Verot School Road

The well-traveled Lafayette path will be rerouted this week due to a bridge closure. Thankfully, it won't be prolonged, so traffic will only be hectic for a short time.

This weekend is one of the biggest for getting and eating crawfish, especially in Lafayette, so you better hop on it now!

A fire at the new Rouse's happened Monday night.

The victim from a tragic hit and run incident on Friday who succumbed to his injuries has been identified as police have also made an arrest.

According to the Lafayette Police Department, the victim has been identified as Daniel Ben, 39, of Lafayette.

The section of Verot School Road getting a new overlay will run between Highway 90 and Bolton Street (near Pinhook Road).

Family of six escaped unharmed.

There is officially light at the end of the Verot School Road widening tunnel.

Residents along Verot School Road are raising concerns about added traffic noise after construction is complete.

Make sure you know when and where you can turn and in what direction before you get on Verot School Road for the next few months.

As many times as I've traveled Verot School Road, it's never dawned on me that it doesn't lead to an actual school. I mean, the road is named after a school, but where the heck is Verot School, or rather where was Verot School?

DOTD thanks drivers for having patience in construction areas.

They ask that drivers drive with caution in work zones including being on the lookout for workers and equipment.

Department of Transportation officials ask drivers to use caution in construction/work zones.

DOTD asks that drivers use caution when traveling through work zones.

You can use Tolson Road and Green Road in order to detour around the closure.

The work is expected to take about five days.

Officials want to remind drivers to obey all traffic signs in the construction zone.

DOTD asks drivers to be aware of work crews and their equipment for everyone's safety.

If for some reason the weather is bad, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development would cancel the project for those days.