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Month: September 2020
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UPDATE: Higgins ‘did not apologize’ on conciliatory call with Black militia leader he threatened to ‘eliminate’
In a 20-minute YouTube clip shared Tuesday, the two men, both vets, talk in high-minded and spiritual terms about finding common ground and agree to meet this weekend.
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Virtual Q&A with Daniel ‘Danny’ Landry for District Attorney
District Attorney candidate Daniel “Danny” Landry will take questions live from readers in a digital town hall format on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
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Louisiana production crews, left gigless by the pandemic, are rebuilding hurricane-ravaged Lake Charles
Stage hands have been among the obscured economic casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several local crews are now finding a home in helping with the logistics of rebuilding disaster-stricken Lake Charles.
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Lafayette Police adopts parts of 8 Can’t Wait police reform campaign
A limited ban on using chokeholds and requiring de-escalation strategies are among the revisions adopted.
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COLUMN: LCG passes budget that solves nothing
Lafayette’s city and parish councils passed a compromise budget that doesn’t address any of the city’s or parish’s major budgetary problems.
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Lafayette police used cybersurveillance on activists, nonprofits before strangely warning of ‘terrorism’
Among the events listed “no action warranted” are the two fake Antifa “rallies” that attracted large police responses.
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Feds grant another $1.4 million to Lafayette for emergency housing assistance
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Forensic audit in hand, Guillory administration turned to FBI on LUS investigation
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No evidence of malfeasance, records destruction or other crimes by former LUS director, district attorney finds
Despite persistent efforts, the Guillory administration failed to mount a compelling ad hoc criminal case against longtime LUS and LUS Fiber Director Terry Huval, the district attorney concludes in a pair of letters to LCG’s legal department and the mayor-president obtained by The Current through a public records request.
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COLUMN: Guillory’s austerity is budgeting for an alternate reality
While Lafayette’s economic forecast isn’t bright, it’s not near as dark as the mayor-president has made it out to be. That means the City Council can avoid drastic cuts.