LCG hosts first Spanish housing workshop
Later this month Lafayette Consolidated Government will host a housing workshop in Spanish, intended to arm attendees with understanding and skills to plan for eventual homeownership.
Breaking the cycle: Pilot program aims to keep rural Acadiana residents out of prison
Beacon Community Connections, a nonprofit addressing social determinants of health, is working on a program to break the cycle of re-incarceration.
Council Preview: Proposed budget, emergency prep, gas station veto
LCG will kick off the annual budget cycle. Council members will weigh the veto of a proposed gas station.
News in brief
Short on splashy projects, the budget, introduced to the councils this week, focuses instead on LCG’s financial plumbing.
Finding ways to reduce costs but maintain key investments tops her list of priorities.
The pay plan targets severe worker shortages at Lafayette Consolidated Government. Some departments have vacancy rates 25% or more.
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Catholic Charities of Acadiana is scrambling to fund its emergency shelter after a recent decision by Gov. Jeff Landry to cut $1M in state funds to operate it.
Alcon, former executive director of the Lafayette Community Health Clinic, died on Sunday. Family and friends remember her for her dedication to the community.
Taxable sales in Lafayette Parish topped $714 million in May, the strongest May on record. So far this year, total receipts hit $3.5 billion.
A new study contracted by the Heymann Commission will look at the current site, examining updates to the historic facility or new builds on that site.
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Community & Culture
It’s all about the joy for 2024 Lafayette Pride Grand Marshal
Amid a legislative session that targeted her community, Peyton Rose Michelle embraces an upbeat attitude as grand marshal of Lafayette Pride.
Column: Will Lafayette accept Landry’s homeless shelter funding veto lying down?
Gov. Landry’s decision to veto $1 million for Catholic Charities of Acadiana to run its homeless shelter — if left unchecked — could literally kill people.
Housing tops new 232-HELP director’s priorities
Last month, Edie Couvillon Aymond took over the leadership of 232-HELP, the primary point of contact for people in need in Acadiana.
Health
‘We haven’t been tested’ — Boulet proposes new emergency prep office
With hurricane season underway, Mayor-President Monique Boulet wants to update Lafayette’s emergency response plan for the first time since the 1970s.
Heat advisories continue for Lafayette
Heat indices will top out at 113 degrees around Lafayette Parish this week.
Gov. Landry vetoes $1M for Lafayette homeless shelter
The funding loss could force Catholic Charities of Acadiana to cut back shelter operations or stop them altogether.