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Inmate escapes juvenile detention center in Lafayette

Posted at 6:47 PM, Sep 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-01 00:27:40-04

LAFAYETTE, La. — The Lafayette Police Department are responding to an inmate escaping from the Lafayette Parish Juvenile Detention Home.

An LPD spokesperson has said that police are still working the scene at the facility located on Surrey Street. As of 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, the juvenile still hadn't been located.

This is a developing story and KATC will have more details as they become available.

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