Johnston Street

A new eyewitness account has shed light on the moments leading up to a fatal Johnston St. crash, highlighting how the incident could have easily resulted in even more people being hurt, or worse.

The driver in a fatal single-vehicle crash on Johnston St. in Lafayette has been identified as police provide details on what led to the accident.

Upon arrival, officers found one motorist unresponsive. The unresponsive individual was later pronounced dead.

The construction on U.S. 90 that spans across Lafayette, Iberia, and St. Mary Parishes will continue as expected into 2024 as Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development crews continue to work to make it a smoother experience for drivers.

A section of Johnston Street, a major thoroughfare in Lafayette, has been closed to southbound traffic between Arnould Boulevard and Leonie Street since 8 p.m. on June 17 due to a concrete pavement blowup.

UPDATE: Johnston Street, southbound, between Leonie St. and Arnould Blvd. is closed until further notice, effective immediately due to a concrete pavement blowup.

The changes along Johnston Street continue as a familiar Lafayette building has now been leveled.

A giant part of Johnston street history is currently missing and could very well be gone forever.

We took an online survey of motorists who drive throughout Lafayette regularly, we asked, "What Lafayette Intersection Has the Longest Red Light?" Full transparency, we're not sure y'all got it totally right.

One man is encouraging everyone to petition our parish president to stop the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's Johnston Street project.

You've seen him dancing in viral videos on the internet, now see him dancing on the corner of Johnston Street in Lafayette.

Johnston Street could be facing the next big road construction project in Lafayette.

Starting next year, the DOTD will build about 30 J-Turns and overlay U.S. 167 between Ambassador Caffery and Maurice.

Everyone is excited about the new Lafayette location of Drago's, but what's the correct pronunciation?

Two massive eggs in a nest off Johnston Street have Lafayette residents intrigued.

Conque pointed out that the project, which would begin from Holden Avenue to Cajundome Boulevard (or “coulee to coulee” as Conque referred to it) would call for the 5 lanes to be reduced to 4 lanes with a raised median, BUT there will be controlled left turns built in.

At 6:30am Tuesday Lafayette Firefighters responded to a fire at Popeye's on Johnston Street.

DOTD officials are reporting "a slow moving operation" will take place on Johnston Street from Cajundome Boulevard to Ambassador Caffery Parkway

One driver fatally injured, while three others are currently being treated at area hospitals.

The road will be open to all traffic, but the work may slow you down a bit when you are driving through that area.