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• New Orleans man found dead in his apartment

  January 2, 2013 7:23 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police are investigating the fatal stabbing of an 83-year-old man inside his senior living apartment. Officer Garry Flot said in a news release the man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family, was found by a security guard at about 7 p.m.... more »

• Stolen Copper Causes Apartment Fire

  June 28, 2012 7:15 AM

  Soldering copper caused a fire in Ile Des Cannes Apartment Complex late Wednesday night. A fire broke out around 9:45pm Wednesday, June 26, 2012, in the 100 block of Basin Dr. Heavy smoke was reported coming from the roof of the four-plex. There was little damage to the overall structure... more »

• Eight Families Displaced After Apartments Go Up in Flames

  May 28, 2011 12:22 AM

  At least eight families are out of their homes as of Friday night. That's after a fire at an apartment complex in the five-thousand block of West Congress Street in Lafayette. Tenants that we spoke with are very shaken up, and they say they've never seen anything like this... more »

• Residents Cry Out for Better Security at Student Apts

  April 4, 2011 11:33 PM

  A public outcry for better safety at a student apartment complex in Lafayette is growing louder this week after another armed robbery at Campus Edge Apartments. New numbers released by the Lafayette Police Department show an extensive history of theft and burglary incidents, as well as requests for more... more »

• Update: Scott Apartment Fire

  January 6, 2011 2:18 PM

  The Scott Fire Department is investigating an apartment fire that broke out just before nine this morning. It happened at 106 D Berlin. Firefighters tell us "several different points of orgin were observed" by firefighters, so the Lafayette Fire Department Arson Investigators were contacted. The appartment was occupied by Quanavius... more »

• Early morning fire in Lafayette

  December 15, 2010 7:12 AM

  Fire crews were called to an apartment fire early this morning on the 900 block of Lamar Street in Lafayette. The fire broke out around 1:30am. There are no injuries to report. more »

• Victim Identified in Lafayette Apartment Fire

  October 8, 2010 1:11 PM

  The victim is identified as 44 year old Michael Evans. Firefighters say Evans did smoke, and the blaze began from a cigarette. Firefighters also say the fire began on a sofa. Evans was also on oxygen, which accelerated the blaze. ------------------------------------------------ One man has died after fire broke... more »

• Dozens of Bats Filmed Flying out of Shreveport Apartment Complex

  September 14, 2010 12:16 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Cody Mikesell says bats are driving him out of a Shreveport apartment complex. KSLA-TV reports it filmed dozens of bats flying out of the complex about an hour after dusk. Mikesell says he and other tenants have been complaining since March about the noise and the... more »

• Second Person Dies From BR Home Invasion

  August 30, 2010 1:36 PM

  Baton Rouge Police are searching for two people accused of shooting and killing a man and a woman during a home invasion at an apartment complex. Officers responded to apartment 305 at 2080 North Lobdell in Baton Rouge. Capt. Rodney Adams says the fatal shooting occurred late Sunday night. Adams... more »

• New Iberia Apartment Fire

  August 4, 2010 6:36 PM

  Firefighters in New Iberia are working an apartment fire on Silver Street. Neighbors say it appear the flames are out. Deputies say one person is being questioned at this hour in connection with the fire. We have a crew on the scene and hope to have more...... more »

• Car Hits Apartment, Burst Into Flames

  June 12, 2010 11:49 AM

  Around 2:30 Saturday morning a car traveling in the 1000 block of Kaliste Saloom Road veered off and hit an apartment. Chief Leonard Blackwell with the Lafayette Fire Department says the car's gas tank ruptured causing it and the apartment to go up in flames. Three people were inside the... more »

• Shooting in Field in Lafayette Injures Four

  April 9, 2010 11:02 AM

  On April 8, 2010, at approximately 8:15 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 100 block of Van Buren Drive regarding a shooting. Witnesses advised officers that a fight involving multiple suspects began in a field near an apartment complex. One of the suspects produced a... more »

• Apartment Fire in Lafayette

  March 24, 2010 9:01 AM

  Lafayette Fire Department responded to 300 McDonald Drive, Steeplechase Apartments, shortly before 5:00 pm yesterday. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from apartment S11. The fire was contained to a bedroom in the apartment but the rest of the apartment sustained major smoke damage. The occupant, Chanesha Charles, was... more »

• Florida fugitive arrested in Lafayette, charged with homicide

  January 24, 2010 4:47 PM

  Saturday afternoon Forty-One year old Regis Reymon Madison was arrested by US Marshals and others at the Holy Family Apartment Complex located on the 1500 Block of Louisiana Avenue in Lafayette. Madison was the last known suspect wanted in connection to a Pensacola area Homicide that occurred less than a... more »

• Police search for credit card thiefs

  November 25, 2009 3:24 PM

  Identity Sought in Unauthorized Credit Card Use Between the dates of November 8, 2009 and November 9, 2009, there were 2 vehicle burglaries and 1 residential burglary inside of an apartment complex in the 100 block of Horseshoe Drive. The suspect(s) stole several credit cards from the victims. It... more »

• Lafayette authorities seek identity of Wilson Street suspect

  November 18, 2009 2:56 PM

  Detectives Seek Identity of Suspect Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect that entered an apartment in the 600 block of Wilson Street. On November 16, 2009, at approximately 8:30 pm, a black male suspect entered an apartment by way of... more »