Council approves first short-term rental rezoning
Lafayette’s City Council approved the first rezoning to accommodate an existing short-term rental Tuesday but others may face a more fraught path to continue operating.
Lafayette’s City Council approved the first rezoning to accommodate an existing short-term rental Tuesday but others may face a more fraught path to continue operating.
On Tuesday, the Parish Council introduced an ordinance authorizing Mayor-President Monique Boulet to buy 6 acres of land for construction of the library. The ordinance is up for final adoption at the council’s March 5 meeting.
Source: The Advocate
African Americans bled for voting rights. We must honor that legacy and vote.
Tassnique Prudhomme performs a variety of specialized tattoo services, from scar and stretch mark cover-ups to areola tattoos.
Lafayette’s City and Parish councils will look this week at plans to buy land for a new library and to raise LUS rates for a new gas-powered plant.
Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency that allows sheriffs to immediately hire more deputies and staff and dole out pay raises, in a bid to highlight what the Sheriffs Association calls a deputy shortage across the state.
Source: The Advocate
Participants in Ochsner’s dry Lent program enjoy reductions in blood pressure, weight, fat, liver enzymes, total cholesterol and increased vitamin B12.
Lafayette’s new short-term rental rules leave many owners with two options: get rezoned or get out of the business. That could cause problems for the City Council.
LUS Fiber was a key part of Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet’s ascension, but she may face a messy path to finding it a new leader.
When will the democratic promise of the Civil Rights era be fulfilled? “Some day”, as the famous anthem goes, could mean an eternity.
It’s the second time in less than a year that the Baton Rouge-based nonprofit has tabled its plan to sell itself to the for-profit Elevance, one of the nation’s largest insurers, amid steep opposition from doctors, hospitals, some policyholders and state lawmakers.
Source: The Advocate
The items include expanding methods for administering the death penalty and harsher penalties for carjacking. The governor is also seeking stricter treatment of juvenile offenders and tighter provisions for granting parole.
He is also proposing placement of the state’s indigent defender system under the governor’s office.
Source: LA Illuminator
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