Column: Why are we tearing down a functioning city courthouse?
No one was asking for a new city courthouse. That means we’re paying a high public premium to subsidize a private development.
No one was asking for a new city courthouse. That means we’re paying a high public premium to subsidize a private development.
Due to supply chain issues created by the pandemic, the board is moving forward with a plan for a smaller library than could have been built if the process had been initiated earlier.
A plan to pair Lafayette police with mental health professionals was scuttled this week in favor of a reset, further delaying the search for a solution.
Cities around the country have blazed new trails with solutions to their housing problems that Lafayette can learn from. But its own citizens have answers too.
Lafayette’s City Council is set to vote Tuesday on setting aside $9.5 million to buy a new building for City Court, while both councils will look at allowing Sunday morning beer sales.
Providers warn the duration of this summer’s record-breaking heatwave is exacerbating health problems and poses a heightened risk all on its own.
City residents are disenfranchised by a budget-making process that prevents the City Council from fulfilling the duties we elected them to perform.
In an email sent shortly after 3 p.m. Monday, Judge informed the board of his resignation as president effective 5 p.m. Monday. No explanation was provided. His term as president was set to expire Oct. 31.
Source: The Advocate
Zoning regulations make replicating the density of the city’s early suburban neighborhoods nearly impossible.
Authorities in Beauregard Parish, where more than 30,000 acres have been burned in the Tiger Isle fire outside of Merryville, reported 50% containment by day’s end Sunday after completing a thermal map imaging of the fire.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Danny Gillane believes a majority of the Library Board of Control has no interest in building a new branch north of the Evangeline Thruway. In 2019, $8 million was set aside for the project, which has hit several delays.
Source: The Advocate
At a special meeting Thursday, the board accepted the resignation of library director Danny Gillane.
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