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The shooting on South Pierce Street on Saturday night apparently started as an argument between several individuals.

There was a rally in Downtown Lafayette last night protesting for the removal of the General Alfred Mouton statue.

The vehicle was pulled over around 9:45 Monday night.

The victim was shot in the stomach when a verbal altercation escalated on Saturday afternoon.

The crash closed the Evangeline Thruway for a short time on Thursday evening.

The shooting was reported to have taken place in the Bayberry Point area near Jessica Street.

The incident Monday night has left a 65-year-old man in critical condition in the hospital and his 34-year-old alleged assailant in jail.

The incident took place shortly after 1 in the morning on Mardi Gras in the 200 block of St. Antoine Street in Lafayette.

A Lafayette man is in custody this morning following an officer-involved shooting that took place over the weekend.

A 70-year-old Lafayette woman was shot Friday morning. Her brother has been arrested.

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