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Ochsner Lafayette General announced in June that they were planning a massive upgrade to the facility. The expansion would cost around $100 million and include a 6-floor inpatient tower, a state-of-the-art Cancer center, and a 547 vehicle parking garage tower.

If all goes to plan, it would be the tallest building in the city of Lafayette.

Ok, I must admit it, I just figured out why construction companies put this black "fencing" around the property they are working on.

Be prepared to take alternate routes to save some time and frustration.

Five NCAA-spec sand volleyball courts will be constructed in an existing green space adjacent to the tennis courts at the complex.

Many skilled oilfield workers from Louisiana have made the move to Texas, but will construction workers be making the move soon as well?

A Comeaux High graduate has been reunited with his class ring after losing it 31 years ago.

It's a traffic headache that every local motorist is familiar with, but which construction area is the worst?

My Facebook newsfeed is clogged with people complaining about the roadwork on Kaliste Saloom and Verot School Rds.

New technology gave crews a closer look at the structure and showed pieces coming loose from the 80-year-old building.

Wondering about parking, tailgating and seating for Ragin' Cajuns Baseball? We have all the info for the grand opening of Russo Park.

You may have seen some activity at the old Gatti Town building on Johnston Street in Lafayette and wondered what was going on. Well, we have a little knowledge courtesy of the website Developing Lafayette.

I think we are all fans of fireworks except when we are not supposed to be seeing fireworks and especially when we cause the fireworks unintentionally.

WHAT'S GOING ON? In a city like Lafayette, a multi-million dollar construction project is surely something you're not going to miss if you pass it on Ambassador Caffery. On a recent venture to the southern end of the Hub City, an area that was once dense brush is now being cleared...

The work is between the area of Guilbeau Road and Dulles Drive.

Watch as a team constructs a life-size SUV all from legos. It was Created to mark the launch of Ford's latest Explorer SUV (and the upcoming opening of the world's largest Lego theme park), the model was constructed by a Connecticut-based team of 22 master builders, a task which took some 2,500 hours. In its finished state, it weighs over 2,600 pounds, more than half as much as the real car --

If the economy is suffering, it's hard to tell here in Lafayette. There's plenty of new construction going on, but not many signs, which begs the question, 'What's going up here?'. New construction is taking place on Ambassador Caffery where Marshall's Nursery used to be located. But what will eventually be there?