John Guilbeau • The Current

July 29, 2020

As rec center fury grows, budget conflicts brew for Lafayette’s new government

Lafayette’s recently separated councils fell into the early makings of a constitutional impasse, only months into the new form of government.

Parish Council told it’s too broke to improve early voting, jail or courthouse

Only a few weeks in, and the new Parish Council is beginning to grapple with its budget woes.

Controversial political advocacy attracts new elected officials to fundraiser

The gist: Hardline conservative advocacy Citizens for a New Louisiana, which began life as a Facebook gadfly, attracted several incoming officials, including the mayor-president-elect, to a fundraiser and social gathering last week.