See The Current’s 2023 Hub Citizen Budget Guide
Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s proposed budget for next year is out, and our award-winning budget guide is updated with new info for LCG’s annual budget process.
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Month: July 2023
Got $300? Run for something
Don’t sit on the sidelines. A chance at shaping Lafayette’s future costs just $300.
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Brief: Key numbers to watch in LCG’s new budget
The mayor-president released his annual budget proposal, kicking off a weeks-long budget hearing process. Here are four key figures and one that is soon to come.
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Lafayette’s Focus Clubhouse finds footing with LCG grant
The Lafayette City Council approved $50,000 in funding for the nonprofit Focus Clubhouse. But long term, funding can be a challenge.
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Supreme Court never finished inquiry of Louisiana diversion programs at heart of scandal
A chief justice, now retired, wanted a comprehensive analysis of district attorneys’ diversion programs. Her wish was not fulfilled.
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Short-term rental owners again pressed the council appoint a task force to discuss the matter and develop regulations that would address problems and concerns while not outlawing short-term rentals in residential areas.
Source: The Advocate
Young Voters: Help us build a candidate questionnaire for Lafayette
Help us give you a voice on the campaign trail. Tell candidates what issues matter to you.
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Listen up: How we’re covering Election 2023
Elections are about the future, and Lafayette’s young voters have the greatest stake in it. Our goal: Engage young voters in Lafayette’s elections.
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Extreme heat is deadlier than hurricanes, but protections in Lafayette fall short
Despite extreme heat being the No. 1 cause of death among weather events, more deadly than hurricanes, or floods and tornadoes combined, institutional protections from it often fall short.
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News of the plan surprised some renewable energy advocates who expected LUS to replace the coal-sourced power with solar energy.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Council Preview: New budget, STR rules top lengthy meeting for Lafayette councils
The City Council is set to vote on new rules for short-term rentals that operators oppose, and Mayor-President Josh Guillory is set to introduce his proposed budget for next year.
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Medical Exiles: Families flee states amid crackdown on transgender care
A new migration of Americans is uprooting their lives in response to legislation restricting health care for transgender people.
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