Changes to public notice law could spell end of Lafayette’s oldest news source
Amendments to decades-old laws that inform citizens about government activity could redefine local news around the state and have a big impact on Lafayette.
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Josh Carlson
Seven apply for Lafayette library director
Six of the candidates have master’s degrees in library science, a requirement for the director position under current state law.
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Senators amended another controversial library bill by Rep. Josh Carlson, R-Lafayette, to include the dismissal power. Should the bill pass as currently written, it would also lift the requirement library directors hold a master’s degree in library science.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
BRIEF: Bill would let small papers be official journals
State and local government official notices have traditionally been an important source of revenue for newspapers, and in recent years have become more critical as newspaper advertising revenue has migrated to newer technologies.
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Controversial library director bill passes House
A bill that would change the qualifications to become a library director passed the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon.
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A pair of bills filed for the Legislature’s regular session would apply the state’s obscenity laws to public libraries, which are currently exempt. Rep. Josh Carlson, a freshman representative from Lafayette, is carrying the legislation in the house. Carlson, a former Lafayette Parish councilman, has also filed a bill removing the requirement that library directors carry a master of library science.
Source: The Advocate
Closed party primary bill moves rapidly in special session
The bill would switch Louisiana to a closed system in which candidates of the same party face off in their own partisan primary election.
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Insurance crisis could reshape Lafayette’s economy
Tightening commercial and residential development could upend Lafayette’s economy and, in turn, crimp funding for local government.
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BRIEF: Councils to rework proposed public records policy
The City and Parish councils deferred action on establishing a new public records policy to work out kinks. The administration has signaled willingness to go along with the changes.
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LCG launched an infrastructure boom; Josh Guillory and his wife launched an equipment company
The firm’s creation, timed as LCG fuels a local construction boom, creates a minefield of potential conflicts.
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M-P Josh Guillory punts council questions on embattled drainage projects
In a letter delivered to both councils, M-P Josh Guillory suggests deferring questions about his drainage projects to an auditor.
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Dozens of drainage projects underway while LCG develops a plan
LCG employees and consultants delivered an overview of dozens of drainage projects before Lafayette’s City and Parish councils Tuesday night. Absent in the discussion was an issue playing out in the courts — whether LCG pursued such an aggressive program of construction according to a plan.
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