Downtown

September 13

Column: Why are we tearing down a functioning city courthouse?

No one was asking for a new city courthouse. That means we’re paying a high public premium to subsidize a private development.

Want my vote?

July 12

Want my vote? Keep Downtown alive

Downtown is enjoying important momentum. We can’t afford to let that stop.

Arts + Culture

May 17

Downtown is serving up vibrancy as a dining destination

Buoyed by previous success, Lafayette restaurateurs are adding to the city’s “thriving Downtown food district” with spots that aim to capture the ideal experience. Among them are Sunday’s Soda Fountain and The Flats burger joint, which opened in the former Tula Tacos spot in April.

Conversations

January 18

Should Lafayette stop partying at midnight on Mardi Gras?

Lafayette may stop alcohol sales at midnight on Mardi Gras day. Tell us what you think.

Hub Citizen

December 21, 2022

What keeps young people in Lafayette? Culture, food and family.

While things have been looking pessimistic for youth retention, young folks say they haven’t given up on Lafayette just yet.

Currency

May 11, 2022

COLUMN: Festival International is a testament to Lafayette’s capacity for collective action

Festival International made me want to live in Lafayette. Every Festival since then has only reaffirmed that feeling. It will always hold a special place in my heart. But what makes Festival so special to me isn’t just that it’s one of the best music festivals on the planet. What makes Festival so special to […]

News + Notes

Large piggy bank broken with a piece laying on a person

November 11, 2021

GEOFF DAILY: Lafayette mayor-presidents have long used vetoes to appropriate money. That may be illegal.

Legislative bodies appropriate money, not the executive branch. But that’s exactly what’s been happening at LCG for more than a decade in conflict with a pair of attorney general opinions.

News + Notes

September 13, 2021

Lafayette councils approve bullish budget for 2022

Lafayette’s city and parish councils made minor changes to the administration’s budget, approving the mayor-president’s spending plan and revenue projections unanimously.

News + Notes

Protestors gather around the statue of Alfred Mouton, calling for its removal, in July 2020.

July 16, 2021

UPDATE: Mouton statue to come down Saturday at 11 a.m.

LCG and the United Daughters of the Confederacy agreed to terms Thursday.

News + Notes

November 30, 2020

Council Preview 12/2: More money for the Less Pay redevelopment, Downtown curfew for minors, revising the UDC

The gist: A relatively lightweight pair of council meetings is again on deck this week: another developer looking for more public subsidies, new grants for the police department, and the administration seeking to establish new restrictions on minors relative to their use of electric bikes and scooters and late-night access to Downtown. Bigger news is […]

News + Notes