
LCG buys land from detention pond contractor in ‘highly unusual’ deal
The purchase completes a deal that caused millions in state dollars to be withheld. Unclear still is whether the state will release the money.
The purchase completes a deal that caused millions in state dollars to be withheld. Unclear still is whether the state will release the money.
The suit aimed to stop LCG’s clampdown on panhandling — which district and appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court have repeatedly found to be protected speech under the First Amendment.
A co-owner of the property, cut out of the land purchase, filed suit Thursday for damages.
Lafayette’s new police chief has moved to gag further reporting about Guillory’s security detail, claiming it jeopardizes the PD’s strategies and tactics and endangers lives.
The owners of hundreds of acres seized for a massive detention facility are pursuing damages from Lafayette Consolidated Government.
Use of Lafayette Police Department officers for the M-P’s full-time personal security is the subject of an investigation launched by the City Council late last year.
The legislative auditor’s office would only confirm that the agency is conducting an investigative audit at LCG.
Looking back, we uncovered a program plagued with problems: conflicts of interest, disregard for public accountability processes and a lack of proven need or efficacy.
A seldom-used LPD dignitary protection unit has become M-P Josh Guillory’s full-time security. Council members have asked an audit firm to probe the arrangement.
For a flood project, LCG targeted land that was easy to get — because it was repped by City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan.
Reporters now face more barriers to access public records, on top of new fees the Guillory administration rolled out targeting the press. While a legal challenge and council action crawl forward, the barriers stand. And other public officials are following similar playbooks.
The mayor-president’s return to teaching after being fired for cause presents several potential conflicts, including charter requirements that his job be full-time. Deploying Lafayette police officers to run security while on campus, a use of public resources for his personal benefit, figures into the City Council’s investigation of him.
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