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Lafayette posts strong sales tax receipts in May
Taxable sales in Lafayette Parish topped $714 million in May, the strongest May on record. So far this year, total receipts hit $3.5 billion.
Taxable sales in Lafayette Parish topped $714 million in May, the strongest May on record. So far this year, total receipts hit $3.5 billion.
LCG will kick off the annual budget cycle. Council members will weigh the veto of a proposed gas station.
A new study contracted by the Heymann Commission will look at the current site, examining updates to the historic facility or new builds on that site.
Catholic Charities of Acadiana is scrambling to fund its emergency shelter after a recent decision by Gov. Jeff Landry to cut $1M in state funds to operate it.
When you’re hungry for something someone else cooked on a Monday evening, what’s your go to restaurant?
Alcon, former executive director of the Lafayette Community Health Clinic, died on Sunday. Family and friends remember her for her dedication to the community.
Crews will begin digging out shallow sections of the Bayou Vermilion on July 8, the Boulet administration announced Wednesday.
The Lafayette Housing Authority, once a hotbed for local political scandal, has largely slipped under the radar in recent efforts to address the need for affordable housing locally.
With hurricane season underway, Mayor-President Monique Boulet wants to update Lafayette’s emergency response plan for the first time since the 1970s.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
Heat indices will top out at 113 degrees around Lafayette Parish this week.
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