COLUMN: Boulet needs a game plan to fix Guillory’s mess
Boulet’s next few months are going to be all about prioritizing which mess to clean first.
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Currency
Columnist Geoff Daily explores Lafayette’s economy and government, providing critical commentary about what’s working and what’s not.
Column: Parish government can’t afford its politics
The mayor-president and council think the parish doesn’t need more tax revenue. They’re making the same costly mistake we’ve made for decades — in the name of politics.
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COLUMN: How Guillory has fallen short
Lost in accusations of corruption is a more basic accounting of the mayor-president’s performance. In short, he doesn’t measure up.
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COLUMN: Lafayette is betting too big on sports tourism
At $60 million, funding for superparks and other recreation projects represents Lafayette’s largest economic development investment since LUS Fiber. It may not pay off.
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Column: Why are we tearing down a functioning city courthouse?
No one was asking for a new city courthouse. That means we’re paying a high public premium to subsidize a private development.
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COLUMN: LCG’s budget process is a bad deal for the city
City residents are disenfranchised by a budget-making process that prevents the City Council from fulfilling the duties we elected them to perform.
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Got $300? Run for something
Don’t sit on the sidelines. A chance at shaping Lafayette’s future costs just $300.
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Want my vote? Keep Downtown alive
Downtown is enjoying important momentum. We can’t afford to let that stop.
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Column: Lafayette’s got an infrastructure hangover coming
With unprecedented funding has come unprecedented spending. But there’s no such thing as a one-time capital project, because there are always ongoing maintenance costs.
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Column: Lafayette isn’t paying competitive wages
New data shows wages in Lafayette aren’t competitive with other parts of the state or the country. That means many people are having to take a hometown discount to stay or move here.
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Column: Dear councils, hold Guillory accountable
It’s time to stop pretending the actions of this administration documented in this audit are normal or acceptable.
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Column: Carol Ross is right. LCG’s audit is a ‘horror show’
It turns out the Guillory administration’s “new pace of government” is predicated on making dubious legal arguments to justify ignoring local, state and federal laws.
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