LCG’s proposed budget splits $250,000 between LEDA, a public economic development agency, and One Acadiana, the regional chamber of commerce. In last year’s budget, the whole allocation went to LEDA.
Source: KATC
LCG’s proposed budget splits $250,000 between LEDA, a public economic development agency, and One Acadiana, the regional chamber of commerce. In last year’s budget, the whole allocation went to LEDA.
Source: KATC
Ben Terry, whose struggles alongside his fellow Laura survivors made him family even to strangers, died Sunday of cancer.
The push to adopt new rules for short-term rentals has some Lafayette neighborhoods concerned about the fallout of a plan that threatens to shift the operations to lower-income parts of the city.
The suit claims Priscilla Gonzalez failed to meet local residency requirements and falsely certified that she had filed federal and state income tax returns.
A new office under the Louisiana Department of Health aims to improve women’s health outcomes across the state, but has been faced challenges and controversy.
Lafayette’s annual budget season is here, and in just about a month the city and parish councils will be voting on how to spend hundreds of millions of tax dollars next year. Take a deep dive into the proposed budget with our updated explorer.
This will be the eighth time since early 2020 that Louisiana has experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases, Kanter said. But unlike in the early days of the pandemic, when the virus was entirely new and thousands of patients were being hospitalized every day, hospitals will likely not be faced with overwhelming patient numbers.
Source: The Advocate
The company will tap the University for a large portion of the workforce at the facility, where high-performance photovoltaic (PV) solar modules will be produced. Initial projections call for construction to be completed in 2026.
Source: KATC
A fourth candidate entered the race Thursday for Lafayette Mayor-President, while one incumbent City Councilwoman, two incumbent Parish Councilmen, two incumbent School Board members and several other area officials claimed seats because no one registered to oppose them in the Oct. 14 election.
Source: The Acadiana Advocate
Council members were nevertheless supportive of the raises Tuesday and will vote Aug. 22 to make them effective in September and October.
Boudreaux submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Ken Ritter around 1 p.m. Wednesday after a tumultuous year that has included criminal and ethics investigations, a formal complaint, an audit and a lawsuit.
Source: The Advocate
Qualifying for local elections runs through Thursday.
Source: The Advocate
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