News – Page 6 – The Current

June 13

LCG: Around 80% of May storm debris collected

LCG has 17 contract trucks working on storm debris collection and expects to complete the current phase of pickup this weekend, with future pickups to run on regular collection routes.

Currency

June 12

Lafayette Parish owes the city $17M. It’s time to pay it back.

Lafayette Parish owes $17 million to city taxpayers for the Homewood Detention Pond. The debt is costing taxpayers $500,000 yearly in lost interest.

June 12

Mouton Park detention pond paused for ‘reevaluation’

Construction was paused the day after it began.

June 12

May storms cause $2 Million in damage to LCG

Lafayette’s municipal golf course, the planning department’s building on Willow Street and a fire station were among the LCG properties affected by the storms.

Three men, one sitting in a wheelchair, one in a barstool and one standing.

June 12

Lafayette comics fight for accessibility

For people with disabilities, Lafayette is a hard place to navigate. A group of local comics fights for their right to perform.

Exterior of old Daily Advertiser building on Bertrand Drive

June 11

Changes to public notice law could spell end of Lafayette’s oldest news source

Amendments to decades-old laws that inform citizens about government activity could redefine local news around the state and have a big impact on Lafayette.