Residents of Lafayette, take note: the human-like figures soon to be spotted atop utility poles in Lafayette are NOT in distress. Here's what they're really up to.
The advisory recommending LUS customers boil their water prior to using it for consumption is lifted for most of north Lafayette Parish, with a few exceptions.
After three days of a disruptive boil water advisory affecting a substantial area of Lafayette, local residents and businesses can now breathe a sigh of relief.
LUS offers a free service that may help you keep the cost of cooling off down down and make you more eco-friendly. There's even an option for non-LUS customers!
According to KATC TV 3, a Lafayette Utilities System spokesperson says that at around 7:30 am a squirrel shorted out a distribution bus when it got between an insulator and ground. The outage area was approximately from E. Broussard Road to Ambassador Caffery Parkway and from Verot School Road to the Vermilion River.
During Winter Storm 2021 in February, Lafayette Utilities System sent multiple crews to help communities in Jonesville, Natchitoches and Vidalia as widespread power outages swept through the state.