Lafayette LA

On December 9, 2023, at 11:01 p.m., The Lafayette Police Department responded to the 300 block of Sampson Avenue about a shooting incident.

At approximately 2:17 p.m., officers responded to a fight/disturbance call involving weapons on the 300 block of Harrington Drive. 

Thirteen-year-old Emile Myers may one day change the world; he already has a head start. Emile has raised funds for the last five years for various organizations through his annual fundraiser, Emile's Holiday Hot Cocoa.

Semifinals are set and female boxers are one step closer to their Olympic dreams. The 2024 Olympic Team Trials female brackets had a couple big upsets, but for the most part the ranked boxes played their role and dominated the bouts.

The Lafayette Area Special Residents (LASR) app is now live. The LASR is a registration app accessible to Lafayette Parish First Responders.

The CAJUNDOME lights shined a little too bright Wednesday evening for some, as upsets highlighted the third day of boxing at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lafayette, Louisiana.

The northbound lanes of US 167 (Evangeline Thruway), between Willow Street and the I-10 overpass, will have alternating lane closures beginning Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. until Friday, December 15, 2023, at 2:00 a.m., to allow sign crews to replace overhead signage on the I-10/I-49 overpass.

The first set of women's bouts at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing began tonight in Lafayette, Louisiana, continuing action in the week-long tournament at the CAJUNDOME. 

The Eloi Broussard Bridge over the Vermilion River on LA 733 (East Broussard Road), at milepost 1.25, will be closed on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., weather permitting.

Monday evening saw thirty-six resillient and power boxers keep their Paris 2024 Olympic Games dreams alive, as they advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing at the CAJUNDOME in Lafayette, Louisiana.