Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, is expected to become the next Louisiana House speaker after the four other major candidates vying for the position dropped out of the race Monday.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, is expected to become the next Louisiana House speaker after the four other major candidates vying for the position dropped out of the race Monday.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Lafayette Parish reported 17,285 early votes cast for the Nov. 18 ballot. During the October primary, 18,389 people voted early. Turnout is expected to drop with the governor’s race already decided.
Source: KLFY
Lafayette Parish schools improved 2.5 points from 2022, according to data released by the Louisiana Department of Education.
Source: The Advocate
A former Lafayette state representative has filed a formal police complaint against Mayor-President Josh Guillory for allegedly committing perjury during testimony in an October civil trial.
Source: The Advocate
UL students say they want to connect with Lafayette at large. Right next door, Downtown is an obvious starting point, but making that connection has been tough to do.
Begnaud, who took over the position five years ago, is leaving to take a position vice president of marketing and communications at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Virginia’s economic development authority. That agency is led by Jason El Koubi, a former president and CEO of One Acadiana.
Source: The Advocate
The Lafayette City Council on Tuesday discussed regulations around sober living homes, residential facilities for people working through substance abuse.
Fix housing, commuting and make it easier to connect with Downtown, UL student survey shows.
After finishing third place in the primary, Swift initially declined to make an endorsement. Her voters may well decide the runoff.
During the first two days of early voting for the upcoming election, 3,960 people voted early, 1,958 on Nov. 3 and 2,002 on Nov. 4, according to data provided by Lafayette Parish Registrar of Voters Charlene Meaux.
Source: The Advocate
After a lengthy delay, Lafayette’s City Council is set to vote Tuesday on contentious plans to convert the old J. Wallace James Elementary school into a mental health facility.
Local governments scored a major legal victory against the producers and distributors of opioid painkillers. But the money is yet to be spent to prevent addiction and death.
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