What did we get from millions spent on drainage? We don’t know
Lafayette has spent big money on drainage projects for years, but it’s not clear how much that work was worth.
Lafayette has spent big money on drainage projects for years, but it’s not clear how much that work was worth.
Landowners who were paid to accept dirt from an LCG drainage project now have environmental problems and, potentially, big cleanup bills.
Bicycle Lafayette would build 50 miles of trails, a potentially transformative project. Building the first mile has proven difficult.
Lafayette looks to have a real race on its hands in this fall’s mayor-president election as challengers to incumbent Mayor-President Josh Guillory are showing early signs of success.
For decades, Lafayette has grown into flood prone areas, but that has come with a hidden risk.
Cities around the country have blazed new trails with solutions to their housing problems that Lafayette can learn from. But its own citizens have answers too.
Zoning regulations make replicating the density of the city’s early suburban neighborhoods nearly impossible.
Under Louisiana law, Priscilla Gonzalez had 24 hours to file her paperwork to appeal the ruling – with legal holidays that worked out to be noon on Monday. Gonzalez did file a motion – but not until after 1 p.m. on Monday, court records show.
Source: KATC
A district court judge found that Priscilla Gonzalez was unable to show that she was a “qualified elector” or prove she had filed her taxes.
The push to adopt new rules for short-term rentals has some Lafayette neighborhoods concerned about the fallout of a plan that threatens to shift the operations to lower-income parts of the city.
The suit claims Priscilla Gonzalez failed to meet local residency requirements and falsely certified that she had filed federal and state income tax returns.
A fourth candidate entered the race Thursday for Lafayette Mayor-President, while one incumbent City Councilwoman, two incumbent Parish Councilmen, two incumbent School Board members and several other area officials claimed seats because no one registered to oppose them in the Oct. 14 election.
Source: The Acadiana Advocate
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