We asked readers to weigh in. Here’s what they had to say.
Geoff Daily
Geoff Daily created FiberCorps and helped launch the Lafayette General Foundation. He now works as a launch strategist.
BIG QUESTION: Should Lafayette subsidize golf?
Lafayette has historically made public golf a top priority. Is that really a good idea?
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1/4 Council Preview: More ARPA funds for drainage and a new skate park; $1 million for new golf carts
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish Councils.
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GEOFF DAILY: Lafayette’s enthusiasm gap
A majority of city residents feel like Lafayette is heading in the wrong direction. But non-city residents think we’re on the right track.
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12/15 Council Preview: New LEDA CEO makes an introduction, more ARPA money, more drainage, more rental assistance and a new skate park
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Analysis: Lafayette’s economy lost nearly a billion dollars in 2020
After crashing from 2014-2016, Lafayette Parish’s GDP had shown signs of recovery. Then 2020 happened, blowing a billion dollar hole in Lafayette’s economy.
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12/1 Council Preview: Parish Council spends more ARPA money, library board appointment, flood control, LPSS transit agreement
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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11/16 Council Preview: Parish Council allocates more ARPA funds, money to buy land for new Lafayette Parish jail
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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GEOFF DAILY: Lafayette mayor-presidents have long used vetoes to appropriate money. That may be illegal.
Legislative bodies appropriate money, not the executive branch. But that’s exactly what’s been happening at LCG for more than a decade in conflict with a pair of attorney general opinions.
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11/2 Council Preview: Parish Council moves on more ARPA fund; Lafayette police training update
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below.
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ELECTION 2021: Lafayette’s library system hangs in the balance of the Nov. 13 tax renewal
If voters fail to renew the library’s second millage, two or more libraries could be forced to close. The politics around this vote are more fraught than normal.
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10/19 Council Preview: Raises for Lafayette police and fire; police chief termination; ARPA funding for Faith House; redistricting
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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