LaPlace/Fightinville residents urge action on homelessness
The area is bearing the brunt of converging problems. There are more people living without shelter and fewer shelter beds available for them.
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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
Council Preview: Parish may remove MP’s pick from Library Board
After canning a change that would have put a Parish Council member on the Library Board, the council is considering a plan to eliminate the mayor-president’s appointment.
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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
Bill to allow library board members to be fired without cause killed in committee
The bill sought to codify an attorney general opinion that library board members could be fired at the will of the governing authority that appointed them.
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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
Rising insurance costs point to rising flood risk for Lafayette
Rising flood insurance costs under FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 system are pushing up costs for Lafayette homeowners. But the rising rates belie a largely unseen level of risk.
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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
Get Caught Up: What happens after LCG’s red flag audit
After a troubling financial assessment, where will investigators go next?
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Lafayette is running out of starter homes
With an aging stock of existing homes, and effectively no new construction below $200,000, Lafayette’s first-time homebuyers are being shut out of the market.
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