Parish likely can’t afford Guillory’s jail plan
Most costs will stay on LCG’s books. That turns the idea from a budget-saving blessing into a fiscal Hail Mary.
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Edwards, a retired 15th Judicial District Court judge, defeated Roya Boustany, a felony prosecutor in the 15th Judicial District Court district attorney’s office, Saturday in a city-wide runoff to fill the vacancy created a year ago when Michelle Odinet resigned under pressure after a home video surfaced of her using a racial slur to describe an alleged burglar at her home.
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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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Council Preview: City Council wants to talk public records
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Dismissed in 2013, Guillory was rehired by UL after his election
The mayor-president’s return to teaching after being fired for cause presents several potential conflicts, including charter requirements that his job be full-time. Deploying Lafayette police officers to run security while on campus, a use of public resources for his personal benefit, figures into the City Council’s investigation of him.
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Council preview: Library board appointment; veto override on LCG raises
This week: a veto showdown that might be moot and another high stakes library board appointment
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Records viewed by The Daily Advertiser Friday show that new fees have only been levied against local news outlets, among them the The Daily Advertiser, to the tune of more than $2,000 in bills.
Source: The Advertiser
Previously, the councils had both passed an amended budget that did not include nearly a quarter of a million dollars in raises for top officials working for Lafayette Consolidated Government.
However, Guillory restored the raises to the budget using line-item veto powers. The City and Parish Councils have since come back and decided they would challenge that veto, holding a joint meeting to override that as the battle between Lafayette’s legislative and executive branches rages on.
Source: KPEL
COLUMN: Guillory is leading LUS Fiber on a path to insolvency
LUS Fiber is budgeted to spend millions on expansions and make a discretionary payment into the city general fund for the first time ever. Fiber can’t afford to do that.
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The Current and The Acadiana Advocate sue to block LCG digital records fees
The suit alleges “egregious and intentional” abuse of the state’s Public Records Law and seeks to hold Guillory personally liable for attorneys’ fees, costs and damages.
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