A man in California was arrested after he allegedly stole an excavator from a construction site and then used it to try and hit police as they approached him.
The Lafayette Police Department responded to a call Wednesday morning off of the Evangeline Thruway in regards to a woman in the street with scissors in her hand.
Some local parents are worried about the safety of others in a Lafayette parking lot after their kid's car was hit by a vehicle speeding through the parking lot.
On one of his first day on the job, the new Chief of Police for the Lafayette Police Department is having to address what an officer allegedly did while out at the shooting range.