Did LFT’s drainage bonanza pass its first test?
A minor storm offered the first test — or maybe a quiz — of many new drainage improvements in Lafayette last week to mixed results.
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Andrew Capps
Andrew Capps has covered local government in Lafayette since moving here in 2019 to work for The Daily Advertiser. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Andrew first began reporting for the Knoxville News Sentinel in 2016. Since then, his work has been recognized by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, the Institute for Nonprofit News and the Louisiana Press Association, among others.
Facing deadline, City Court move stalled by costly renovation
LCG has until Friday to decide on buying the Lemoine Building for $6.2 million, but City Council members are hesitant to commit to an estimated $9.6 million renovation.
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Council Preview: Nurse raises proposed, City Court move revisited
A handful of nurses at the parish’s Public Health Unit are in line for raises of around $13,750 on average, depending on the Parish Council’s support.
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Funding parish fire protection to be next council’s problem
Exiting council members say it’s time to revisit a tax to pay for fire protection in Lafayette’s unincorporated areas, an idea rejected by voters in 2018.
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Inside the transition to a new mayor-president
Incoming M-P Monique Blanco Boulet is on a tight timeline to build a new administration before taking office in January.
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City voters carried Boulet’s longshot victory
Saturday’s race for mayor-president came down to who showed up, and this time the city of Lafayette was the clear decider.
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Council Preview: Parish returns to rural fire protection issue after millage battle
After a contentious fight over minor increases to parish property taxes that, in part, funded rural fire protection, the Parish Council is reviving the fire issue Tuesday.
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Boulet unseats Guillory in mayor-president race
Watch live as results come in precinct by precinct in the race to be Lafayette’s next mayor-president.
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How the M-P race is shaping up in the final days
Early voting turnout in the runoff election for mayor-president has been similar to October’s primary. But what’s not similar is who’s showing up.
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Where do Guillory, Blanco Boulet stand on local issues?
As Lafayette voters head to the polls Saturday to decide the mayor-president election, daylight has been hard to find between the two candidates on local issues.
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How can Lafayette keep its college grads?
Fix housing, commuting and make it easier to connect with Downtown, UL student survey shows.
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Council Preview: City Council to vote on contentious Northside mental health facility
After a lengthy delay, Lafayette’s City Council is set to vote Tuesday on contentious plans to convert the old J. Wallace James Elementary school into a mental health facility.
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