Southern Screen Writing Competition Winner: Swampkitty
Read the winning entry for the Southern Screen 2022 Writing Competition, presented by The Current and the National Writing Project of Acadiana
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Lafayette
Lafayette’s burning platform: Young people are leaving
While Lafayette’s satisfaction with its quality of life is high, college grads don’t feel the same way.
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City-Parish attorney’s connection to land for major flood project raises ethics issue
For a flood project, LCG targeted land that was easy to get — because it was repped by City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan.
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These nine locals are making waves in Lafayette
This year’s class, our second, has had a big impact on Lafayette. Get to know them.
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Council Preview: New garbage contract up for approval
Lafayette, Louisiana, City Council, Parish Council, Politics, Library, Local Government, Josh Guillory,
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Boustany, Edwards head for Lafayette City Court runoff
Edwards took the edge on Election Day. But his margin was slim, just under 1,000 votes.
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Lafayette public schools pause campus voter drives
State law now requires public schools to offer voter registration on campus, but prohibits political groups. Lafayette school officials want the secretary of state to weigh in on who is, and who isn’t, partisan.
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Column: Lafayette should hold Guillory’s horses on new Heymann Center
Mayor-President Josh Guillory is short-circuiting the site selection process in announcing a “tentative” deal with UL.
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‘Clean up’ politics: Recycle campaign signs
Without taking this extra step, the signs can take about 20 years to decompose in a local landfill.
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Council Preview: LCG pay raises; new garbage contract
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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The ‘People’s Court’: How Lafayette City Court works
What happens in Lafayette City Court can have a substantial impact on people’s lives. The setting is intimate, meaning judges play an even bigger and more personal role in what’s often called the People’s Court.
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On top of high fees, Lafayette officials add more barriers to public records
Reporters now face more barriers to access public records, on top of new fees the Guillory administration rolled out targeting the press. While a legal challenge and council action crawl forward, the barriers stand. And other public officials are following similar playbooks.
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