Gun violence climbed substantially in 2020, and 2021 is currently on a similar track. Homicides overall are also up, though smaller than the size of the national spike. Lafayette police reassured community members this week that they are working to tamp down the violence.
Month: September 2021
Flood insurance premiums set to spike for 20,000+ policyholders in Lafayette Parish
20,965 policies in Lafayette Parish will spike, according to data provided by FEMA, which oversees the NFIP.
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ANALYSIS: Disasters are giving Lafayette’s economy a sugar high
An influx of spending related to hurricane recovery and federal coronavirus stimulus is masking a still struggling economy.
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Housing shortage is ‘single greatest concern’ in Louisiana, governor says
The state is not only recovering from Hurricane Ida, but also from the damaging winter storm and spring flooding that occurred earlier this year and the devastation of Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta.
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Hospitals have long required vaccines for their employees. Is the Covid vaccine different?
At the heart of the suits filed against Ochsner and Lourdes is the contention that with Covid vaccines, hospitals have done something new and overreached on civil liberties.
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University of Louisiana system vaccination rates range from low twenties to high seventies
Just 43% of UL Lafayette students have had at least their first shot. University vaccine requirements are easy to work around.
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Hey nonprofits! Could you change Lafayette with One Big Project?
We’re proud to announce One Big Project, a platform for nonprofits to pitch transformative ideas.
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Louisiana health care workers struggle with strain of COVID-19, hurricane recovery
The Bayou region’s biggest hospital has been operating out of a tent
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9/21 Council Preview: Setting millage rates, more money for drainage and rent assistance, and a host of property assessment challenges
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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What if Lafayette could forecast floods? UL test drives a way to do that.
Ahead of Nicholas, UL launched a beta version of a river stage forecasting model.
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Lafayette councils approve bullish budget for 2022
Lafayette’s city and parish councils made minor changes to the administration’s budget, approving the mayor-president’s spending plan and revenue projections unanimously.
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Houma residents scramble to find housing after apartment complexes deemed ‘uninhabitable’
Hundreds of tenants in Houma were told without warning that they’re being evicted from their apartments due to storm damage after Ida.
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