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Recap: Where Lafayette made progress in 2022
We’ve seen promise all over our community, including efforts to tackle Lafayette’s mountain of blighted properties, its mounting fentanyl deaths, food insecurity and more.
We’ve seen promise all over our community, including efforts to tackle Lafayette’s mountain of blighted properties, its mounting fentanyl deaths, food insecurity and more.
Looking back, we uncovered a program plagued with problems: conflicts of interest, disregard for public accountability processes and a lack of proven need or efficacy.
While things have been looking pessimistic for youth retention, young folks say they haven’t given up on Lafayette just yet.
Volunteer-led groups, convened by Parish Proud, have made a big impact in cleaning up Lafayette litter.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
Most costs will stay on LCG’s books. That turns the idea from a budget-saving blessing into a fiscal Hail Mary.
The latest economic output data indicates Lafayette is still in flux as it recovers from the economic impact of the pandemic. We’re gaining ground, but not as quickly as we need.
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