Emergency Alerts

LafayetteNOW allows officials within Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) to quickly share important information with the public during emergencies, including severe weather, road closures, evacuations, shelter updates, and public safety alerts.

Depending on your subscription preferences, you may receive alerts about:

• Severe weather (e.g., hurricanes, floods, tornadoes)
• Evacuation notices or shelter-in-place orders
• Road closures or traffic incidents
• Public safety emergencies (e.g., hazardous material spills, police activity)
• PARC activities (e.g. family-friendly events, programming calendars, athletics opportunities)
• Transit updates (e.g. route changes, holiday hours, operational updates)
• Community disruptions

Visit lafayettela.gov/alerts and complete the short subscription form or simply text “Join LFTalert” to 31002. You can choose how you'd like to receive alerts—via text message, email, phone call, or all of the above.

No — LafayetteNOW is free for the public. Standard message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier.

No. Anyone who lives, works, or regularly visits Lafayette Parish is encouraged to sign up to stay informed.

Your information will only be used to send emergency alerts and important public safety messages, unless you’ve opted in for additional communications channels. It will not be shared with third parties or used for non-subscribed communication.

Yes. When signing up, you can select your preferred topics or geographic areas (if available) so you only receive relevant messages.

You'll only receive alerts when there's an emergency or important public safety message. This is not a marketing or general notification platform.

LafayetteNOW only sends mass notifications for critical emergencies, so you may not receive frequent alerts.

If you’d like to confirm your subscription is active, you can run a quick test:

1. Text “Join LFTalert” to 31002.
2. Follow the prompts to ensure your account is set up.
3. Make sure you’ve completed your online profile, verified your contact information, and selected your notification preferences.

If you continue having issues after verifying your profile, please reach out to our team for assistance.