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LCG lawyer concluded bid law violation on spoil banks project
That conclusion was reached months ago and not shared with council members until this week.
That conclusion was reached months ago and not shared with council members until this week.
With millions in public and private investment on tap, Lafayette looks to be banking on the Bayou Vermilion as a cultural asset.
Several initiatives have shown promise in improving water quality. But major investments and more personal responsibility among locals are needed.
Organizations have worked to make the river cleaner. But how safe is the Vermilion? Well, when was the last time it rained?
Let’s call the Homewood detention ponds project what it is: a boondoggle.
The $11.5 million agreement did not remove all of the hurdles before the project, which has likely already cost taxpayers tens of millions and has not been shown to meaningfully impact flood risk.
The purchase completes a deal that caused millions in state dollars to be withheld. Unclear still is whether the state will release the money.
Using computer simulations, scientists at Princeton University calculate that the deadly storm combos that used to happen once every few decades could happen every two or three years as the world warms from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
Source: The Advocate
A co-owner of the property, cut out of the land purchase, filed suit Thursday for damages.
Several lawmakers who voted for the bill spoke on the floor to express their frustration with the fund, which many have described as a Band-Aid on a large wound.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
The owners of hundreds of acres seized for a massive detention facility are pursuing damages from Lafayette Consolidated Government.
The program would offer grants to certain insurance companies that underwrite new homeowner policies in the state.
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