Thursday, October 2, 2025

Lafayette Parish

CORRECTION: Dupree-Anderson Appointed as Chief of Minority Affairs

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Mayor-President Josh Guillory has appointed Joe Dupree-Anderson as the Interim Chief of Minority Affairs.

Knezek Runs for Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 7

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Dr. Erick Knezek (Republican) is a candidate for the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), District 7.

Shortage of Caregivers: Become a Caregiver

Karen Lagrange Cox -
Various programs and services are available that provide caregivers for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

LPSO Activating Protocols Due to Boil Water Advisory

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As a result of the boil water advisory issued by the Lafayette Utilities System today, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is activating protocols at both of its correctional facilities to ensure the health and safety of both the offenders and staff.

LASCC Partners with Best Friends Animal Society

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The Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center (LASCC) is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of cats and dogs in shelters by 2025, for the sixth National Adoption Weekend taking place on Friday, September 15 and Saturday, September 16, 2023.

UPDATE: Drive-By Shooting Near Gloria Switch Road

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The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive-by shooting that happened on the afternoon of September 11, 2023, near Gloria Switch Road.

A Choice to Make

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We have a choice to make. To either do life on your terms or be forced to do life. We can either prepare ourselves mentally, physically, and spiritually before the happenings of life show, or we can choose to do nothing and just allow life to take us out each time the happening of life happens.

Lane Closures: US 167 from Maurice to E LeBlanc

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The northbound and southbound sections of US 167 from Maurice to East LeBlanc Road will have intermittent lane closures on Monday, September 11, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., weather permitting.

Lane Closures: US 90 NB from LA 92-1 to LA 3073

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The outside travel lane of US 90 northbound from LA 92-1 (Smede Highway) to LA 3073 (Ambassador Caffery Parkway) will have nightly lane closures on Sunday, September 10, and Monday, September 11, 2023, from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., weather permitting.

UPDATE: Lane Closures: US 90 NB LA 88

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US 90 northbound from just south of LA 88 (Coteau Road) to LA 92-1 (Young Street) will have nightly lane closures from Tuesday, September 12 to Sunday, November 12, 2023, from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., weather permitting.
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