Olympic Boulevard in Lafayette reopens after tree falls on roadway
A thoroughfare has reopened in Lafayette after a tree fell and blocked the roadway for hours Tuesday morning, according to police. Lafayette police shortly after 6 a.m. advised drivers to avoid Olympic Boulevard near Olympic Oaks Drive because of a large tree that fell. Police said at about 8:15 a.m. that the roadway had reopened. […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A Youngsville driver was pronounced dead in a single-vehicle crash in Lafayette. Today, around 2 a.m., the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 200 block of Southpark Road, in regard to a single-vehicle crash. Officials said the investigation determined that the vehicle was traveling west bound…
UPDATE, 5/20/25, 11:00 a.m.: The roadway is now open and safe for traffic, police said. ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, LA (KLFY) – The Lafayette Police Department is currently on scene in the 600 block of E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., due to an accident in which powerlines are down, police said. As…
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Police arrested Wendell Henry, 22, of Lafayette in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred in the 2000 block of Louisiana Avenue, officials said. Henry was later located and booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center (LPCC) on a charge of attempted first-degree murder, police said.…