Lafayette LA

At around 2:18 a.m., Lafayette Police (LPD) responded to a shooting in the 2500 block of West Congress Street.

Around 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2023, Lafayette Police responded to reports of “shots being fired” in the 700 block of Hellen Street.

The La. 3025 (South College Road) Bridge over Coulee Mine, will have intermittent closures occurring in 15-minute intervals on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., weather permitting.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that beginning on October 18, 2023, construction will commence on a $525,350.00 project to perform median improvements on La. 3073 (Ambassador Caffery Pkwy) from its intersection with La. 89-1 (Youngsville Hwy) to .5-mile east of its intersection in Lafayette Parish.

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) and Keep Lafayette Beautiful (KLB), a Keep Louisiana Beautiful affiliate, are pleased to announce that it has been awarded an $8,000 grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful to tackle the issue of Mardi Gras litter and waste.

On October 5, 2023, at approximately 8:31 p.m., Lafayette Police responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash involving major injuries on the 1300 block of West Willow Street.

US 90/US 167 (Evangeline Thruway) southbound from Donlon Avenue to East Pinhook Road will have alternating lane closures beginning Monday, October 9, until Sunday, December 17, 2023, weather permitting.

There is one month away from the registration deadline to ride in Lafayette’s first Veterans Day Parade.

District 1 Lafayette City Councilman Patrick “Pat” Lewis is hosting a neighborhood town hall meeting to discuss the proposed rezoning of the former J. Wallace James Elementary School campus at 100 Poydras Street in Lafayette, Louisiana.

City officials and members of the skating community came together on October 3, 2023, for a momentous occasion as they broke ground for the highly anticipated skate park at Thomas Park.