Council Preview: Vote on property tax veto and $1M for golf carts
Lafayette’s Parish Council will vote Tuesday on overriding Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s veto of a small property tax bump.
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Budgets
Council Preview: Tax revenue up, short-term rental ban back on agenda
Tax revenues are up for the City and Parish councils this year, and a vote is set for the city’s first short-term rental rules.
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Council Preview: Moving City Court and more adjudicated lots for Habitat
Lafayette’s City Council is looking for news on the $9.5 million City Court relocation this week, while both councils will consider plans to give 14 adjudicated properties to Lafayette’s Habitat for Humanity.
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Council Preview: $9.5M to move City Court; Sunday morning beer sales
Lafayette’s City Council is set to vote Tuesday on setting aside $9.5 million to buy a new building for City Court, while both councils will look at allowing Sunday morning beer sales.
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Council Preview: City to vote on STR rules, revive $9.5M plan for City Court move
Lafayette’s City Council will vote on the city’s first rules for short-term rentals and look at reviving a $9.5 million plan to move City Court.
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Dive into LCG’s proposed budget with The Current’s updated explorer
Lafayette’s annual budget season is here, and in just about a month the city and parish councils will be voting on how to spend hundreds of millions of tax dollars next year. Take a deep dive into the proposed budget with our updated explorer.
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Council Preview: $3 million in fire & police raises, plus a new approach to adjudications
Lafayette’s city and parish councils are looking at $3 million worth of raises for fire and police employees plus a new approach to adjudicated properties Tuesday.
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See The Current’s 2023 Hub Citizen Budget Guide
Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s proposed budget for next year is out, and our award-winning budget guide is updated with new info for LCG’s annual budget process.
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Council Preview: New budget, STR rules top lengthy meeting for Lafayette councils
The City Council is set to vote on new rules for short-term rentals that operators oppose, and Mayor-President Josh Guillory is set to introduce his proposed budget for next year.
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Council Preview: Short-term rentals, long-term issue now before City Council
Lafayette’s City Council is eyeing two competing paths forward on short-term rentals like Airbnbs this week. One that would kick them out of much of the city, and another that solidify their statuin Lafayette.
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Council Preview: Lafayette in line for five EV chargers
LUS is set to get an $83,000 grant for five new electric car chargers under auto giant Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal settlement.
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Funds for new Heymann, new jail added in state budget
In all, Lafayette is in line for $688 million across dozens of projects in this year’s proposed state budget, including big money for UL and parish government.
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