hostage situation

The Lafayette Police Department took part in a SWAT operation in Jeanerette involving a hostage situation, according to a press release from LPD on Thursday afternoon.

An armed hostage situation nearly turned deadly in Jeanerette on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports.

The Church Point Police Department has faced public scrutiny following their response to a harrowing hostage situation that unfolded last week in a Church Point apartment.

In an update to the story, police are now searching for the man involved in the domestic dispute. He is wanted on attempted murder charges.

The man was arrested today.

The man is wanted for several charges.