Lafayette is poised to appoint a police chief to lead us into a post-Ferguson future. It’s critically important we get this right ...

Is Lafayette's sense of community strong enough to insulate it against what's been playing out nationally in recent weeks as people take to the streets in protest of yet another round of fatal police shootings of black males? ...

In one of the last major initiatives of his 16-year administration, Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mike Neustrom turned the office's focus toward changing our approach to the mentally ill ...

Before a packed house of several hundred supporters, colleagues and law enforcement officials, Mark Garber was sworn in as sheriff of Lafayette Parish ...

Unlike our friends in Iberia Parish, Lafayette has been fortunate to have a sheriff who has valued integrity and innovation for nearly two decades ...

With Mark Garber set to take the reins of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office on July 1, longtime Director of Corrections Rob Reardon has made a surprising announcement, saying he'll be following Sheriff Mike Neustrom when he leaves office at month's ...

The lone casualty in that May 25 (non) incident involving Judice Middle School teachers, a privately contracted school bus and an end-of-school celebration has three options: resign, be canned or become a bus driver ...

Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant will open its second location later this summer under a new name ...

While LPSS officials have officially placed Brad Duhon on paid administrative leave, a source close to the situation tells The IND his days as assistant transportation director are numbered. ...

While the Judice Middle School teachers involved in last week’s so-called bar-hopping incident have been cleared of any wrongdoing, that’s not the case for the Lafayette Parish School System official who allegedly acted as their paid chauffeur ...