LCG says while there was substantial water on streets, that also meant this water wasn’t in homes. With five to seven inches of rain hitting Lafayette in just a few hours, Abadie says the rainfall rate was in excess of what the inlet capacity was designed for.

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The National Weather Service is calling Wednesday’s deluge a 20-year flood. Heavy rain inundated parts of Acadiana, triggering flash flooding that stranded drivers and turned neighborhood streets into rivers. Hours of rain in ...

Parts of Lafayette are under a flash flood warning this morning due to heavy rain. Some parts of the city are impassable.

One person killed in Evangeline Thruway crash involving 18-wheeler; Heavy rains cause localized flooding, Lafayette schools closed; Low risk for severe weather today as scattered

Lafayette drivers had to figure out ways to navigate around some flooded roadways after heavy rains early Wednesday morning.