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News + Notes
Published: November 20 4:29 pm

City voters carried Boulet’s longshot victory

Saturday’s race for mayor-president came down to who showed up, and this time the city of Lafayette was the clear decider.

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News + Notes
Looking under LCG's hood
Published: November 20 9:14 am

Council Preview: Parish returns to rural fire protection issue after millage battle

After a contentious fight over minor increases to parish property taxes that, in part, funded rural fire protection, the Parish Council is reviving the fire issue Tuesday.

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Election 2023
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Published: November 18 6:00 pm

Boulet unseats Guillory in mayor-president race

Watch live as results come in precinct by precinct in the race to be Lafayette’s next mayor-president.

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Arts + Culture
A man works with jars of paint at a paint splattered table in a studio
Published: November 17 9:56 am

Acadiana artists open their doors for the 2023 studio tour

Ceramicists, painters, woodworkers, photographers, and other artists will also participate in the tour this year, spanning Opelousas to Crowley — and all other points in the region.

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News + Notes
Published: November 16 10:59 am

How the M-P race is shaping up in the final days

Early voting turnout in the runoff election for mayor-president has been similar to October’s primary. But what’s not similar is who’s showing up.

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Election 2023
Published: November 15 2:50 pm

Where do Guillory, Blanco Boulet stand on local issues?

As Lafayette voters head to the polls Saturday to decide the mayor-president election, daylight has been hard to find between the two candidates on local issues.

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News + Notes
Don Bacque accuses Josh Guillory of perjury at press conference
Published: November 14 4:04 pm

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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Published: November 13 2:31 pm
Link to lailluminator.com Eunice lawmaker expected to be chosen as next Louisiana House speaker  (opens in new window)

Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, is expected to become the next Louisiana House speaker after the four other major candidates vying for the position dropped out of the race Monday.

Source: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: November 13 2:29 pm
Link to klfy.com Lafayette early voting dips for Nov. 18 election  (opens in new window)

Lafayette Parish reported 17,285 early votes cast for the Nov. 18 ballot. During the October primary, 18,389 people voted early. Turnout is expected to drop with the governor’s race already decided.

Source: KLFY

Published: November 13 2:21 pm
Link to theadvocate.com See Louisiana school performance scores in Lafayette  (opens in new window)

Lafayette Parish schools improved 2.5 points from 2022, according to data released by the Louisiana Department of Education.

Source: The Advocate

Arts + Culture
Man standing in a lighted atrium
Published: November 13 1:10 pm

Director’s ‘blind faith’ in Mondo pays off in film debut

Filmmaker Brennan Robideaux followed pole vault phenom Mondo Duplantis from Lafayette High School to the upper echelons of his sport.

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Published: November 10 1:20 pm
Link to theadvocate.com Former state rep alleges Guillory committed perjury  (opens in new window)

A former Lafayette state representative has filed a formal police complaint against Mayor-President Josh Guillory for allegedly committing perjury during testimony in an October civil trial.

Source: The Advocate

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