Lafayette Police Officer Dies in Motorcycle Crash

A single vehicle crash on LA Highway 3000 north of Interstate 10 which claimed the life of a Lafayette man and off duty Lafayette Police Officer. Troopers say on May 18, 2013, shortly before 2:00 p.m., 45-year-old Richard "Ricky" Rees, an off-duty Lafayette Police Lieutenant, was driving a 2013 Harley Davidson north on LA 3000. Troopers say Rees was entering a sharp right curve when, for reasons ...