
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.
For decades, Lafayette has grown into flood prone areas, but that has come with a hidden risk.
They were sold visions of kayaks and fishing. Two years later, they’re living with the consequences of a colossal unfinished project.
Lafayette is in an extreme drought, the eighth driest summer on record. Hardened soils aren’t just bad for plants; they can worsen flooding when it does finally rain.
Heavier rainfall estimates for Lafayette are a warning shot of things to come, but more research is needed locally before changing course, experts say.
The legislation, known as NFIP-RE Act of 2023, would limit price increases to a 9% hike, down from an 18% hike. It would also help out low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters struggling to afford flood insurance, and forgive interest payments on the debt that FEMA has accumulated because flood insurance revenues have been nowhere near enough to pay for damages incurred.
Source: The Advocate
More than a year after a judge halted work on a troubled detention pond, LCG aims to restart the Homewood project.
The councils will take up budget corrections, funding to buy land for a new jail and revisit the question of hiring special counsel.
Flood insurance premiums have surged across the state under FEMA’s new system for calculating risks. State officials involved in the suit say the federal agency has not been transparent about how the calculation works.
Source: The Daily Advertiser
City-parish officials claim “erroneous” report led to major overpayment.
It’s time to stop pretending the actions of this administration documented in this audit are normal or acceptable.
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