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Spot dredging to begin on Bayou Vermilion
Crews will begin digging out shallow sections of the Bayou Vermilion on July 8, the Boulet administration announced Wednesday.
Crews will begin digging out shallow sections of the Bayou Vermilion on July 8, the Boulet administration announced Wednesday.
Gov. Landry’s decision to veto $1 million for Catholic Charities of Acadiana to run its homeless shelter — if left unchecked — could literally kill people.
Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet is looking to shake up the parish’s emergency preparedness office.
Lafayette Parish owes $17 million to city taxpayers for the Homewood Detention Pond. The debt is costing taxpayers $500,000 yearly in lost interest.
Lafayette’s municipal golf course, the planning department’s building on Willow Street and a fire station were among the LCG properties affected by the storms.
The Boulet administration may reinstate a dedicated police force to patrol Lafayette Consolidated Government three dozen parks.
Local and state officials are beginning to treat summer heat like hurricanes: a deadly and seasonal threat.
Those implicated in a sample report, including former Mayor-President Josh Guillory and some of his top lieutenants, have denied wrongdoing, with Guillory saying publication of the findings is political.
City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan was the biggest taker in Guillory’s final year, bringing in $700,000; followed by Becker & Hebert, $498,000; Gibson Law Partners, $400,000; Oats & Marino, $395,000; Neuner Pate, $362,000; and Paul Escott, $338,000.
Lafayette’s City Council approved the first rezoning to accommodate an existing short-term rental Tuesday but others may face a more fraught path to continue operating.
LUS Fiber was a key part of Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet’s ascension, but she may face a messy path to finding it a new leader.
A proposed pay raise would put LPD in the state’s top tier for starting pay. But would it lure more applicants?
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