A settlement with federal regulators may be in sight on the beleaguered Homewood and Coulee Ile des Cannes detention pond projects. But it’s likely to add to already hefty costs.
LUS Fiber director Michael D. Soileau and former state Rep. Vincent Pierre will join the 12-member board.
Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet is looking to shake up the parish’s emergency preparedness office.
There is optimism the job opening at chief is an opportunity to improve LPD while pay raises help the agency fill vacancies.
LCG has 17 contract trucks working on storm debris collection and expects to complete the current phase of pickup this weekend, with future pickups to run on regular collection routes.
Lafayette Parish owes $17 million to city taxpayers for the Homewood Detention Pond. The debt is costing taxpayers $500,000 yearly in lost interest.
Construction was paused the day after it began.
Lafayette’s municipal golf course, the planning department’s building on Willow Street and a fire station were among the LCG properties affected by the storms.
For people with disabilities, Lafayette is a hard place to navigate. A group of local comics fights for their right to perform.
Amendments to decades-old laws that inform citizens about government activity could redefine local news around the state and have a big impact on Lafayette.
Six of the candidates have master’s degrees in library science, a requirement for the director position under current state law.
Public mournings zeroed in on his career in Cajun music. To his family and friends, Chris was much bigger than that.
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