Incident in Downtown Lafayette Leads to Heavy Police Presence along Jefferson Street

There is a heavy police presence in Downtown Lafayette following an incident that eyewitnesses say involves Lafayette Police officers.

Businesses in Downtown Lafayette were instructed by local authorities to shut down at roughly 1:30 a.m. following an incident.

See a photo of the scene at the intersection of Garfield and Jefferson in Downtown Lafayette.

UPDATE: 2:24 a.m.

There is still a heavy police presence in Downtown Lafayette following the incident. We are awaiting details from the Lafayette Police Department.

Caution tape is currently blocking off multiple blocks of Downtown Lafayette.

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