However, this was not always the case. A post shared by the popular local Facebook Group "Lafayette Memories" reveals that it was on this very date some 45 years ago when turning red was first allowed in Lafayette. The post sources an article from the Lafayette Daily Advertiser from March 11, 1976 which wrote in part: Right turns on red will be allowed at two Lafayette intersections on a trial basis beginning next week as part of a plan to help traffic flow at major intersections. Mayor Kenny Bowen said signs allowing right turn on red will be installed at the intersection of East Cypress St. and Lee Ave. at three approaches and at one approach at Vine and Third Sts.