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After days of searching and posting online, she has been reunited with his family in good health.

The individual killed in Tuesday night's officer-involved shooting in Lafayette has been identified.

One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Lafayette on Monday night.

A Lafayette neighborhood was rocked by a high-impact crash that resulted in a car being split in two and catching fire, with one half of the vehicle hitting a nearby home.

The crash happened in Lafayette Mardi Gras afternoon when the driver hit three parked cars, injured two pedestrians, and sent 6 children to the hospital.

A mother reported her vehicle, with her sleeping daughter inside, stolen while it was left running outside a residence.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has taken a significant step toward better addressing mental health-related calls by establishing a specialized team with the aid of a federal grant. Sheriff Mark Garber revealed the initiative at a press conference, emphasizing the changing landscape of law enforcement in response to public expectations. This is a huge win for the Lafayette community.

23 years ago this week, a man known as the 'Southside Rapist' was arrested after terrorizing Lafayette for the better part of the '80s and '90s.