News + Notes – Page 2

November 16

City-Parish attorney’s connection to land for major flood project raises ethics issue

For a flood project, LCG targeted land that was easy to get — because it was repped by City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan.

November 15

theadvocate.com Amanda Martin becomes first woman, Black lawyer to serve as 15th JDC’s chief public defender

The attorney was chosen as the new defender by State Public Defender Rémy Starns and confirmed by the Louisiana Public Defender Board on Oct. 10. She was tapped from a pool of 12 applicants after a five-month selection process

Source: The Advocate

November 15

theadvocate.com For a second straight year, Lafayette Parish scores high on quality of life survey; Here’s what else it says

Showing that last year’s quality of life survey commissioned by One Acadiana were not some sort of anomaly, 71% of respondents rated the overall quality of life in the parish total positive, nearly duplicating the 72% that gave a similar response in the previous poll.

Source: The Advocate

November 14

These nine locals are making waves in Lafayette

This year’s class, our second, has had a big impact on Lafayette. Get to know them.

November 14

Council Preview: New garbage contract up for approval

Lafayette, Louisiana, City Council, Parish Council, Politics, Library, Local Government, Josh Guillory,

November 14

theadvertiser.com John Kennedy considers Louisiana governor’s race; poll show him favored

Kennedy’s announcement comes less than a week after he won reelection to a second six-year term in the Senate in a landslide with 62%.

Source: The Advertiser

November 11

theadvocate.com LPSS seeks to buy space at old north Lafayette Wal-Mart | Business |

School officials most recently sold its central warehouse space as part of its property sale at 113 Chaplin Drive to the Lafayette Airport Commission but has been since leasing the space until it could find a permanent space.

Source: The Advocate

November 9

Boustany, Edwards head for Lafayette City Court runoff

Edwards took the edge on Election Day. But his margin was slim, just under 1,000 votes.

Election Day campaign volunteers greet motorists in New Orleans

November 9

Few surprises in Louisiana on Election Day

More than 1.3 million residents voted Tuesday, reelecting the state’s Republican-heavy congressional delegation.

November 8

nola.com Louisiana’s election website, hotline ‘experiencing technical difficulties’ on Election Day | Elections

Representatives from SOS Kyle Ardoin’s office did not say what was causing the issue, such as higher traffic from users. They also did not say how widespread the problem was.

Source: The Advocate

November 7

theadvertiser.com Louisiana GOP endorses Jeff Landry; other Republican hopefuls cry foul

Louisiana’s state Republican Party has endorsed GOP Attorney General Jeff Landry in the 2023 governor’s race to the chagrin of other top potential candidates who claim Landry is trying to rig the campaign before everyone is at the gate.

As first reported by LaPolitics Weekly, the Louisiana Republican Party executive committee voted Sunday night to endorse Landry in an effort to coalesce support behind a single candidate.

Source: The Advertiser

November 3

nola.com After Louisiana’s abortion ban took effect, online requests for abortion pills surged, study says

Requests for pills shipped from overseas to Louisiana residents rose by nearly 170%, according to a new analysis of the shipments of abortion pills that was published in JAMA on Monday.

Source: The Advocate