and last updated 2021-02-15 14:43:35-05
As of 9 a.m. Monday, Mayor-President Josh Guillory s stay-at-home order remains in place.
You can read the entire order here, but it pertains to all municipalities in the parish, and prohibits anyone from occupying, using, standing, sitting, traveling, or being present in any public place, including for the purposes of travel, with the following exceptions:
All law enforcement, fire, paramedics, or other medical personnel, essential services, restoration and repair personnel, as well as any other first responders or emergency response personnel authorized by Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government.
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Individuals traveling to seek exempt care
Lafayette airport adds flights to Charlotte in April
Starting in April people will be able to fly to Charlotte, North Carolina on American Airlines via the Lafayette airport, officials announced.
The Daily Advertiser reported Monday that the direct flights on American Airlines between Lafayette Regional Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport will begin on April 2 but tickets are on sale now.
American already has a direct flight from Lafayette to Dallas. The Charlotte route will have two flights daily on a plane that seats 63 people.
Steven Picou, the executive director of the Lafayette airport, said they had been looking for another destination on the East Coast for “quite some time” and that Charlotte was a prime candidate.
Good news for travelers using Lafayette Regional Airport as it was announced today that American Airlines will add non-stop flights to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.