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Conversation: Is this Lafayette?
National headlines have been, let’s say, unflattering. This is not Lafayette, some say. Well is it? Join the conversation here.
National headlines have been, let’s say, unflattering. This is not Lafayette, some say. Well is it? Join the conversation here.
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the city and parish councils.
People in this city want what is right; however, their silence is complicity. We must move to mobilize their voices for the sake of this city. We must hear the silent voices of hurt, shame and embarrassment of what our city has become.
Catastrophes collided on Lake Charles in 2020 and scattered an already fragile housing market to the wind. Homelessness is climbing despite stays on evictions in what should be a cautionary tale for the rest of the state.
It’s true that you’re as sick as your secrets, and because America has committed to silence and ignorance about this history, this cancer continues to ravish the entire body to this day.
Being an African American leader in any community is an act of political warfare. We need many people willingly to begin a journey, knowing the path will not be easy. We need more activated leaders to help build and guide the actions needed to continue to advance our community.
The biggest threat to our country and to those of us who truly love the Lord are moderate Christians who refuse to speak up when wrong is done.
A string of next generation immigrant restaurateurs are defying the pandemic and taking a leap of faith to more established addresses in the Lafayette dining scene.
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