LAFAYETTE PARISH — A lightning strike from a morning storm ignited a fire that damaged one home and caused structural damage to another in Lafayette on Friday. Fire crews responded around 10:08 ...

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Whitehead, 66, of Lafayette, was standing in front of the house in the 900 block of Rochelle Drive shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, with flames visible from the outside, according to prosecutors.

The Lafayette Fire Department responded to a call in the 2500 block of Cambridge Road at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, a news release said. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke and flames coming from the ...