Rising insurance costs point to rising flood risk for Lafayette
Rising flood insurance costs under FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 system are pushing up costs for Lafayette homeowners. But the rising rates belie a largely unseen level of risk.
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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.
Lafayette is running out of starter homes
With an aging stock of existing homes, and effectively no new construction below $200,000, Lafayette’s first-time homebuyers are being shut out of the market.
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Lafayette flood insurance rates will rise 81%, FEMA estimates
Increases of more than 50% are expected for National Flood Insurance Program policies in nine of the 10 ZIP Codes that cover the Lafayette area. That represents 15,000 single-family homes.
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LCG auditor flags grave problems, but Guillory admin rejects changes
Lafayette Consolidated Government’s latest annual audit identifies a slew of new issues that Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s administration says do not need to be addressed.
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Council Preview: LCG may take on state roads in $25M deal
Lafayette’s councils will consider a deal to takeover maintenance of 26 miles of state roads in a $25 million deal with the state government.
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Get Caught Up: Bill would address LCG public records dispute
More changes could be coming to Louisiana’s Public Records Law, a year after legislation led to new public records fees at LCG and a lawsuit filed by media organizations to topple them.
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Council Preview: Councils seek answers on retirement suit
Lafayette’s city and parish councils will meet behind closed doors Tuesday as they seek answers from the Guillory administration about its lawsuit against a state retirement system.
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Can Lafayette build its way to a resilient future?
A new Habitat for Humanity home in the historic La Place neighborhood near Downtown could be a model for homes that create more energy than they use and meet some of the nation’s highest construction standards.
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Council Preview: Shake up on library board would add parish councilman
Lafayette’s controversial Library Board will see two new appointments this month as council members fill a vacancy and vote on adding one of themselves to the board.
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State freezes $15M in dispute over LCG retirement
Billed as a way to save millions, LCG’s withdrawal from the state municipal pension system has been a drawn-out, messy affair that’s now headed for court.
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City Council passes Guillory investigation to legislative auditor
The council’s contracted auditor turned over its findings, which will remain confidential until and unless the LLA decides to release them.
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Registration requirements likely for Lafayette short-term rentals
Requiring short-term rentals to register with the city is a likely compromise, but operators and opponents remain divided on restrictions like conditional permitting.
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