lafayette parish sheriff's office

A Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputy who works at the jail has been arrested.

Detectives are working to confirm the identity of the suspect at this time.

What started out as a stolen truck turned into a major equipment theft operation.

Authorities have released a video of a female inmate that escaped from Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center on Monday night.

If you get a call from a law enforcement person wanting money because you have a warrant, it's not true.

Authorities in Vermilion Parish announced the arrest of a man they described as the most wanted fugitive in Acadiana.

Never give someone money over the phone in exchange for clearing a warrant.

Both suspects were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center.

Multiple people are being treated after an overnight officer-involved shooting in Downtown Lafayette where an eyewitness says he "heard around 20 shots."

A department spokeswoman says the girl was found and is safe.

The task force has made forty-six felony arrests since the start of the program.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has an actual "office", with employees that take care of a wide range of duties.

The man was arrested Wednesday evening.

Sheriff's officials say the investigation is ongoing.

23 years ago this week, a man known as the 'Southside Rapist' was arrested after terrorizing Lafayette for the better part of the '80s and '90s.

The shooting happened at around 8:15 Saturday morning.

The name of the driver is not being released until charges are filed.

One man was arrested on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

There were ten people booked into Lafayette's jail.

Ten people were booked into Lafayette's jail.