COLUMN: Why I’m still bullish about Lafayette’s future
Lafayette can’t count on the industries that have powered its growth in the past. We need to pivot, and we have the tools to do it.
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Geoff Daily
Geoff Daily created FiberCorps and helped launch the Lafayette General Foundation. He now works as a launch strategist.
COLUMN: We’re going to pay for LCG’s bad behavior on drainage
Problems with several major drainage projects threaten to waste millions of public dollars on actions that may not save anyone from flooding. It’s bad government, and the taxpayers are going to pay for it.
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6/21/22 Council Preview: New council districts; $500K for a drainage plan; library board appointment
Here is 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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COLUMN: Lafayette’s City Council grows a spine and puts down the rubber stamp
The City and Parish councils have been complicit in approving Guillory’s drainage projects without question. Now with tens of millions of dollars at risk of being wasted, the City Council is starting to ask the hard questions.
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COLUMN: Lafayette needs its own mayor, and we’re losing our chance to get one
The population of the city of Lafayette may no longer make up the majority of the parish. That means our city is stuck without a full-time leader who is focused solely on city business and who is accountable to city residents.
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5/17/22 Council Preview: $12.8 million more for Bayou Vermilion Flood Control; defining domestic abuse; car modification bans
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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COLUMN: Festival International is a testament to Lafayette’s capacity for collective action
Festival International made me want to live in Lafayette. Every Festival since then has only reaffirmed that feeling. It will always hold a special place in my heart. But what makes Festival so special to me isn’t just that it’s one of the best music festivals on the planet. What makes Festival so special to […]
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5/3/22 Council Preview: New council maps; drainage plan update
Here is 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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COLUMN: New Heymann Center location should prioritize impact over convenience
The betting favorite for where it will go is UL’s Research Park. That’s the path of least resistance, not the past of greatest impact.
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Election Guide: Downtown Development Authority tax renewal
We answer the core questions that (downtown) voters need to understand before heading into the ballot box to determine the fate of DDA’s millage renewal.
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4/19/22 Council Preview: Maintaining Duson’s infrastructure, legalizing panhandling, old bars become new
Here is 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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COLUMN: Swinging for the fences distracts Lafayette from making real progress
Our history is full of examples of how dreaming big paid off for Lafayette. But big dreams can distract from accomplishing small, important tasks.
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