Ahead of Nicholas, UL launched a beta version of a river stage forecasting model.
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Lafayette councils approve bullish budget for 2022
Lafayette’s city and parish councils made minor changes to the administration’s budget, approving the mayor-president’s spending plan and revenue projections unanimously.
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Houma residents scramble to find housing after apartment complexes deemed ‘uninhabitable’
Hundreds of tenants in Houma were told without warning that they’re being evicted from their apartments due to storm damage after Ida.
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LEDA selection committee repeatedly violated Open Meetings Law
The committee charged with finding Gregg Gothreaux’s replacement repeatedly broke the state’s Open Meetings Law, leaving the public in the dark about the entire process.
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Timeline on dredging Vermilion in Lafayette still unknown
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers put a stop to spot dredging almost as soon as the City Council funded it in May. Only $500,000 of the millions budgeted have been spent since.
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Lafayette councils OK $22 million in ARPA funds for drainage, Downtown
This commits more than half of the city of Lafayette’s federal allocation to projects that do not address the pandemic or its economic impact.
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9/7 Council Preview: Layette ARPA veto vote, vacancies and appointments and another detention ponds
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below.
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Lafayette City Council faces another bright red line on ARPA veto vote
With a set of vetoes, the mayor-president has boxed the City Council in again, setting the stage to spend city money without their approval.
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Lafayette housing in short supply for Ida evacuees
The picture of need is still very much emerging. But Lafayette’s lack of housing was well established before the storm.
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Ahead of Ida, Lafayette hospitals got a breath from latest Covid surge
Hospitals in the Acadiana region caught a much-needed breath, with Covid patient loads easing ahead of Hurricane Ida, freeing up capacity to take in patients from elsewhere in the state.
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What can Lafayette learn from Colorado Springs about its homelessness response?
Coordination and public resources have fueled a scaled-up approach in Colorado Springs, a city on the radar of those working on the issue Lafayette.
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OPINION: Uncertainty is at an all-time high. Lafayette needs a fiscally responsible budget.
The roles have reversed from the 2020 budget cycle, and now the City Council ought to play budget hawk.
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