Lafayette traffic

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A Lafayette resident alerted police to a fatal crash after waking up to find a totaled car in their yard Saturday morning.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - There are a few traffic closures happening in Lafayette over the next few days - some of them scheduled for significant chunks of the day. J-Turn Project Continues on Johnston Street The next step in the Johnston Street J-Turn Project will continue on Thursday night as DOTD crews will be working on two segments of the heavily-traveled roadway...

You gotta properly secure your trailers, Lafayette. This could have turned ugly real quick.

The LPD traffic division headed to the scene immediately and closed the intersection while they are investigating the crash.

LPD is currently asking motorists to avoid the area while they investigate the crash. More information will be made available as the investigation continues.

Emergency repairs will be conducted on the Basin Bridge for most of the workday on Friday.

Try to avoid I-10 eastbound, if possible. Congestion has traffic at a near-standstill Sunday.

According to reports, one lane of Ambassador Caffery Parkway in Lafayette will be shutdown for approximately five months as repairs to the sound-wall lining the road are underway. Those daily closures of the outside, northbound lane on Ambassador will happen between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. per the report.

The construction at the intersection of Guilbeau Road and West Congress Street in Lafayette has been going on for what seems like an eternity. However, it looks like the project will be done in less than two weeks.

Monday's closures will affect Settler's Trace, West Farrel, Old Settlement Road, and one end of Cherokee Lane.

Growing pains are never easy, but the benefits to be reaped after the inconvenience are well worth the wait. Right? (Kaliste Saloom Rd, I'm referring to you!)