UPDATE, 3:45 p.m.: Lafayette Consolidated Government has been notified by the 911 Communications District that 911 phone lines have been restored and are fully operational.
Residents may once again call 911 directly for emergencies.
ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette Consolidated Government and the Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness have received a report from the 911 Communications District indicating that statewide 9-1-1 phone lines are currently down…