Lafayette storm shelter to open at 4 p.m. Tuesday
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Local Government
Lafayette could land in a federal lawsuit if authorities detain a 17-year-old locally.
Could LCG revisit how city, parish costs are shared?
Fights over cost-sharing have been seldom since the councils were split. A City councilman is raising the issue.
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Council advances plan to relocate 17-year-old offenders
The plan attempts to work around the legal limbo created by the Legislature this year when it revised criminal statutes to allow 17-year-olds to be charged and tried as adults.
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Column: Lafayette’s infrastructure boom goes bust in Boulet’s first budget
Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet inherited more than half a billion of infrastructure projects. Her first budget signals that an infrastructure hangover has arrived.
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Miguez seeks AG opinion UL gun-free zones
State Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, is picking a fight with the University of Louisiana Lafayette over its new off-campus gun-free zones.
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LCG pauses key penalty in recycling tag program
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Mold is unsafe, but Louisiana’s low-income tenants lack protection
Exposure to mold inside the home can lead to respiratory issues and make asthma worse. But in Louisiana, there are few protections for renters exposed to it.
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LCG: UL is responsible for enforcing Science Museum school zone
Enforcement of a gun-free zone around Downtown’s science museum falls to university police, not the Lafayette Police Department, the Boulet administration announced Friday.
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Himbola’s owner has long history of housing controversy
Texas-based developer David Starr has faced penalties and litigation related to low-income housing complexes owned by a web of nonprofits in his portfolio.
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Federal housing officials order Himbola to fix unsafe living conditions
HUD puts troubled complex’s owner on notice that it is in default of Section 8 contract requiring it to provide residents with “decent, safe and sanitary” living conditions.
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Lafayette city, parish property tax bills may increase
Bumps for police and fire salaries, juvenile detention, the airport, the library system and more are on the table.
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