Lafayette LA

Last night, the Youngsville Middle School (YMS) Dragons defeated Edgar Martin Rams (Lafayette). YMS won 3-1 and claimed the Parish Middle School Girls Soccer title.

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) is initiating a comprehensive debris pickup program following the recent storm that affected the area.

Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has restored 100 percent of the 7,500 outages within 42 hours of the severe storm that hit around 6 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024.

Pinhook Road between La Rue France and Marjorie Boulevard will be closed on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., weather permitting.

Lafayette Parks, Arts, Recreation & Culture (PARC) has opened applications for tuition assistance for its upcoming summer camp programs at Comeaux, Robicheaux and Martin Luther King Recreation Centers.

Following the transfer of Catherine Bricelj to Prairie Elementary, the Lafayette Parish School System is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Thomas as the next leader of Myrtle Place Elementary School, the district’s fully French Immersion Magnet Academy.

On May 14, 2024, at 1:39 p.m., Officers with the Lafayette Police Department (LPD) responded to the 1300 block of North East Evangeline Thruway about a shooting in progress.

Acadiana High School and Duson Elementary are closed today due to a lack of electricity in some areas of the schools.

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) and Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) have mobilized many departments in response to today’s storm event and are closely monitoring the weather predictions for the possibility of additional severe weather tomorrow.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a Saturday (May 11, 2024) morning incident in the 600 block of Berlin Street that left one man injured and another under arrest.