News + Notes

August 20, 4:35 pm

Police chief search yields five candidates

Five candidates, all from inside Louisiana, have applied to be Lafayette’s next police chief, the eighth in four years.

August 19

Council Preview: Emergency prep stopgap up for final vote

A relatively mundane council agenda is punctuated by joint public comment and shifting funds around as the current fiscal year nears its Oct. 31 end.

Safe school zone on Science Museum building

August 19

LCG: UL is responsible for enforcing Science Museum school zone

Enforcement of a gun-free zone around Downtown’s science museum falls to university police, not the Lafayette Police Department, the Boulet administration announced Friday.

August 15

LPD holds off on enforcing gun-free zone Downtown

Precinct Capt. David Leblanc, whose precinct covers the Downtown area, sent an email Tuesday telling officers not to enforce the rule due to legal concerns.

Building with a sign that says safe school zone

August 14

Permitless concealed carry? Not in Downtown Lafayette

Proximity to schools and private property means much of Lafayette is off limits for Louisiana’s new permitless carry rules, including virtually all of Downtown Lafayette.

Woman stands in room with collapsed ceiling

August 13

Himbola’s owner has long history of housing controversy

Texas-based developer David Starr has faced penalties and litigation related to low-income housing complexes owned by a web of nonprofits in his portfolio.

A hotel with four stories and a front parking lot.

August 13

UL’s hotel leases total $5.5 million

Without building more on-campus facilities, UL is likely to continue pursuing lease agreements with local hotels and apartment buildings.

August 12

What’s up with Lafayette’s housing market?

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August 9

Report: Slain Lafayette officer killed by ‘friendly fire’

Because the suspect, Nyjal Hurst, shot at police, allegedly initiating the firefight, he may yet face first-degree murder charges.

Exterior of HImbola Manor apartments with sign

August 8

Federal housing officials order Himbola to fix unsafe living conditions

HUD puts troubled complex’s owner on notice that it is in default of Section 8 contract requiring it to provide residents with “decent, safe and sanitary” living conditions.

August 8

Lafayette city, parish property tax bills may increase

Bumps for police and fire salaries, juvenile detention, the airport, the library system and more are on the table.

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A vacant lot and abandoned house, both adjudcated

August 7

Opinion: Lafayette’s housing problem isn’t unique. Its lack of action is.

Lafayette is adrift without a plan, public investment and or any real sense of purpose or priority.