DL 2599 then DL 5535 at Atlanta
Madison → Atlanta → Lafayette
Timetable, Atlanta time
22:59DL 2599 from Madison at the gate
21:49DL 5535 to Lafayette leaves the gate
22 h 50 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 5535 leaves 22 h 50 after DL 2599 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.