September 11, 2012 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.
September 5, 2012 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
Back in July, the University of Louisiana announced new parking regulations at Cajun Field, eliminating general admission parking on the west side of the stadium and reserving those spots for Ragin’ Cajuns Athletic Foundation donors who give at least $250
August 15, 2012 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
August 13, 2012 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!
August 10, 2012
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.
August 1, 2012 William J. Oliver, Jr., P.E., the District Engineer Administrator for District 03 – Acadiana Region of the Louisiana Department Of Transportation and development tells us that Johnston Street will be partially blocked, beginning next week.
August 1, 2012 As I was driving back to Lafayette from Miss Mamie's, I heard my friend Bernadette Lee on the radio talking about an accident on I-10 and decided to take the Louisiana Avenue exit, rather than Ambassador Caffery. As I travelled under the overpass, I spotted all the cars at Chick-fil-A and remembered the news story about today being Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.
July 28, 2012 If you have one of those plastic plates that goes over your license plate on your vehicle to "protect" it, you might find yourself with another ticket.
With the arrival of the Redflex Red Light Cameras in Lafayette, ways to 'beat' the camera showed up with them in the form of covers that fit over the license plate that 'glow' when light hits them, rendering your plate un-readable to the cameras.
July 19, 2012 Lafayette Police will continue their crackdown against impaired driving on Saturday night between 9 PM and 3 AM. The OWI checkpoint will be in the incorporated areas of Lafayette and officers will be looking for any signs of impaired driving, including the influence of alcohol or other dangerous substances and will respond with zero tolerance
July 18, 2012 This video was taken on July 8 in Collins, Mississippi, when a motorist noticed an SUV driving the wrong way on Highway 49 at a (seemingly) high rate of speed.
July 17, 2012 I saw this picture posted on Facebook this afternoon, and it appears to be a Safe-Speed speed van. A local Safe-Speed van.
