evangeline thruway

Construction is beginning on two major Lafayette roads and drivers need to plan accordingly or expect for major slow downs.

Surveillance footage of a Sunday night Lafayette shooting shows bystanders running for their lives as shots echo in the background.

Another Burger King location in Lafayette has abruptly closed its doors at the start of the new year.

It will be a busy upcoming week (December 11-15) for Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development workers as crews will be performing all sorts of repairs on Interstate 10 - including the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge - and on the Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette all the way down US Highway 90 to St. Mary Parish.

Local authorities are currently responding to an unusual road hazard on the 600 block of the NE Evangeline Thruway: a spill of raw alligator meat.

The project will begin on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

A new petition to address pedestrian deaths in Louisiana is circulating online.

Two northbound lanes on Evangeline will be closed as state officials make emergency repairs.

A major vehicle crash occurred late in the afternoon on Thursday, January 13, 2022, on the 2500 block of the Northwest Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette.

The Lafayette Police Department has made an arrest in the hit-and-run fatality that occurred on January 2, 2022.

The crash happened in the early hours of Sunday, January 2, in the 2100 block of the Northwest Evangeline Thruway.

Is it new roads, a new government, new politicians, or just better drainage? Here's what you told us about moving forward.

The business planning to acquire the old Walmart is quite familiar with Lafayette: they currently operate 3 facilities here.

The closures are expected to begin at about 8 pm this evening and last until midnight.

A local firewood business has become an 'eyesore' for residential neighbors as they say it is causing a multitude of issues for the area. The battle has been on-going for years in this part of town, but it looks like the city could be stepping in soon.

A peaceful protest and vigil for Trayford Pellerin began at 5pm on the north side of Lafayette. Live video is showing protesters walking down Evangeline Thruway.

Lafayette Police say a person is now dead after being struck by a vehicle while waiting to cross the Evangeline Thruway shortly before 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

They clean up continues, and Lafayette Police say they will alert KPEL when the work is done.

Police closed down the road and investigated a suitcase that was found at Mamma's Fried Chicken around 6:40 last night (12/03/15).

Lafayette police say no charges have been filed against the drivers.