A recent accident at Lafayette high School has prompted school officials to modify dismissal procedures. A student was hospitalized after being struck by a bus on Sept. 20th. The student is expected to recover fully
In this video, children act out road rage in their tiny toy motorized cars. And to top it off, they are British! The accents make it even more funny.
A few days ago, I made the mistake of driving in the area of the UL Lafayette Campus at about 3:30 pm.
A plan is in the works for major campus upgrades with a focus on reducing automobile traffic. Planned improvements include expanded sidewalks and new bike paths. Three main areas of the campus are being targeted for improvements.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development says that beginning Wednesday, September 12, the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, in St. Martin Parish, will be reduced to one lane in the west and eastbound directions for a sweeping operation
From the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's official press release:
DOTD and CRT announces temporary closure of I-10 Atchafalaya Welcome Center
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) along with the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism announced today that the I-10 Atchafalaya Welcome Center is closed, effective immediately, after a recent power outage left the facility inoperable.
If you're headed down Louisiana Highway 39 soon, be aware that the roadway south of Braithwaite is still closed due to work at the Stolthaven chemical plant. Flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac there pushed railroad cars, some containing hazardous materials, off the tracks, so the cleanup continues.
Tom Carroll, Director of the Lafayette Public Works Department, has informed KTDY that Refinery Street between Forest Street and Valdemar Lane will be closed Thursday, September 23rd from 6am to 4pm
Let me start by saying that I am in favor of gun ownership. If you outlaw guns, then only outlaws will own guns, which isn't something I like to hear. I believe in the right to defend myself, and hope that I never have to do it. With that being said . . . .
Twenty-five oversized loads will travel from Bosco, in Acadia Parish, to the site of the sink hole in the Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou area in Assumption Parish. The planned route will leave Bosco at around 7:00 AM and travel to I-10 East, then down I-10 to LA Highway 1 (Plaquemine exit), and proceed to Pierre Part
Lafayette 911 is reporting a 'stalled vehicle' this morning in the 100 block of NE Evangeline Thruway. Hmm.. looks like a boat to me. Must have been a really big fish to drag that boat all the way out into the road like that!
The Traffic & Transportation Department has informed KTDY the 400 Block of Stevenson Street will be closed Monday, August 13, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. for a house moving. Detour routes will be made available.
Here's your chance to let officials know what you have to say about the proposed extension of Ambassador Caffery Parkway from I-10 in Lafayette to I-49 north of Carencro. Louisiana DOTD, the Federal Highway Administration and Lafayette Consolidated Government will hold a public hearing on on Wednesday, August 15, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Carencro Community Center, located at 5115 North University Avenue in Carencro.
