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• UPDATE: Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting at Campus Crossings Apartments

  December 10, 2011 10:00 AM

  A twenty one year old Carencro male is dead after an officer involved shooting in Lafayette. This all happening around 9:30 Friday night at Campus Crossings Apartments on Theatre Street, off of Congress Street, near the Cajun Dome. Officers were called to the complex for an alleged armed robbery.... more »

• Campus Edge Fire

  June 19, 2011 1:09 PM

  The Lafayette Fire Department is investigating a fire in the 1400 Block of North Bertrand Drive. The fire broke out around 11:30 Sunday morning at Campus Edge Apartments. Witnesses say they saw lots of smoke and heard the fire alarm going off, and immediately called 911. Fire investigators... more »

• Fire heavily damages Shreveport apartments

  June 17, 2011 9:48 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A two-alarm fire heavily damaged a west Shreveport apartment building that was home to eight families. Shreveport Fire Department spokesman Fred Sanders said the Thursday afternoon fire spread quickly because the apartments shared a common attic and did not have fire-stops between units. No injuries were... 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 »

• 62 Cars Vandalized Overnight in Lafayette, Victims Speak Out

  May 2, 2011 3:32 AM

  Lafayette police are investigating an apparent vandalism spree that took place Sunday morning. Many residents at two separate apartment complexes woke to find their cars keyed and their tires slashed. KATC'S Chris Welty spoke with victims and one of the men that had his name etched into several cars.... more »

• 62 Cars Vandalized Overnight in Lafayette

  May 1, 2011 4:37 PM

  Lafayette Police are investigating an overnight vandalism spree. Some residents at The Landing Apartment Complex on Kaliste Saloom Road and Eagle Run Apartments on South College Road reported that their car tires were slashed overnight. Some also said their cars were keyed. 48 vehicles were hit at The Landing and... more »

• Historic NO factory will become apartments

  April 11, 2011 5:59 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The former Blue Plate Foods factory in New Orleans will be converted into 72 loft-style apartments with artists getting preference for leases. Interior demolition has started with a target date for occupancy in March 2012. The $25 million project is being led by New Orleans developers... more »

• Apartments Push Home Construction up in January

  February 16, 2011 9:17 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Home construction rose at the fastest rate in 20 months, pushed up by a spike in apartment building. But construction of single-family homes declined, a sign that demand for housing remains weak. Builders broke ground on new homes and apartments at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of... more »

• Rabid Dog Found at Willow Brook Apartments

  June 2, 2010 5:52 PM

  Lafayette Animal Control picked up a rabid dog last Tuesday that was found wandering around Willow Brook Apartments at 1307 West Willow Street. It is believed the dog had been roaming the complex since May 13th. It has since been "put down." The small white terrier had black spots... more »

• Police probe double-shooting in Baton Rouge

  December 13, 2009 8:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide in Baton Rouge. A news release from the Baton Rouge Police Department says the incident happened about 4 a.m. Sunday at Greenwell Plaza Apartments. Police responded to calls of a shooting, and found the body of a... more »

• 10-Year-Old Hit Near Himbola Apartments In Lafayette

  December 7, 2009 5:16 PM

  Lafayette Police are investigating an accident involving a 10-year-old boy in Lafayette. At approximately 3:30 PM, Police received the call to the 600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The boy, who's identity is being withheld, ran into path of a van traveling eastbound. The van struck... more »

• Prematurity Awareness Day

  November 17, 2009 10:41 AM

  Premature birth defects affects 1 in 8 babies born in Louisiana and is the leading cause of infant death in our state. In light of this issue a "mom and Baby" mobile van will be in various locations in the Lafayette area administering FREE pregnancy test, FREE blood pressure screening,... more »

• Possible Mold in Broussard Apartment Complex

  October 28, 2009 6:20 PM

  People living at Ridgeview Apartments in Broussard say the apartments are making them sick. Ridgeview resident Lela Mark says she really believes mold is in all of the apartments. Mark blames her upper respiratory problems on what she believes is mold growing in in the complex. "It's... more »