Wilson appears to be the only major Democrat who will run for governor this year. His party affiliation is one challenge in a state where no Democrat other than Gov. John Bel Edwards has won a statewide office since 2007.
Source: The Advocate
News + Notes
Council Preview: Questions on CFO replacement, garbage contract, Guillory’s security detail
The City Council looks for answers from Guillory’s admin on hiring a new CFO, switching waste collection contracts and the mayor-president’s security detail.
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How a civil rights investigation could alter the I-49 Connector
The investigation could force changes to the project to blunt its impact on the Black and low-income neighborhoods that will house it.
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LCG settles federal panhandling suit for $42,000
The suit aimed to stop LCG’s clampdown on panhandling — which district and appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court have repeatedly found to be protected speech under the First Amendment.
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Here are the 2023 Current In Design winners
Recognizing the best in local architecture, planning and design, we are pleased to announce 12 winning projects for The Current In Design Awards 2023.
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Elevation is the solution
Racial reconciliation requires removing the roadblocks our nation put in front of African Americans.
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Using computer simulations, scientists at Princeton University calculate that the deadly storm combos that used to happen once every few decades could happen every two or three years as the world warms from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
Source: The Advocate
UL submitted the lone entry. LCG announced a tentative deal with the university last year.
Source: KPEL
The company had planned to non-renew the over 200,000 policies it had in force across the country, including about 30,000 in Louisiana, as part of a solvent runoff this year.
Source: KATC
Chaos at Lafayette Library Board could violate open meetings law
The board’s February meeting was conducted haphazardly and may have resulted in votes cast improperly.
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Geoff Daily: Lafayette’s population growth isn’t sustainable
Recent data suggest growth in Lafayette Parish is primarily driven by residents leaving surrounding parishes, not net migration. That’s not sustainable.
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Reconciliation takes more than two Hail Marys
Transformation is in the act of examination and sincerely resolving to do better, not rote penance. We can do better than saying we’re sorry and moving on.
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