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Lafayette’s city and parish councils are back in session Tuesday with jam-packed agendas that include refinancing hundreds of millions in bonds, reorganizing more than a dozen boards and commissions, rededicating the CREATE millage, and more.
On Monday, the price of oil had its greatest one-day plunge ever, and coronavirus officially arrived in Louisiana. These developments pose threats the Lafayette economy is particularly vulnerable to.
Lafayette’s conservative m-p on a range of topics, controversies and issues on the horizon.
Setting aside the philosophical argument about EDDs in general, the way these particular districts are designed is problematic.
The gist: Hardline conservative advocacy Citizens for a New Louisiana, which began life as a Facebook gadfly, attracted several incoming officials, including the mayor-president-elect, to a fundraiser and social gathering last week.
The 2019 election season is officially under wraps, showcasing hard-fought campaigns and matched enthusiasm among voters. Here’s a breakdown of the results.
Christie Maloyed unpacks what went down during the jungle primary and what’s to come in the runoff.
It’s cliché to say that there is more that unites than divides the candidates. But reflecting on some of those points of unity is important.
Years of kicking the infrastructure can down the road has finally caught up with us.
Community Agenda Election 2019 You asked. We listened. They answered. We asked what you wanted to hear candidates for council and mayor-president talk about. Here are their responses. Mayor President City Council District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Parish Council District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Mayor-President […]
The gist: As expected, Mayor-President Joel Robideaux vetoed a council budget amendment that would have kept $7 million in a project to complete Louisiana Avenue. Instead the money will go into a stormwater diversion fund he proposed at budget introduction. The council could override the veto with a six-member majority, an unlikely outcome.
The gist: Several Northside community organizations co-authored a comprehensive agenda calling for school board and LCG candidates to see generational poverty, lack of economic progress and failing schools as a local crisis deserving urgent intervention.
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