Column: Waitr’s undelivered promise
What’s tragic about Waitr’s demise is how close it got to being a defining success for Lafayette’s economy.
What’s tragic about Waitr’s demise is how close it got to being a defining success for Lafayette’s economy.
Lafayette Parish is growing faster than the national average, becoming more diverse and producing more jobs. We should tap into that strength, whatever its sources.
Lafayette used to be a high flier on the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities report. Now we’re the fourth worst performing city in America.
Black Americans have more power. But lagging behind in wealth has profound impacts on our health and wellbeing.
In the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Ernest Gaines shows us what is needed to be a good citizen, regardless of your nation of origin.
African Americans bled for voting rights. We must honor that legacy and vote.
When will the democratic promise of the Civil Rights era be fulfilled? “Some day”, as the famous anthem goes, could mean an eternity.
It’s time for Louisiana to stop building urban highways, investing in transportation infrastructure that makes our cities poorer.
Lafayette has $28 million in federal coronavirus funds left to spend. It’s one-in-a-lifetime money that could do a lot of good.
Federal data shows Lafayette’s economy is behind a billion dollars. We can’t afford to be complacent.
Boulet’s next few months are going to be all about prioritizing which mess to clean first.
The mayor-president and council think the parish doesn’t need more tax revenue. They’re making the same costly mistake we’ve made for decades — in the name of politics.
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