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Lafayette is closer to naming its next police chief. Four finalists have been selected for interviews, with a final decision expected by March 2025. Here’s who’s still in the running.

The Lafayette Police Department needs help identifying three suspects who are responsible for a series of felony thefts at several different businesses in the Lafayette area.

The Lafayette Police Department took part in a SWAT operation in Jeanerette involving a hostage situation, according to a press release from LPD on Thursday afternoon.

An incident that appears to have been a "high-speed chase" resulted in a major crash just off Kaliste Saloom on Sunday afternoon.

The Lafayette Police Department and Lafayette Crime Stoppers are searching for a woman who allegedly stole someone's identity and has been using it to open accounts in various stores around town.

In the latest development in the Lafayette triple homicide case, local authorities have cleared a person of interest who was located with the dog of one of the deceased victims.

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

There is still one piece of the puzzle missing that the victim's family and members of the community would like found. Brandon Touchet's dog is missing, and his family is pleading that she be returned safely.

The man who is a suspect in a triple murder was arrested for a prior shooting.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area. Traffic is being directed off I-10 eastbound at the Ambassador Caffery exit ramp.

In an update to the officer-involved shooting incident, police engaged in a foot pursuit of a suspect, reportedly armed with a rifle, as they ran toward a public park.

A bomb threat received at approximately 8:49 am today has led to the evacuation of all three Lafayette courthouses, according to local law enforcement officials.

Police in Lafayette were called out after a man pulled a gun on another man trying to help a woman.

A pedestrian was struck on Louisiana Avenue in Lafayette Tuesday morning.

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

Lafayette Police are requesting the public's assistance to identify three individuals accused of stealing approximately $3,000 worth of merchandise from a retail store off of Ambassador Caffery.

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

UPDATE: All lanes of I-10 Westbound are now reopened in Lafayette Parish after a late night crash shut down the interstate, diverting traffic and causing delays.

An off-duty deputy comforted a young boy who was separated from his family while in a park in Lafayette, Louisiana.

A Breaux Bridge woman has perished after being hit by a car on Louisiana Highway 347 near Guidry Road.