Carencro, LA
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Local News
Local News — Carencro
- 3-year-old dies after being hit by vehicle at La. Walk-On’s location — WAFB
- GoFundMe launched for employee’s daughter killed in Carencro parking lot crash — KLFY.com
- Police detail what led to 3-year-old’s death in Carencro Walk-On’s parking lot — KATC
- Carencro High School (Lafayette, LA) Football — MaxPreps
- Joseph Emery Bernard, Jr. Obituary Feb 8, 2017 — Syrie Funeral Home
Official Local Resources
City of Carencro · Lafayette Parish · louisiana.gov · Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
Carencro (/ˈkærənkroʊ/; historically French: Saint-Pierre) is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 7,526 at the 2010 census, up from 6,120 in 2000; at the 2020 census, its population was 9,272. The name of the city is derived from the Cajun French word for buzzard; the spot where the community was settled was one where large flocks of American black vultures roosted in the bald cypress trees. The name means “carrion crow.” Carencro is part of the Lafayette metropolitan area.