Its sponsor, Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, brushed off concerns from colleagues who question the Legislature’s ability to proceed with their ongoing lawmaking session and simultaneously handle constitutional revisions.
“I would argue that the timing is perfect and the timing is absolute if we’re going to make bold changes in Louisiana,” Beaullieu told the committee.
Source: LA Illuminator
Paul Breaux educated generations of Black students. It was also the primary venue for Lafayette’s integration story.
The state’s current problem with reimbursement is that the more than 2-year-old detention project still isn’t functioning.
Most of the pending lawsuits are in state court in the 15th Judicial district. Several challenge land use disagreements over platting and zoning. City-Parish Attorney Pat Ottinger said he does not believe the number is excessive, though he is working to dismiss unnecessary suits filed by LCG.
Source: The Advocate
Police officials cited a lack of staff to man regular patrol while several officers are out on administrative leave following officer-involved shootings.
A Calcasieu Parish program connects young offenders to services that can help them and their families get back on track. State officials are developing something similar for Lafayette.
The next couple of decades are going to be defined by the rise of Big Towns, communities no longer striving to be the next Austin but instead the next Chattanooga, Greenville, Sioux Falls — or maybe even the next Lafayette.
The change was spearheaded by board member Robert Judge who, at his second meeting in 2021, failed to convince the board to change the mission statement by removing recreation and cultural enrichment. Over three years later, he succeeded in making that change and more.
Source: The Advocate
Proposed legislation would bar the state Department of Children and Family Services from requesting waivers for work requirements attached to federal food aid.
Source: The Lens
Students and faculty members gathered on UL’s campus to protest the university’s handling of a student’s on-campus suicide.
Lafayette’s City and Parish councils will hear an update on improvements at the Heymann Center Tuesday while the City Council will vote on its first bond issue in years.
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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