14+ hour, 5+ min ago  (232+ words) Warming Shelter (CREDIT: NEWS 15) LAFAYETTE, La." In response to forecasted freezing temperatures, Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) and the Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) will open a warming shelter to provide refuge for individuals experiencing homelessness…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (161+ words) Graduates from the 15th Judicial District Drug Court in Lafayette celebrated their choice to step away from the struggles of drug addiction. Each graduate from the program represents a life reclaimed from self-destruction, according to officials. Judge Valerie Gotch Garrett leads…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (150+ words) Lafayette Parish Superintendent Francis Touchet gave his reaction to word of an investigation into the Lafayette Parish School District by the Louisiana Office of the Attorney General on allegations of bid-rigging involving construction contracts. Touchet revealed that the district initially…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (814+ words) Lafayette Parish School System (CREDIT: LPSS) NOTE: This story is part of The Current's ongoing investigation into construction projects at the Lafayette Parish School System. This in-depth coverage was prompted by violations of public bid law uncovered by the system's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (106+ words) LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) " Lafayette Fire Station No. 12 on Verot School Road has reopened following a six-month renovation. The station, which closed on June 13 for extensive repairs, including a new roof, exterior and interior painting, and HVAC updates, has resumed normal…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (123+ words) Warming Shelter (CREDIT: NEWS 15) LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) " With freezing temperatures on the horizon, Lafayette Consolidated Government and the Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are taking action to protect the community's most vulnerable. They announced that a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (190+ words) LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) " The holiday season is coming to life at Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette. The church's choir is preparing for its upcoming Christmas concert, and News 15 was there to capture the excitement.The choir's concert, titled 'Sing…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (126+ words) ABBEVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) " The inmate who scaled a jail fence to escape has been captured, according to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Eddie Langlinais said Gavin Garnica, 23, of Abbeville, was caught along I-10, west of Lafayette, on Friday, December 5, around…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (312+ words) The Lafayette City Council decided to keep the Mardi Gras parade route unchanged for 2026, following lengthy debate and public input. Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet had proposed rerouting the parade through Jefferson Street in downtown Lafayette, which led to weeks of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (224+ words) LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) " The Lafayette Parish Council made important decisions regarding the library system during the meeting on Tuesday, December 2. The council unanimously approved leasing land near the Holy Rosary Institute for a new Northeast Regional Library.In addition, the…...