12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (211+ words) A fire truck heads out to the crash site during the triennial full-scale emergency drill Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Lafayette Regional Airport in Lafayette, La. The drill simulates an aircraft crash with EMS students acting as victims. Airport and city fire…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (261+ words) Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet, center, is joined by city and construction officials during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Louisiana Avenue extension that will connect Butcher Switch and Gloria Switch Roads and put a roundabout at the intersection of Gloria Switch…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (127+ words) A Lafayette teenager was arrested after a 2-year-old child found a loaded gun and fired it, killing 4-year-old Blaze Rubin Saturday in the 100 block of Lena Street, police said Sunday morning. Jenarius Johnson, 17, was arrested on charges of negligent homicide…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (659+ words) Superintendent Francis Touchet, Jr. reviewed the positive progress LPSS has made over the past year, highlight current initiatives in academics, teacher and faculty support, and facilities, and share how the district plans to continue building on its momentum for student…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (570+ words) First Baptist Church Senior Pastor James Pritchard, center, gives the thumbs up after cutting the ribbon during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new upper school building at First Baptist Christian School on Monday, January 5, 2026 in Lafayette, La.. Students gather…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (586+ words) Renee Babin holds Parker Marie Babin who was born at 13:53 am becoming the first baby of the new year at Our lady of Lourdes Women's and Children's Hospital on Monday, December 29, 2025 in Lafayette, La.. Dad Brandon Babin hands his daughter…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (153+ words) Motorists pass through the intersection of Johnston Street and Bertrand Drive Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Lafayette, La. Lafayette Consolidated Government received $8 million in federal grant funding to improve safety along a stretch of Johnston Street." The Department of Transportation's Safe Streets…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1466+ words) Gary Haynes, an assistant district attorney in the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office, arrives at the John M. Shaw Federal Courthouse Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Lafayette, La. Lucas Bexley, 10, gets a push from Trent McGoldrick, left, and his mom, Danielle Wirth, right, while…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (375+ words) A Christmas tree is set out for trash pick up Tuesday, December 30, 2025, on Maple Drive in Lafayette, La. Lafayette residents looking to dispose of live (now dead) Christmas trees are asked to place them on the curb on your regular…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (462+ words) Gary Lewis, Natajia Pierite and their daughter Nylah Lewis, 1, shop for fireworks Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Fireworks World, a seasonal stand on Johnston Street in Lafayette, La. Katelyn Williber, her kids Evelyn, 3, and Joseph, 1, and David and Julie Nicholas shop for…...