Lafayette LA

An overnight armed robbery and carjacking ended in the speedy apprehension and arrest of two suspects thanks to the technology and assistance of the Sheriff’s Real Time Crime Center.

The more time I spent worrying about what could happen, the less time I spent in the present moment on decisions that could shape my future direction.

An armed man wanted on both international-INTERPOL and domestic felony warrants is now in law enforcement custody in Lafayette Parish, thanks to the Sheriff’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) and Lafayette Sheriff’s Office SWAT operators.

he Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that beginning Tuesday, September 5, 2023, work will begin on a $21.10 million project to rehabilitate two sections of U.S. 90.

I-49 Northbound & Southbound from the I-10 interchange to mile marker nine at the Lafayette/St. Landry Parish Line will have alternating lane closures for a sweeping operation on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. until Friday, September 1, 2023, at 6:00 a.m., weather permitting.

Sandy Garber of Carencro, Louisiana, was crowned as the 2022 TOPS Louisiana Queen. TOPS (Take Off Pounds SensiblySM) is a nonprofit weight loss support organization that started in 1948.

Multiple fire trucks from seven fire departments responded to a mobile home fire on Petite Road at 1:20 p.m. this afternoon.

LA 98 (Gloria Switch Road) at Mills Street will have alternating nightly lane closures on Wednesday, August 30 and Thursday, August 31 from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., weather permitting.

Around 10:33 p.m., Lafayette Police responded to a shooting in progress in the 100 block of Shirley Picard Road.

The right outside lane of I-49 Northbound at Exit 4 will be closed on Monday, August 28, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.