Currency – Page 2 – The Current

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March 6

COLUMN: Lafayette’s economic performance went from best to worst. Why?

Lafayette used to be a high flier on the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities report. Now we’re the fourth worst performing city in America.

February 7

COLUMN: What’s happening in Lafayette’s restaurant scene?

The restaurant business has always been notoriously tough. Even more so in a place like Lafayette, where the bar has been set so high by so many establishments for so many years.

January 17

COLUMN: Lafayette has one more shot at getting ARPA right

Lafayette has $28 million in federal coronavirus funds left to spend. It’s one-in-a-lifetime money that could do a lot of good.

December 13, 2023

Column: Boomtown isn’t booming

Federal data shows Lafayette’s economy is behind a billion dollars. We can’t afford to be complacent.

M-P candidate Monique Boulet enters the Lafayette Parish Courthouse

November 30, 2023

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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November 1, 2023

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.

October 11, 2023

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.

October 5, 2023

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.