Downtown Rising dreams big
Could a new, possibly-annual, ticketed concert series keep Downtown Lafayette on its ever-developing path? Gus Rezende and Social Entertainment think so.
Read More
News + Notes
Shaq, U.S. Rep. Higgins no longer Lafayette reserve deputy marshals
The gist: Lafayette City Marshal Mike Hill has winnowed down the number of his office’s reserve deputies — which had swelled to about 60 under his predecessor — to but a handful. Hill has called in the commissions of nearly 50 reserves who appear to have been deputized for no other reason than political patronage.
Read More
New era but same consultant for LUS on long-term planning process
The gist: LUS will contract Burns & McDonnell to run its integrated resource plan, the process the utility uses to determine its future energy needs and how it will power them. The choice of consultant met immediate criticism among local green energy advocates. The contract is worth $500,000 and was approved Tuesday by the professional […]
Read More
Vision 2020: Lafayette has the chance to lead a state lagging on climate change action
Fighting climate change takes a global effort — one that we are simply choosing not to participate in.
Read More
How swamp pop invaded the U.K. and stole Nick Lowe’s heart
Swamp pop took over the airwaves of 1970s London where it was loved and celebrated by English hitmakers like Nick Lowe, who performs in Lafayette this week.
Read More
Ad exec Paul Eason likely to be fourth candidate in M-P race
Eason says he has long had a passion for service and feels like the timing is right for him and his family now. The 60-year-old Republican businessman owns and operates Eason Advertising in the Oil Center.
Read More
Nancy Marcotte running for mayor-president
Ad exec-turned-Realtor Nancy Marcotte is joining the race for mayor-president of Lafayette.
Read More
Russo asks for new trial, claims Superior turned blind eye to activities
In a motion for a new trial filed late last week, attorneys for Chris Russo say there is ample evidence his former employer’s parent company, oilfield services giant Superior Energy, knew about Russo’s side business interests and therefore has no right to recover damages and profits.
Read More
LCG planners workshopping a way to score growth decisions by return on investment
The gist: A new tool in the works could help city planners and officials assess the cost and return of annexations or development to taxpayers. LCG’s planning department has included the concept in an RFP issued last week to solicit contractors to work on the PlanLafayette fifth-year amendment.
Read More
Stabil Drill parent company to UL: ‘Drop Russo name from baseball stadium’
The gist: Armed with a $72 million judgment against two former executives at one of its Lafayette-based subsidiaries, oilfield services giant Superior Energy is making it clear it wants the name of one of those execs stripped from the UL baseball complex.
Read More
Food trucks, 3D and VR. That’s how they do finals at AIE’s Artcade 2019
With days to go before debut their games debut at Artcade 2019, students at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment pluck away at their capstone projects in 3D and VR. How’s that for a final exam? AIE presents Artcade on May 11 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at LITE.
Read More
Council rebuffs Robideaux’s second grab at library funds
The gist: The mayor-president could not flip the votes needed to put an $18 million library fund balance transfer before voters this fall. Meanwhile, a northside library took another step toward becoming a reality.
Read More