Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s most recent annual financial disclosure to Louisiana’s Ethics Administration was supposed to shed light on his efforts to bolster his income while in office. But the report filed Friday raises more questions about the first-term mayor-president’s side hustles than it answers.
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LPTFA’s offer to help the Guild find [a] new home – especially one in downtown Lafayette – and transition into it is still open, [says LPTFA Director Kevin Blanchard]. He said he’s still trying. But at this point, he added, saving a piece of Lafayette history is paramount.
Source: LPTFA ending lease with Crafts Guild to start restoration of Sans Souci
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
Recycling isn’t free—it takes time and money. BackYard Sapphire needs the community’s financial support (as well as their used bottles and jars) to sustain its growing operations.
City Council Chair Nanette Cook, Vice Chair Glenn Lazard and Parish Councilman Josh Carlson joined Naquin in creating a plan that would undo Guillory’s raises and restore previous pay rates for the 16 jobs at issue
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Requests filed ahead of this fall’s midterm elections arrived just in time to cause headaches for local election officials. These requests are in line with a recent string of targeted requests potentially inspired by election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell.
The last few years have been tough on my love for Lafayette. But I’ve rekindled my love affair with a place I’m proud to call home.
LCG can continue charging $1 per page for digital copies of public records pending another hearing or council action, a district court judge ruled Wednesday.
Alumni group We Demand More is using storytelling to seek a dialogue with the Catholic school about its treatment of queer students.
The mayor-president’s return to teaching after being fired for cause presents several potential conflicts, including charter requirements that his job be full-time. Deploying Lafayette police officers to run security while on campus, a use of public resources for his personal benefit, figures into the City Council’s investigation of him.
Of the 10 people who applied for the volunteer position Tuesday, including a school librarian and two former university professors, two were nominated by Parish Council members to be voted on. Christie Maloyed was nominated by Council Chairman A.B. Rubin, the lone Democrat on the council. Erasto Padron Jr. was nominated by John Guilbeau.
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As Cool As Beans has served over 1,700 hot beans to Lafayette residents. Want to make red beans to share? Here’s his recipe.
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