Housing Assistance

News

October 19, 2020

Council Preview 10/20: Funding LCG pay raises, City Council grows impatient, offloading parish parks and rent assistance

News

October 5, 2020

Council Preview 10/6: Answers on LUS investigation, what to do with LCG’s CARES Act money, polling locations, final adoption on parish tax increases

News

September 14, 2020

Council Preview 9/15: Overriding mayor’s veto of a lawyer for the City Council, money for rental assistance, controversial “no standing” law

Business + Innovation

June 17, 2020

COLUMN: It’s time for Lafayette to take its housing crisis seriously

Lafayette is facing a severe housing crisis, with thousands of people at risk of losing their homes. This crisis started before the pandemic, but the coronavirus and its impact on our economy has just added fuel to a fire that’s now threatening to rage through our community.

News

June 10, 2020

Sweating coronavirus eviction surge, legal community urges renters and landlords to settle up outside of court

Waiting for a dam to break, legal experts and court officials say renters and landlords should try to work through back payments before hitting the courts.