Council Preview: City Council wants to talk public records
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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News + Notes
City Council Chair Nanette Cook, Vice Chair Glenn Lazard and Parish Councilman Josh Carlson joined Naquin in creating a plan that would undo Guillory’s raises and restore previous pay rates for the 16 jobs at issue
Source: The Advertiser
Lafayette election officials targeted with records requests spurred by election conspiracies
Requests filed ahead of this fall’s midterm elections arrived just in time to cause headaches for local election officials. These requests are in line with a recent string of targeted requests potentially inspired by election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell.
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COLUMN: Falling back in love with what Lafayette is — and what it can be
The last few years have been tough on my love for Lafayette. But I’ve rekindled my love affair with a place I’m proud to call home.
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BRIEF: Court keeps paywall on digital records in effect for now
LCG can continue charging $1 per page for digital copies of public records pending another hearing or council action, a district court judge ruled Wednesday.
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Queer alumni speak up in search of good faith at STM
Alumni group We Demand More is using storytelling to seek a dialogue with the Catholic school about its treatment of queer students.
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Dismissed in 2013, Guillory was rehired by UL after his election
The mayor-president’s return to teaching after being fired for cause presents several potential conflicts, including charter requirements that his job be full-time. Deploying Lafayette police officers to run security while on campus, a use of public resources for his personal benefit, figures into the City Council’s investigation of him.
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Of the 10 people who applied for the volunteer position Tuesday, including a school librarian and two former university professors, two were nominated by Parish Council members to be voted on. Christie Maloyed was nominated by Council Chairman A.B. Rubin, the lone Democrat on the council. Erasto Padron Jr. was nominated by John Guilbeau.
Source: The Advocate
How to become an election commissioner in Lafayette
It pays to defend democracy. Here’s how you can help.
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Council preview: Library board appointment; veto override on LCG raises
This week: a veto showdown that might be moot and another high stakes library board appointment
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Records viewed by The Daily Advertiser Friday show that new fees have only been levied against local news outlets, among them the The Daily Advertiser, to the tune of more than $2,000 in bills.
Source: The Advertiser
Previously, the councils had both passed an amended budget that did not include nearly a quarter of a million dollars in raises for top officials working for Lafayette Consolidated Government.
However, Guillory restored the raises to the budget using line-item veto powers. The City and Parish Councils have since come back and decided they would challenge that veto, holding a joint meeting to override that as the battle between Lafayette’s legislative and executive branches rages on.
Source: KPEL