‘Significant baby step’ teed up for Evangeline corridor neighborhoods
Lafayette is on the verge of investing millions in urban core neighborhoods set to be traversed by the I-49 Connector.
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Month: August 2022
Brief: Get caught up on Guillory’s mounting controversies
Local media turned up the heat on the mayor-president in August, reporting that may be turning into big-time investigations.
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Know someone making a difference in Lafayette? Nominate them for Undercurrent Awards 2022.
Nominations for Undercurrent 2022 are open. Tell us about the wavemakers in your life!
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan promises ‘targeted relief.’ Are you eligible?
The unprecedented maneuver by Biden should reach over 43 million borrowers and even wipe out loan repayments for some. Are you eligible?
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FBI said to be probing LCG drainage contractor, potential relationship with Mayor-President Josh Guillory
The FBI has joined two federal agencies scrutinizing Lafayette’s drainage projects, this time with an eye on the relationship between the contractor and Mayor-President Josh Guillory.
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Northside grocery stores have disappeared. Here’s a plan to bring them back.
A local food desert initiative is developing a fund to put grocery stores back on Northside neighborhood blocks.
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COLUMN: Five ways the councils should fix the budget
There are some good ideas in this year’s proposed budget. And some really bad ones.
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Josh Guillory turns to side hustles for more income
Since his election, the mayor-president has taught classes at UL, formed two LLCs and obtained a license to produce title insurance, on top of processing expungements for clients — all in search of supplementing his income.
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