camellia Boulevard near Starling Lane. This crash occurred at approximately 8:00 A.M., on this date.

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) has filed a lawsuit requesting a Declaratory Judgment against the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Louisiana (MERS).

Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 100 block of N. Pine Street at 8:50 a.m. Monday morning. When firefighters arrived on scene, smoke surrounded the single-family dwelling with flames coming from several windows.

Today, Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico Business Unit (GOMBU), headquartered in Covington, La., donated a nearly six-acre tract of land to Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG), which will enhance recreational opportunities, increase public access to the Vermilion River, and tie into the Heymann, Beaver, and Lil’ Woods Parks Master Plan.

UPDATE AS OF 3/20/2023: DOTD announces that on Thursday, March 23, I-49 northbound at the I-10 overpass will be reduced to one lane from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. to allow crews to conduct additional work related to emergency repairs for the I-10 eastbound overpass.

On March 09, 2023, the Lafayette Police Department was contacted by a local hospital in reference to a 5-year-old male victim suffering from second degree burns on his hand as well as bruising to his face and upper body.

John R Miller is a true hyphenate artist: singer-songwriter-picker. Every song on his thrilling debut solo album, Depreciated, is lush with intricate wordplay and haunting imagery, as well as being backed by a band that is on fire.

On March 15, 2023, at 4:41 p.m., Lafayette Police responded to the 1100 block of E. Vermillion Street in reference to a report of a kidnapping and attempted rape of a juvenile victim.

Lafayette Police are currently on the scene of a multi vehicle crash involving injuries on the 6600 block of Johnston Street, northbound headed into the city of Lafayette.

News from Lafayette Public Library for March to May 2023.