News + Notes

October 2, 2019

State releases draft plan for spending $1.2 billion watershed grant

September 25, 2019

Economist bullish on job growth projections for Lafayette in 2020

September 25, 2019

Acadiana residents and leaders frustrated by slow launch of state watershed initiative

September 18, 2019

Extending Louisiana Avenue grows Lafayette the wrong way

Spending millions of city dollars to build a road through a cane field isn’t a new idea. We can’t afford to keep making the same mistakes.

September 18, 2019

Robideaux vetoes Louisiana Avenue extension, kicking the ball back to the council

September 18, 2019

LETTER: R-E-L-A-X on the charter amendment transition

Although the amended Charter probably does add a layer of complexity to government operations, it also provides much-needed clarity to citizens regarding who is responsible, and who should be held accountable, for government decisions.

September 18, 2019

‘Doing nothing is not an option;’ Northside coalition creates black community agenda for local elections

September 11, 2019

State Ethics Board investigating Michael Lunsford, Citizens for a New Louisiana

Ethics Board investigations are confidential, but the board’s decision to seek legal remedy from the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge last month revealed the probe into whether Citizens for a New Louisiana, which Ethics refers to as CNLA, violated the state campaign finance disclosure laws.