Effective immediately, families of essential critical infrastructure workers are eligible for CCAP, and their applications will be expedited.
January 30, 2019
2018 Lafayette Parish retail sales projected to top $6 billion
The gist: Year-to-date sales in Lafayette Parish approached $5.5 billion through November 2018, according to a release from LEDA, on pace to surpass $6 billion. That puts local commerce in shouting distance of 2014’s $6.4 billion peak with a month of reports to go.
June 2, 2020
Tight for time, Louisiana Legislature tackles ‘tort reform,’ medical marijuana, gun rights and more
While lacking time, the Legislature nevertheless managed to push through several notable bills. Among them long-sought wins for business interests and the beginnings of change to Louisiana's jungle primary.
March 17, 2020
Amid new cleaning procedures, LFT still flying
While the Lafayette Regional Airport is taking major cleaning precautions to account for the COVID-19 outbreak, flights are still going in and out of the airport as of Monday, according to the LFT website.
April 16, 2020
Lafayette reopens some ‘nonessential’ businesses conditionally, before the state’s lockdown ends
Calling it his “safe shop policy,” Guillory said the guidance is needed to address the deluge of unemployment claims filed in recent weeks.
July 21, 2020
How to plan a performing arts season during a pandemic — Q&A with AcA’s Clayton Shelvin
AcA's talent buyer talks the challenges of planning for the unexpected and how to attack the notion of the performing arts as a “white space.”
October 2, 2019
Acadiana Mall’s new owners get Macy’s property tax bill slashed
The gist: Acadiana Mall’s new owners appealed the assessment of the Macy’s building and got a big reduction from the tax assessor, but New York-based Namdar Realty did not appeal the value placed on the mall itself — one that has remained exceptionally low over the past decade.