UL backs off Science Museum’s ‘safe school zone’ designation
The university has instead posted signage that the building itself is a weapons-free facility.
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Leslie Turk
A founding editor of both The Independent and ABiz and senior editor at The Times of Acadiana in the 1990s, Leslie Turk is an award-winning investigative reporter who has worked in the newspaper business in Lafayette for more than three decades. In 2007 and again in 2017 she received the Louisiana Press Association's highest honor, the Freedom of Information Award. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Acadiana Advocate, The Daily Advertiser, Baton Rouge Business Report, Louisiana Illuminator and Gambit. Contact her at (337) 207-4312 or [email protected].
Federal housing officials order Himbola to fix unsafe living conditions
HUD puts troubled complex’s owner on notice that it is in default of Section 8 contract requiring it to provide residents with “decent, safe and sanitary” living conditions.
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LCG hopes to avoid federal fines, more costs on major drainage projects
A settlement with federal regulators may be in sight on the beleaguered Homewood and Coulee Ile des Cannes detention pond projects. But it’s likely to add to already hefty costs.
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Lafayette seeks new police chief amid staffing challenges
There is optimism the job opening at chief is an opportunity to improve LPD while pay raises help the agency fill vacancies.
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Sheriff makes room to address overcrowding at Lafayette jail
LPCC has taken steps, big and small, to address a persistent overcrowding issue that has long frustrated law enforcement officers and potentially put the community’s safety at risk.
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Losing confidence among rank and file, Lafayette Police Chief Estorge steps down
Facing a potential vote of no confidence by the Lafayette Police union, Chief Judith Estorge has stepped down from her post and will return to the department as captain.
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Tip to investigators spurred report of free Fiber services for Guillory team
Those implicated in a sample report, including former Mayor-President Josh Guillory and some of his top lieutenants, have denied wrongdoing, with Guillory saying publication of the findings is political.
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Boulet aims to finish costly flood project to recoup state money
The state’s current problem with reimbursement is that the more than 2-year-old detention project still isn’t functioning.
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Under strain, Lafayette reboots criminal justice workgroup
The CJCC’s rebirth is coming at a crucial time, as Lafayette grapples with an all-time high murder rate, an overcrowded jail that has police officers and arrestees sitting for hours as they await booking in the parish jail, and new state laws likely to put more pressure on a financially strapped court system.
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Lafayette’s jail is booked up
Staffing shortages have led to long booking delays at Lafayette’s jail, underscoring a clogged criminal justice system.
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Are two members of Congress better than one?
Louisiana’s redrawn congressional map positions Lafayette to have two representatives in Congress, potentially a Republican and a Democrat.
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Federal judge tosses Pellerin family’s civil suit against LCG
A federal judge dismissed all claims in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a 31-year-old Black man shot and killed by Lafayette officers in 2020 that sparked months of community outrage and protests.
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