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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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].
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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Get Caught Up: Investigation into DA Don Landry’s office in final stretch
Another vendor is expected to plead guilty next week, just as feds notify hundreds of individuals their calls were intercepted in wiretaps.
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Legislative auditor’s investigation of LCG enters new phase as interviews begin
It’s not known who has met with investigators or what specific issues are being probed.
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Swift urges supporters to vote for Boulet in runoff for M-P
After finishing third place in the primary, Swift initially declined to make an endorsement. Her voters may well decide the runoff.
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LCG loses lawsuit against spoil banks land appraiser
A district judge ruled LCG waited too long to file suit and had ample time to clear up any lingering questions before overpaying for the project land.
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Reckoning with investigations as a candidate, M-P Josh Guillory denies they exist
Testifying in a lawsuit he filed, the M-P denied the existence of probes confirmed by investigators and in court proceedings.
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LCG’s drainage projects leave a trail of environmental problems
Landowners who were paid to accept dirt from an LCG drainage project now have environmental problems and, potentially, big cleanup bills.
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South Lafayette residents say Homewood project left them in the dust
They were sold visions of kayaks and fishing. Two years later, they’re living with the consequences of a colossal unfinished project.
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