Seven apply for Lafayette library director
Six of the candidates have master’s degrees in library science, a requirement for the director position under current state law.
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Month: June 2024
Chris Stafford: A door between universes
Public mournings zeroed in on his career in Cajun music. To his family and friends, Chris was much bigger than that.
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LCG may restore park police
The Boulet administration may reinstate a dedicated police force to patrol Lafayette Consolidated Government three dozen parks.
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Lafayette police may target more panhandlers under new state law
A year after settling a lawsuit over panhandling restrictions, Lafayette police may again target panhandlers under a new state law.
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Richard Zuschlag, Acadian Companies founder, dead at 76
Zuschlag grew the upstart Acadian Ambulance, which he co-founded in 1971, into a titan emergency services enterprise with six divisions.
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How Jessica Brown-Mason put her neighborhood on the map
Jessica Brown-Mason started the Resilience Rise Community Collaborative to bring change to her neighborhood.
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BRIEF: Land bought for Northside library
Progress on the new library has been halting as the library system lost tax revenues and navigated controversies.
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BRIEF: Walter Guillory resigns Lafayette parks post
His 2019 appointment raised eyebrows, given his then recent release from federal prison on corruption charges.
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Council Preview: Panhandling and spoil banks funds top City’s to-do list
Lafayette’s City Council will talk about local panhandling and consider giving up on $1.5 million from the state for the Vermilion River spoil banks removal.
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BRIEF: Boulet taps new spokesperson
The Boulet administration will appoint marketing strategist Jamie Boudreaux to the role of Chief Communications Officer, per a Monday press release.
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