Lafayette Metro News

A fire at noon Wednesday gutted the former Anderson Furniture building at the corner of Simcoe and Buchanan streets, a building that officials had been working to condemn in recent months.

A Lafayette woman who allegedly left her eight month old baby girl in the car while the heater was on, killing the baby was indicted by a grand jury.

Fighting a local fire that took more than six hours to control proved to be an huge feat for Lafayette firefighters Wednesday afternoon.

The Lafayette Fire Department hopes to fill its 20 vacancies with an increase in pay for its employees.

Louisiana's local government leaders are converging on Lafayette. The Louisiana Municipal Association is hosting its 71st annual convention there, starting Thursday.

Lafayette firefighters used water cannons to control the fire that engulfed the old Anderson Furniture Warehouse at midday, threatening a homeless shelter next door in the 200 block of South Buchanan.

The body of a 50-year-old Louisiana man has been recovered at Orange Beach. Police in the southwest Alabama community said Ivan Linus Garzotto of Lafayette apparently drowned in heavy surf generated by Tropical ...

The company that runs Bennigan's says hundreds of its restaurants will be closing their doors.

The Lafayette Regional Airport is celebrating a significant new milestone. Airport Director Greg Roberts says the number of people flying into and out of the Hub City has hit an all time high.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Lafayette doctor, a Hahnville pharmacist and six other people on charges they conspired to illegally dispense prescription drugs out of several Louisiana clinics, U.S. ...

Local musicians will soon have a business development tool that can put more money in their pockets.

During the next month, the Lafayette City-Parish Council likely will discuss the best ways to renovate one of the most-used buildings in the city.

Investigators have now released the name of the 46 year old man who died Wednesday morning after he was hit by a train.

Lafayette Consolidated Council members met Tuesday night to reveal the new budget for the upcoming year.

Lafayette Parks and Recreation & Art of Dance is offering Tap, ballet, tumbling, hip hop, lyrical & jazz classes for children & adults 2008-2009 Dance session Classes are limited, Register early on line ...

Lafayette parents and students are facing tough choices after low test scores are allowing transfers at two parish schools.

One week before the new school year begins in Lafayette Parish, bus routes could have to be changed, again.

I hear frightening talk from both whites and blacks over the incident in which a man was shot to death by a Lafayette police officer.

Law enforcement officials Monday released the name of the officer and the man shot dead Saturday as he was reportedly trying to flee police in a stolen car.

WASHINGTON - Conservative 'Blue Dog' House Democrats endorsed state Sen. Don Cravins Jr.