His hardest sells will be carbon reduction and increasing the current $7.25 minimum wage, a political hot potato that Edwards lobbed squarely into the Legislature’s lap.
Read More
Month: April 2021
Months after the Louisiana Public Service Commission decided to “close the door” on allegations of overpayments from LUS to LUS Fiber, the Guillory administration insists Fiber owes the utility system a refund.
Read More
Drop us a line and tell us what legislation you’re following and why.
Read More
Three Parish Council members illegally arranged votes outside of public view to make a controversial library appointment, Lafayette library advocates allege in a suit filed last week in district court.
Read More
For FEASTival, your favorites are back, and they’re offered at local restaurants for an entire month.
Read More
Published:
4/6 Council Preview: Two more detention ponds; school sidewalks; privatizing Robicheaux Center pool
Relatively light agendas include a continued push to privatize local park facilities, another step towards building detention ponds to help with drainage, and approval of new sidewalks around some schools.
Read More
Published:
Bring it to the barbershop: Black nurses power a grassroots response to addressing health gaps
Using direct, compassionate and accessible language, the Acadiana Black Nurses Association has worked to improve health literacy from the ground up.
Read More
Despite new rules that would put the cost burden fully on the federal government, Louisiana’s hotel programs are ending, including the state’s largest in Acadiana.
Read More