COLUMN: Falling back in love with what Lafayette is — and what it can be
The last few years have been tough on my love for Lafayette. But I’ve rekindled my love affair with a place I’m proud to call home.
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Currency
A series exploring the highs and lows of Lafayette’s economy, providing critical commentary about what’s working and what’s not.
COLUMN: Guillory is leading LUS Fiber on a path to insolvency
LUS Fiber is budgeted to spend millions on expansions and make a discretionary payment into the city general fund for the first time ever. Fiber can’t afford to do that.
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COLUMN: City Council’s investigation isn’t ‘political theater’ — it’s democracy
The City Council’s decision to investigate Guillory isn’t about politics. It’s about holding him accountable.
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COLUMN: How do we budget for LCG’s drainage follies?
There has been no public accounting of how much three drainage lawsuits could ultimately cost. The cases could blow multimillion-dollar holes in LCG’s budget.
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COLUMN: Why I’m still bullish about Lafayette’s future
Lafayette can’t count on the industries that have powered its growth in the past. We need to pivot, and we have the tools to do it.
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COLUMN: We’re going to pay for LCG’s bad behavior on drainage
Problems with several major drainage projects threaten to waste millions of public dollars on actions that may not save anyone from flooding. It’s bad government, and the taxpayers are going to pay for it.
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COLUMN: Lafayette’s City Council grows a spine and puts down the rubber stamp
The City and Parish councils have been complicit in approving Guillory’s drainage projects without question. Now with tens of millions of dollars at risk of being wasted, the City Council is starting to ask the hard questions.
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COLUMN: Lafayette needs its own mayor, and we’re losing our chance to get one
The population of the city of Lafayette may no longer make up the majority of the parish. That means our city is stuck without a full-time leader who is focused solely on city business and who is accountable to city residents.
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COLUMN: Festival International is a testament to Lafayette’s capacity for collective action
Festival International made me want to live in Lafayette. Every Festival since then has only reaffirmed that feeling. It will always hold a special place in my heart. But what makes Festival so special to me isn’t just that it’s one of the best music festivals on the planet. What makes Festival so special to […]
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COLUMN: New Heymann Center location should prioritize impact over convenience
The betting favorite for where it will go is UL’s Research Park. That’s the path of least resistance, not the past of greatest impact.
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COLUMN: Swinging for the fences distracts Lafayette from making real progress
Our history is full of examples of how dreaming big paid off for Lafayette. But big dreams can distract from accomplishing small, important tasks.
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COLUMN: LCG’s ‘new pace of government’ could waste millions of drainage dollars
Guillory’s bureaucracy-busting approach could force Lafayette to spend millions filling holes it just spent millions digging out.
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