lafayette utilities system

Temperatures are warming up in south Louisiana and many will soon be watering their flower beds, lawns and gardens.

Various utility companies are showing tens of thousands across southwest Louisiana and throughout Acadiana are currently suffering through outages.

Residents of Lafayette, take note: the human-like figures soon to be spotted atop utility poles in Lafayette are NOT in distress. Here's what they're really up to.

Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has announced a Boil Water Advisory, affecting several parts of the city.

Residents have reportedly experienced power outages in various parts of Lafayette Parish on Monday night (Jan. 15), as the region faces unusually cold temperatures dipping below freezing.

Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet took office. She is joined by a new leadership staff who assume the most important administrative responsibilities.

The Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has issued a Boil Water Advisory, alerting residents and businesses in specific areas of the city to exercise caution with their water usage.

This latest ask by LUS piggybacks on the current Water Conservation Ordinance in place.

Lafayette Utilities System customers could be facing rate increases over the next three years beginning November 1, 2022.

Lafayette Consolidated Government has not only heard its constituents, it has listened to them.

The council gave their approval Tuesday night.

Winter Storm 2021 has wreaked havoc across Louisiana, with the northern parts of the state taking on a lot of ice and snow. With things in South Louisiana settling down, utilities companies are moving their efforts North to help assist our fellow Louisianans in their recovery efforts.

The company is asking for Request For Proposals.

Do you really know how to safely operate your generator? Improper use of power generators can be a hazard to your safety and of those around you.

Salary parameters for a new director for Lafayette Utilities Systems were agreed upon by the City-Parish Council last night.

UPDATE: As of 4:30 L-U-S says that 85% of affected residents have had power restored. They are still investigating what caused the outage.