After years waiting, The Advocate swoops on The Daily Advertiser
The Advocate has pounced on The Daily Advertiser’s newsroom, snatching up several reporters and a senior staffer in a coup that could cripple Lafayette’s flailing daily.
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Business + Innovation
2018 Lafayette Parish retail sales projected to top $6 billion
The gist: Year-to-date sales in Lafayette Parish approached $5.5 billion through November 2018, according to a release from LEDA, on pace to surpass $6 billion. That puts local commerce in shouting distance of 2014’s $6.4 billion peak with a month of reports to go.
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Mixed forecast at Acadiana Mall: controversial owner in, H&M on the way
A national retail operator with a reputation for buying troubled malls and investing little in them bought Acadiana Mall in mid-January.
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Robideaux’s library accusations are not grounded in fact
The mayor-president has accused the library system of defrauding taxpayers to the tune of $21 million dollars. Unfortunately for his credibility, the facts don’t back up his claims.
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Moving library money only looks like a good idea
Mayor-President Robideaux wants to rededicate $18 million from the library’s fund balance to pave roads and clean coulees, but there are hidden costs that must be accounted for.
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LED is helping IBM tempt Lafayette talent to Baton Rouge
At a job fair tomorrow at South Louisiana Community College IBM will try to recruit people to move from Lafayette to Baton Rouge with the help with LED.
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Possible Gannett buyout underscores Lafayette’s fragile news ecosystem
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Robideaux seeks ‘visionary’ director to evolve LCG’s IT department
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New federal data peers deeper into Lafayette’s economy, and it’s not good
New county-level economic data from the federal government paints a scary and precise picture of Lafayette’s economic decline.
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New year, new directors to come for Fiber and LUS
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Crypteaux trust holds first public meeting
The alliance will function as a trust for investing in innovation projects in Lafayette Parish and could serve as a vehicle for the mayor-president’s cryptocurrency and blockchain aspirations.
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2018: The best year for tech and the worst year for taxes
With big news at Waitr bookending our first year publishing, beginning with its blockbuster sale to a Texas billionaire and ending with CEO Chris Meaux ringing the Nasdaq bell, 2018 has been a year of extremes.
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