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There is once again a fire station in Lafayette's Truman neighborhood. The new station is located on Cooper Road.

and last updated 2021-05-05 12:03:12-04 A bill that would approve a land swap between the city of Lafayette and UL has advanced in the legislature. Yesterday, HB 335 by state Rep. Jean-Paul Coussan was sent to the Senate Natural Resources committee after it was passed by the House on April 29. So far, the bill has met no resistance; the legislature's website says it passed the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment 13-0, and then passed the House 93-0. To keep up with the bill on the legislature website, click here. At issue is a plan that would swap land owned by the city wit...

New fire station could be built near Blackham Coliseum if land swap approved KATC and last updated 2021-02-23 18:30:28-05 Lafayette and the UL Lafayette are working on a land swap that will provide space for a new fire station along Cajundome Boulevard. Fire Chief Robert Benoit says that the university is willing to make the swap. It is something the City of Lafayette and UL Lafayette have been working on for the past 4 years. "The university board has agreed that they're willing to make that swap. We agree on the city side that the location that we are looking at is something that is going t...

Lafayette Fire Department receives the COVID-19 vaccine Alyssa Berry, Lafayette Daily Advertiser © Courtesy of Lafayette Consolidated Government Lafayette Fire Department Public Information Officer Alton Trahan receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Lafayette Fire Department received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine through the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Tuesday.  Fire Chief Robert Benoit was the first to receive the vaccine. Benoit said it was important to him to exemplify leadership and to assure the men and women of the fire department that the vaccine ...

Lafayette firefighters receive COVID-19 vaccine Lafayette Consolidated Government and last updated 2020-12-30 13:32:41-05 On Tuesday, December 29, firefighters with the Lafayette Fire Department received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine administered through the Louisiana Department of Health. Fire Chief Robert Benoit was the first to receive the vaccine. Beniot said that it was important for him to lead by example and assure the men and women of the fire department the vaccine is safe. He and firefighters received the first of a two-dose series and will receive a second dose 28 days after the i...