Lafayette LA

The Lafayette Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in progress around 9:53 a.m. Officers arrived in the 100 block of Sunny Drive and located a male suffering from a gunshot wound.

St. Landry Bank & Trust Company (SLB) is excited to announce the Grand Re-Opening of its Lafayette Branch at 3710 Ambassador Caffery.  Please join us in celebrating on Friday, February 2, 2024, at 9:00 am with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and refreshments. 

Due to the possibility of heavy rainfall, sandbags are available at several locations in Lafayette Parish.

At approximately 3:51 a.m. this morning, Lafayette Police responded to a shooting in progress in the 100 block of Riley Street.

East Simcoe Street on the west side of its intersection with US 90 Southbound (Evangeline Thruway) will be closed on Friday, January 26, 2024, from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m., weather permitting.

“Never waste a failure” is a saying I have always told myself.

In response to the imminent below-freezing temperatures approaching again on Friday, January 19, 2024, Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) is reopening a warming center to provide refuge for individuals experiencing homelessness or who lack adequate heat.

At 10:07 p.m. on January 17, 2024, Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200 block of West End Avenue.

The Louisiana Travel Association (LTA) awarded Lafayette Travel with the Convention and Visitors Bureau of the Year at the annual Louey Awards that took place in New Orleans this past week.

Lafayette Consolidated Government announced that January 22-26, 2024, will be the final week for residents to have their blue Republic carts removed.