Here's a look at news making headlines in your parish for Monday, September 1, 2025.

LAFAYETTE PARISH

Starting Monday, a portion of the northeast-bound lane on S. Buchanan Street, located near E. Congress Street, will be closed while crews repair a sewer line, according to Lafayette Consolidated Government.

The work is part of the Point Repair Project, a LUS initiative that includes 36 total repairs. Officials say the lane will remain closed until Friday, September 19, 2025.

Local access will be maintained, and detours will be marked along E. Congress Street, Jefferson Street, and Garfield Street. In Your Parish Headlines: Lafayette, September 1, 2025

Applications for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Explorer Program close on Monday.

The program offers 15- to 18-year-olds a beh

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