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Man in critical condition after his vehicle crashed into at gas pump on Verot School Road & impact pushed it into him
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Lafayette police said a man is hospitalized in critical condition after the impact of a crash pushed his own vehicle into him at a gas station on Verot School Road on Saturday. The driver of the vehicle that crashed into it was cited by police.
Warm and Windy Sunday, Stormy Monday
After a windy day with highs in the mid and upper 80s, we will see warm and humid weather through the overnight hours. Gusty winds will remain across the area as temperatures fall into the lower 70s. Sunday will be another windy day with sun and clouds mixing. Highs reach once again into the mid and upper 80s.
Festival International brings the world to this downtown Lafayette home
Imagine having the world come to your doorstep. Festival International de Louisiane brings music, food and people by the thousands to downtown Lafayette — and Tyler Patin just has to step out onto his porch on Caillouet Place to be a part of it all. "From my experience having...
Without speeding cameras on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, what's next for traffic safety?
For years, car crashes on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge have plagued commuters, sometimes holding up traffic for hours. It’s what led lawmakers two years ago to vote to install traffic cameras on the bridge, a plan that hasn’t yet been realized. Now, with state legislators poised to scrap...
Gulf Coast region gas prices rose from last week: See how much here
Regional gas prices rose last week and reached an average of $3.23 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $3.18 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the Gulf Coast region has risen about 6 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the region in the last year have been as low as $2.55 on Dec. 18, 2023, and as...
2-Friday Festival International fun includes music, food, & culture
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — With Festival International de Louisiane in full swing on Friday, we sent multiple crews to provide team coverage from the festival grounds in downtown Lafayette soaking up all the festival fun.
Area high school baseball state regional scores, schedules and reported linescores
(G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: Noon DH) (G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: Noon DH) (G1: 6 p.m. Thursday; G2: 6 p.m. Friday; G3: Noon Saturday) (G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: 1 p.m. DH) (G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: Noon DH) Division III select. (Best-of-3 series) Regional results. St. Charles 12-4,...
Her home was accidentally sold at a tax sale. Now a Scott woman is fighting the investor in court.
It will be several weeks before a Lafayette judge decides whether a Scott homeowner is owed relief after her home was purchased at a tax sale that never should have happened. Evidence and testimony were presented in court Tuesday and Wednesday for the unusual case, which all started with a 2014 grass-cutting lien for about $400 on a vacant lot in Carencro that Theresa "Kim" Guillot once owned with her ex-husband. The lien that should have been filed against the Carencro property was instead filed by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office against the property where Guillot lives in Scott. Because of that error, a Duson-based real estate company was able to purchase Guillot's Scott property at a tax sale in 2015.
Homes in Lafayette Parish sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in Lafayette Parish saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sale price of $220,000. The median home sold for $217,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means January, the most recent month...
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