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Innovation trust eyes Downtown, Oil Center for ‘innovation district’
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Assessing how well Robideaux delivered on the promises made in last year’s address.
Lafayette faces existential challenges that, mishandled, could derail it for a generation.
The alliance will function as a trust for investing in innovation projects in Lafayette Parish and could serve as a vehicle for the mayor-president’s cryptocurrency and blockchain aspirations.
The mayor’s cryptocurrency cash grab took the lead in local day-after headlines, but it may be worth paying more attention to his interest in blockchain
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