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Council Preview: More Bayou Vermilion Flood Control; $500K for a drainage plan; City Council’s drainage questions
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
To everyone out there who is afraid of what has happened, and what may, know this: We will support you
In a letter delivered to both councils, M-P Josh Guillory suggests deferring questions about his drainage projects to an auditor.
Abortions are legal again in Louisiana until at least July 8, when Orleans Parish District Judge Robin Giarrusso holds her first hearing over a lawsuit challenging the statewide abortion ban.
In Louisiana, abortion is now illegal in almost in all cases. State law only allows for exceptions if pregnant woman’s life is in danger from a physical illness or a pregnant woman could otherwise sustain “serious, permanent impairment of a life-sustaining organ.”
LCG’s budget is a vision statement and an action plan. What matters then, is what we believe our priorities should be. What are yours?
The mayor-president is not a bad man, but his June “proclamation” is very, very bad.
Organizers say the spirit of Juneteenth is one of unity, an opportunity for all to commemorate a milestone in the struggle for freedom and equality, take stock of enduring injustices and celebrate the contributions of the Black community.
LCG paid quadruple for the land it razed to knock down spoil levees on the Vermilion River and left one of the land’s owners out of the deal. It could spell more legal trouble.
Bills passed by Lafayette legislators this session will affect constituents including massage therapists, disabled veterans, postsecondary students with disabilities, teachers called to military duty, bingo players, fishing boat guides, members of the Krewe of Bonaparte and drunken school bus drivers.
The library is the front line. We at Acadiana Queer Collective cannot stand silently while it actively silences the voices of our siblings who stand in harm’s way.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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