LCG loses lawsuit against spoil banks land appraiser
A district judge ruled LCG waited too long to file suit and had ample time to clear up any lingering questions before overpaying for the project land.
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News + Notes
In scramble over Parish millage veto, hindsight is 2020
The council is scrambling to pass this year’s property tax rates after failing to override Guillory’s veto, which erased 15 millages totaling some $67 million in annual revenue over a total increase of less than 0.5%.
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State’s chosen mental health crisis provider for Acadiana folds after months of struggles
Compelled by a federal lawsuit, Louisiana set up a mental health crisis response system. After less than a year in operation, its provider for Acadiana shut down.
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Little Amal arrives in Lafayette, a community of migrants
The 12-foot puppet, towering over crowds of fans during her trek worldwide, is a child herself, bringing awareness to the plight of refugees around the world.
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Council Preview: Vote on property tax veto and $1M for golf carts
Lafayette’s Parish Council will vote Tuesday on overriding Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s veto of a small property tax bump.
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How the map for the mayor-president race is shaping up
With more than a quarter of Saturday’s voters now looking for a new candidate to support in the Nov. 18 mayor-president runoff, the race is sure to intensify in the coming weeks.
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Guillory, Boulet head to runoff. See who won Lafayette.
View a full map of how the race for mayor-president breaks down.
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Can Lafayette capitalize on Downtown’s success?
Lafayette is losing young people, but Downtown is poised to be a crucial asset in the fight to keep them here.
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COLUMN: How Guillory has fallen short
Lost in accusations of corruption is a more basic accounting of the mayor-president’s performance. In short, he doesn’t measure up.
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