Lafayette LA

Lafayette Consolidated Government, in coordination with the Lafayette Office of Homeland Security and the National Weather Services in preparations for the forecasted extreme temperatures, encourages residents to begin preparations now.

The board meeting and executive committee of the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission will take place on January 17, 2024, at 1100 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has implemented a public comment portal as part of our accreditation process and is seeking engagement from our community.

Please be advised that the 800 block of South Buchanan Street will close on Thursday, January 18, 2024. 

During his service on the former Lafayette City-Parish Council, current District 5 City Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux authored Resolution No. R-010-2019 to declare the suspension of residential garbage and recycling service on the Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) holiday within the City of Lafayette and the unincorporated parts of Lafayette Parish, which was adopted with unanimous support.

Mayor-President Monique Boulet announced she will restructure the public-private partnership agreement between the City of Lafayette and downtown business owner and developer Johnny Blancher to build a catalytic housing development near his Rock’n’Bowl building.

Allen Media Broadcasting announces that it has reached a joint agreement with Gray Television, Inc. and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans on an innovative new sports rights deal that will make ten of the Pelicans games during the 2023-24 NBA season available to fans on the NEWS 15 family of stations (KADN FOX 15.1, KLAF-NBC 15.2, MyNetworkTV Acadiana 15.3).

The Louisiana Youth Leadership Forum (LAYLF) is now recruiting staff for its 2024 camp season.

The southbound right lane of US 167 (Johnston Street) at Coulee Mine Bridge, milepost 18, will be closed on Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., weather permitting.

As long as we have emotions and feelings, life will be a fight. Every day, every moment, we have an option to fight for something different.