Young folks, what’s keeping y’all in Lafayette?
We heard what’s driving you out of Lafayette—now we want to know what’s keeping you here. What is Lafayette doing right?
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Month: December 2022
Edwards, a retired 15th Judicial District Court judge, defeated Roya Boustany, a felony prosecutor in the 15th Judicial District Court district attorney’s office, Saturday in a city-wide runoff to fill the vacancy created a year ago when Michelle Odinet resigned under pressure after a home video surfaced of her using a racial slur to describe an alleged burglar at her home.
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BRIEF: Councils to rework proposed public records policy
The City and Parish councils deferred action on establishing a new public records policy to work out kinks. The administration has signaled willingness to go along with the changes.
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Covid still holds back Lafayette bus service
More than two years since Louisiana reported its first Covid case, Lafayette’s bus service remains short on drivers and riders.
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How Josh Edmond keeps the Northside beautiful
Lafayette’s Josh Edmond is a shining example of what it means to take ownership of your community — one piece of trash at a time.
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Council Preview: City Council weighs in on new Heymann Center location
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Parish Councilman Kevin Naquin, the council’s finance chair, proposed the raise and others to make some top government jobs more attractive. Naquin ruled out run for M-P himself. If approved, the mayor-president’s salary would increase by $48,000.
Set to be introduced next week, the ordinance adopts a new policy for handling public records requests, along with a bill of rights, and eliminates fees for sending records electronically. Under intense press scrutiny, the Guillory administration had imposed a $1 per page fee to email public records earlier this year, drawing a legal challenge from The Current and The Advocate.
The ordinance also establishes a records clerk position within the council office to handle requests.
Source: The Advocate
Guillory has taken heat for his efforts to make money on the side, among them teaching courses at UL and taking on legal work after promising to shutter his law practice. The administration is also again asking the council for a slate of raises for top appointees.