How Lafayette cleaned up its act — and the Vermilion River, too
Nearly 40 years into an effort to clean up America’s most polluted river, Lafayette is rebuilding its relationship with Bayou Vermilion.
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Bayou Vermilion District
Vermilionville foundation, board feud over grant money
Tension between the organizations, simmering over the last two years, could end their cooperation.
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Conversation: What will be Lafayette’s biggest headline in 2022?
Looking back and looking ahead as 2021 winds down.
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LETTER: Save the artisans, save Vermilionville
Vermilionville’s artisans survived multiple CEOs, museum directors, boards and mayors, along with their administrations. They are the voice of the village and what brings it to life. We must protect them.
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9/7 Council Preview: Layette ARPA veto vote, vacancies and appointments and another detention ponds
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below.
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New year, new leadership at Vermilionville
After a historically chaotic year, two trailblazing women are stepping in to help make headway with Vermilionville and its parent organization, Bayou Vermilion District.
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Vermilionville board breaks stalemate with the help of top lobbyist
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Deadlocked Bayou Vermilion board faces tough budget cuts and mounting political pressure
A new member will be appointed to fill the final vacancy on the board. Judging by recent four-to-four splits, the ideological tilt of the commission hangs in the balance of that appointment.
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At Vermilionville, a reckoning with cultural exclusion
Vermilionville has made strides in presenting a more comprehensive portrayal of the Acadiana’s history. Change at the museum, however, is a work in progress.
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BVD Commissioners resign in dramatic flare-up over proposed George Floyd statement
A message of unity ran into procedural roadblocks put up by the now-departed commissioners, culminating with a contentious June meeting marked with irate outbursts.
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Here’s what you’re voting on May 4, Lafayette
The gist: There are two tax renewals on the May 4 ballot — one that supports pumping fresh water into the Vermilion River and the other pays one-third of the sheriff’s budget.
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