A busy schedule finds the councils tackling another veto override. LUS customers could see a new annual charge on their bills.
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Gun violence in Lafayette continues to surge in 2021
Gun violence climbed substantially in 2020, and 2021 is currently on a similar track. Homicides overall are also up, though smaller than the size of the national spike. Lafayette police reassured community members this week that they are working to tamp down the violence.
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ANALYSIS: Disasters are giving Lafayette’s economy a sugar high
An influx of spending related to hurricane recovery and federal coronavirus stimulus is masking a still struggling economy.
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Hospitals have long required vaccines for their employees. Is the Covid vaccine different?
At the heart of the suits filed against Ochsner and Lourdes is the contention that with Covid vaccines, hospitals have done something new and overreached on civil liberties.
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University of Louisiana system vaccination rates range from low twenties to high seventies
Just 43% of UL Lafayette students have had at least their first shot. University vaccine requirements are easy to work around.
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Hey nonprofits! Could you change Lafayette with One Big Project?
We’re proud to announce One Big Project, a platform for nonprofits to pitch transformative ideas.
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Ahead of Ida, Lafayette hospitals got a breath from latest Covid surge
Hospitals in the Acadiana region caught a much-needed breath, with Covid patient loads easing ahead of Hurricane Ida, freeing up capacity to take in patients from elsewhere in the state.
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What can Lafayette learn from Colorado Springs about its homelessness response?
Coordination and public resources have fueled a scaled-up approach in Colorado Springs, a city on the radar of those working on the issue Lafayette.
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OPINION: Uncertainty is at an all-time high. Lafayette needs a fiscally responsible budget.
The roles have reversed from the 2020 budget cycle, and now the City Council ought to play budget hawk.
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Councils take control of Lafayette’s rescue money. Now what?
Much of the spending in Guillory’s plan was of questionable eligibility, and the administration struggled to make the case for moving ahead now with so much uncertainty.
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8/17 Council Preview: Showtime for Guillory’s ARPA budget; flood control projects; COVID testing for LCG employees
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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How are other communities handling rising homelessness?
Catholic Charities has joined six other local housing organizations in asking Lafayette Consolidated Government for a more permanent solution to homelessness — $6.5 million to purchase an out-of-use hotel that would be retrofitted into a permanent, low-barrier, non-congregate shelter.
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