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LCG digs back into delayed and costly flood project
More than a year after a judge halted work on a troubled detention pond, LCG aims to restart the Homewood project.
More than a year after a judge halted work on a troubled detention pond, LCG aims to restart the Homewood project.
The Guillory administration mounted a vigorous but flawed defense this week in a special meeting held to review the extraordinary findings in an annual audit of Lafayette Consolidated Government.
That conclusion was reached months ago and not shared with council members until this week.
After canning a change that would have put a Parish Council member on the Library Board, the council is considering a plan to eliminate the mayor-president’s appointment.
Rising flood insurance costs under FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 system are pushing up costs for Lafayette homeowners. But the rising rates belie a largely unseen level of risk.
After a troubling financial assessment, where will investigators go next?
It turns out the Guillory administration’s “new pace of government” is predicated on making dubious legal arguments to justify ignoring local, state and federal laws.
Lafayette’s councils will consider a deal to takeover maintenance of 26 miles of state roads in a $25 million deal with the state government.
Lafayette’s city and parish councils will meet behind closed doors Tuesday as they seek answers from the Guillory administration about its lawsuit against a state retirement system.
Lafayette’s controversial Library Board will see two new appointments this month as council members fill a vacancy and vote on adding one of themselves to the board.
The Parish Council considers $500,000 for a new Mobile Health Unit while the City Council probes Guillory’s Heymann Center replacement plan.
The legislative auditor’s office would only confirm that the agency is conducting an investigative audit at LCG.
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