11:15 am UPDATE: Officials confirm there are 5 fatalities from the plane crash and one survived. (6 total in the plane.)

Three people on the ground were injured. Those three were taken to the hospital. Everyone is being asked to stay away from this area.

Feu Follet and Verot School Road will be closed the remainder of the day.


According to KATC TV-3, a plane crashed this morning near the intersection of Feu Follet Road and Verot School Road in Lafayette.

The crash has been confirmed by Lafayette Police.

A viewer submitted video to KATC that shows the plane went down near the Post Office at that intersection.

First responders are on the scene and we'll update this story as information becomes available.

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