Lafayette Parish

The Eloi Broussard Bridge over the Vermilion River on LA 733 (East Broussard Road), at milepost 1.25 will be closed on Monday, May 20, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., weather permitting.

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) is initiating a comprehensive debris pickup program following the recent storm that affected the area.

Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has restored 100 percent of the 7,500 outages within 42 hours of the severe storm that hit around 6 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024.

Following the retirement of current principal Renee Nunez, the Lafayette Parish School System is pleased to announce the appointment of John Kris Leger as the next leader of Carencro Middle School.

On Monday night, a strong line of severe thunderstorms came through Louisiana, resulting in reports of damage throughout Acadiana.

Acadiana High School and Duson Elementary are closed today due to a lack of electricity in some areas of the schools.

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) and Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) have mobilized many departments in response to today’s storm event and are closely monitoring the weather predictions for the possibility of additional severe weather tomorrow.

We are designed to stay comfortable and safe, so doing things hard or difficult has to be intentional.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office would like the public's assistance locating Aniya Bernard, 16, missing from Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. (Height: 5'4"; Weight: 110lbs.; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Brown)

I’ve turned up the intensity of my workouts in preparation for a rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike in June, which flared up an ankle injury and prevented me from running.