Nearly 1,000 people have been tested for COVID-19 at the Cajundome since March 18, but some still haven’t gotten their results back two weeks later.
Source: Coronavirus test results delayed for some tested at Cajundome
July 30, 2020
Interim parks director Wittenberg leaves for Carencro parks job
The gist: Frank Wittenberg, who took over Lafayette’s Parks & Recreation Department in early June after longtime director Gerald Boudreaux was pushed out, retired today from the department and accepted a position as director of Carencro’s Parks & Recreation Commission.
April 21, 2020
COLUMN: Don’t rededicate CREATE to restricted uses. We need that money in the general fund.
At a time of incredible economic and financial uncertainty, the parish council can’t afford to rededicate CREATE’s millage to any other dedicated fund. Instead what’s needed is flexibility to navigate an uncertain future, which is why this millage should be redirected to the parish general fund.
June 26, 2020
Q&A with Geoff Daily
Economy and budget columnist Geoff Daily hosted a live text-based Q&A session Friday, June 26. Here are his answers your burning questions about Lafayette’s economic outlook.
September 27, 2018
A who’s who on the Pope trial witness list
The characters in the trial are a reminder of just how zany the Pope saga has been over the past three years. Here’s a refresher on some of the role players.
April 10, 2019
Celebrating 20 years, PACE comes full circle
Artist Ben Guidry's first taste of Picasso was through PACE. Nearly 20 years later, he's paying it forward as a teacher in the program.
September 4, 2019
LETTER: The cost of doing nothing on the Buchanan garage
Our inability to work together has slowed and stymied progress in the city of Lafayette, while spurring much more expensive growth in the outskirts of our parish.