Major flooding happened in Lafayette Parish. Lafayette Police even asked people not to drive on Ambassador Caffery between Eraste Landry and Kaliste Saloom. KATC Meteorologist Daniel Phillips says several inches of rain fell in parts of the city Wednesday, leading to a flash flood warning for the area.

This is a picture of the intersection of Ambassador Caffery:

 

Ambassador Caffery Flooding
Photo courtesy of Heidi Courville
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The following are pictures of the area on Rue de Belier:

Flooding on Rue de Belier 1
Photo courtesy of Paul Farnham
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Flooding on Rue de Belier 2
Photo courtesy of Paul Farnham
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Here is a photo from the area of West Congress and Ambassador area:

West Congress and Guilbeau area
Photo courtesy of Paul Farnham
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Here is a look from Ambassador Caffery at Ridge:

Ambassador at Ridge
Photo submitted to 973 by Alisa Ann Leblanc
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Here is another photo of Ambassador Caffery near Robley:

Ambassador Caffery
Photo submitted to 973 by Amber A Trahan
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What it looked like driving in Lafayette:

Lafayette Flooding 3
Photo submitted to 973 from Sadie Hebert
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Ambassador Caffery between Eraste Landry and Kaliste Saloom became a nightmare for drivers:

Ambassador Caffery Flooding 4
Photo submitted to 973 by Crissy Norris
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Here is a picture of a Lafayette School Bus in flood waters:

Lafayette Flooding 4
Photo submitted to 973 courtesy of Amer Salhi
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The following is a look at Willow and University:

Willow at University
Photo courtesy of Morgan Cerone Reed
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Some areas of Lafayette received more rain than others as you can see from this photo:

Major Lafayette Flooding
Photo courtesy of Morgan Cerone Reed
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Here is another look at how much flooding has happened:

Lafayette Flooding 5
Photo submitted to 973 courtesy of Amer Salhi
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The following is how the underpass at University looks:

Underpass on University
Photo courtesy of Shaniaa Renaee
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This is how things looked in front of Home Depot on Ambassador Caffery:

Ambassador Caffery in Front of Home Depot
Photo courtesy of Hollie Wofford
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Even this nutria took a break from the flood waters:

Nutria by Flood Water
Photo courtesy of Deidre Cormier
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The following is a few pictures from an area near Carencro:

Flooding 1
Photo courtesy of Annette Breaux
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Flooding 2
Photo courtesy of Annette Breaux
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Flooding 3
Photo courtesy of Annette Breaux
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More flooding pictures:

Flooding 4
Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas
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Flooding 5
Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas
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Flooding 6
Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas
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Flooding 7
Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas
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