Lafayette closes up a big era in Baton Rouge
When the legislative session ends next week, it’ll sunset a period of big influence for Lafayette in Baton Rouge.
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Christiaan Mader
Christiaan Mader founded The Current in 2018, reviving the brand from a short-lived culture magazine he created for Lafayette publisher INDMedia. An award-winning investigative and culture journalist, Christiaan’s work as a writer and reporter has appeared in The New York Times, Vice, Offbeat, Gambit, and The Advocate.
Flood insurance premiums have surged across the state under FEMA’s new system for calculating risks. State officials involved in the suit say the federal agency has not been transparent about how the calculation works.
Source: The Daily Advertiser
Mills, chair of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, started receiving immediate backlash on social media after casting the deciding vote on proposed ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors, killing the bill for the year.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Maybe Lafayette isn’t so cheap?
Lafayette’s median-cost ratio — how much of their income renters spend on housing — is roughly the same as Houston’s and higher than Austin’s.
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The ordinance was introduced Tuesday during a special meeting announced Monday. The ordinance will be considered for final approval by the council in two weeks.
Source: The Advocate
The businessman, Randy Gomez, owns a string of clinics known as Woodlake Addiction Recovery Centers, with locations scattered across much of south Louisiana. He is described as “Vendor #4” in the recent guilty plea of Dusty Guidry, who worked for Moore’s office as well as the Lafayette-based 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Source: The Advocate
Senate Bill 7, by Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, would require libraries to create a card system so parents could prevent their children from checking out books deemed inappropriate. Libraries would also have to adopt policy language to limit minors’ access to material that describes “sexual conduct,” which the bill defines in five ensuing paragraphs.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
As a result of the lack of new inventory, home prices have remained high, even as demand has dropped. Still, the region has seen its supply rebound a little over the last year.
Source: The Advertiser
Of the 425 who participated in the poll, nearly half would recommend people move to Lafayette. More than 40% felt Lafayette is both a good place to start a career and were satisfied with the job opportunities.
Source: The Advocate
Ardoin noted that Louisiana is ranked No. 6 for election integrity by the conservative Heritage Foundation, No. 1 in the South by the Election Integrity Project for the 2020 presidential election and that the Legislative Auditor praised the agency for its vote-counting practices, voter ID requirement and a ban on ballot harvesting.
Source: The Advertiser
The cuts will not affect doctors, nurses and other patient-facing staff, according to Ochsner CEO Pete November. Employees in management, administrative jobs and clerical positions will see the bulk of the cuts, which will be spread evenly across the institution’s facilities in both states.
Source: The Advocate
The bill is much broader than a similar measure passed in Florida and would apply to all K-12 grades, whereas Florida’s law applies only through the third grade. The proposal applies to any school employee or volunteer, and it covers discussions in the classroom and during any extracurricular activity.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator