Diversity, social vitality and opportunity are big themes. A vibrant community is a place people from all walks of life are attracted to and can thrive.
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Conversation: Is Lafayette a vibrant community?
What does it mean to have a vibrant community? A cool downtown? Great parks and recreation? A strong business sector? Access to opportunity? All of the above?
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Conversation: Living LGBTQIA+ in Lafayette
Do you identify as LGBTQIA+? Tell us about your life in Lafayette.
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Louisiana’s economy is changing. What does that mean for you?
Over the next month, The Current will host a series of Listening Sessions with folks on the front lines. We want to bring together people with different, even opposing, views to dig deeper into this important discussion.
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Is the tide turning for north Lafayette?
Several high profile economic development headlines have come out of the northside. Do you think the tide is turning? Are you optimistic? Tell us.
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Help us re-engage the right
If you consider yourself a conservative, we want to hear from you.
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Acadiana’s Asian community: Tell us how you’re feeling
Headlines in the last couple of weeks have put anti-Asian sentiment in the spotlight. How do they measure up with your experiences locally?
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Conversation: How about a hug?
After the last year, we could all use one. And if you and yours are fully vaccinated, it’s safe to share an embrace. But are you ready?
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Conversation: Can Lafayette thrive beyond oil?
A generational shift that raises an important question: How can we replace the jobs we’ve already lost and those we stand to lose in the future?
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Reader Reactions: This is Lafayette
Overwhelmingly, respondents said recent press accurately reflected Lafayette and that our community is getting worse.
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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.
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Conversation: Does Lafayette need a mask mandate?
The science on masks is sound — they work. But a mask mandate is a different tool. Do you think Lafayette ought to pass a local ordinance enforcing a local mandate?
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