Councilman Lazard: Local mask ordinance in the works for city of Lafayette
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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].
Old guard holds on to RPEC
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Nationwide chief search attracts four local applicants
Four local men are vying to replace Toby Aguillard as chief of police in Lafayette, after a nationwide search yielded no outside interest.
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Maligned LUS consultant accuses Guillory of playing politics
NewGen Strategies, LUS’s consulting engineer, fired back at Mayor-President Josh Guillory, saying in a July 2 letter obtained by The Current that his decision to publicly lay out a case for firing the longtime consultant was malicious and politically motivated.
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Video: Lourdes, LGH officials share concerns amid record hospitalizations
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Parks & Rec employee put on administrative leave same week Boudreaux was pushed out
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Just in from Sheriff Mark Garber: COVID-19 hits LPCC
Four Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s correctional deputies and an asymptomatic inmate have tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Ross Report goes dark on KPEL
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Third Circuit upholds convictions of Marshal Brian Pope
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Questions surround parks & rec director’s ‘retirement’
Mayor-President Josh Guillory had an uneasy time explaining an email he sent to council members Tuesday morning claiming longtime Parks & Recreation Director Gerald Boudreaux would be “announcing his retirement from LCG soon.”
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LGH, Lourdes systems bring in almost $50 million in relief as losses mount
Hospitals within Lafayette’s two major health systems got federal relief from the CARES Act that will only cushion the blow from COVID-19 losses, mainly attributable to postponed elective procedures.
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Consultant again waves warning flag about lack of permanent leadership at LUS
Going on two years without permanent directors and headed for uncertainty, LUS and LUS Fiber could risk their financial health without permanent and steady leadership, the systems’ consulting engineer warns in an annual report issued last month.
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