Lafayette LA

A pedestrian was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after a commercial van turning left hit the person in a downtown crosswalk, Lafayette police said. Officers were called at 12:47 p.m. to the intersection of Jefferson Street and East Vermilion Street, Sr. Cpl. Tyler Mitcham said. Mitcham said...

Buc-ee’s is set to break ground on its Lafayette, Louisiana, location on Nov. 9, the company announced last week. The 74,000-square-foot store is one of two in the works in the Pelican State. A location in Ruston is expected to open in 2027 while the Lafayette location is slated to open its doors in 2028.

Lafayette Consolidated Government says East Gloria Switch Road will be closed intermittently from Beau Bassin Road to Sawmill Highway through December 2, 2026.

A caller heard someone crying for help in the woods off Toby Mouton Road Tuesday morning. Duson police and a sheriff's department search area.

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit, but a cold shooting night proved too much to overcome as Akron claimed a 75-61 victory Monday in the Sun Belt-MAC Challenge season opener for both teams at the Cajundome. Akron, the three-time defending MAC Tournament...

NEW ORLEANS — Jake Guidry, Lafayette market president for New Orleans-based Fidelity Bank, has been named a recipient of the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) 2026 Emerging Leader Awards. Guidry was recognized during the ABA Annual Convention in Salt Lake City for his leadership and commitment to the banking industry and local communities.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Two people are in critical condition and a Lafayette man has been arrested in connection with a Sunday night crash on Evangeline Thruway, authorities said. Jaylen Lawrence, 22, of Lafayette, is charged with two counts of vehicular negligent injury and one count each of OWI...

A Lafayette Fire Department district chief is part of a Louisiana team sent to help Pagosa Springs, Colorado, respond to flooding, city-parish officials said Monday. District Chief Brandon Finfrock will join a Louisiana Incident Management Team in Archuleta County for about 14 days, according to a Lafayette Consolidated Government news release. The deployment is coordinated through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, an interstate mutual-aid system for sharing resources during disasters

A New Iberia man who was shot while trying to rob a convenience store in 2025 was convicted of attempted robbery, authorities said.

If a Baton Rouge weekend needs a change of scenery, Rock'n'Bowl de Lafayette at 905 Jefferson St. pairs a bowling alley with a full stage. The Lafayette spot is the sister to the original Rock'n'Bowl in New Orleans, where Thursday zydeco nights helped put the alley on the national music map in the 1990s.