Lafayette LA

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.

A road resurfacing project on LA Neuville Road and Chemin Metairie Road is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 8:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Local officers will carry the “Flame of Hope” for Special Olympics Louisiana throughout the area.

LA 3073 (Ambassador Caffery) bridge over the Vermilion River will be closed on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., weather permitting.

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

We are designed to stay comfortable and safe, so doing things hard or difficult has to be intentional.