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December 6, 2023

Facing deadline, City Court move stalled by costly renovation

LCG has until Friday to decide on buying the Lemoine Building for $6.2 million, but City Council members are hesitant to commit to an estimated $9.6 million renovation.

December 4, 2023

katc.com Boulet names new top LCG lawyer, retains police and fire chiefs

Monique Blanco Boulet tapped a former city-parish attorney, Pat Ottinger, to run her legal department, pending council approval. Ottinger was city-parish attorney in the Durel administration from 2004 to 2011. Lafayette Police Chief Judith Estorge and Fire Chief Robert Benoit will stay on when Boulet takes office early next year.

Source: KATC

December 4, 2023

Council Preview: Nurse raises proposed, City Court move revisited

A handful of nurses at the parish’s Public Health Unit are in line for raises of around $13,750 on average, depending on the Parish Council’s support.

December 1, 2023

theadvocate.com Magnolia Water rate hike roils Lafayette Parish customers

Customers claimed that neither the company nor the Public Service Commission notified them in advance of a meeting in which the rate increase for wastewater service was approved.

Source: The Advocate

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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.

November 29, 2023

theadvocate.com Vendor in pretrial diversion scandal faces federal charge

One of four vendors implicated in a sprawling justice-for-sale scandal centered on the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has been hit with a federal charge, the first visible development in

Source: The Advocate

Councilman Josh Carlson sits at a public meeting

November 27, 2023

Funding parish fire protection to be next council’s problem

Exiting council members say it’s time to revisit a tax to pay for fire protection in Lafayette’s unincorporated areas, an idea rejected by voters in 2018.

November 23, 2023

Inside the transition to a new mayor-president

Incoming M-P Monique Blanco Boulet is on a tight timeline to build a new administration before taking office in January.

The entrance of a damaged hospital stands unused with boarded up windows and doors.

November 22, 2023

Shut down by Hurricane Laura and mired in controversy, Cameron Parish’s only hospital remains closed

Hurricane Laura damaged the only hospital serving south Cameron Parish. A slow recovery process and political controversy mean there’s still no emergency care.

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