Council Preview: Heymann Center update and bond issue vote
Lafayette’s City and Parish councils will hear an update on improvements at the Heymann Center Tuesday while the City Council will vote on its first bond issue in years.
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Local Government
What’s next for Paul Breaux Middle?
Paul Breaux Middle School will no longer host LPSS’s gifted and immersion programs. But what happens to the zoned students the decision leaves behind?
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Council Preview: City’s $49.3M debt issue & $1.7M for debris center
Lafayette’s councils will look at funding for a debris drop off center Tuesday while the City Council mulls $49 million in new debt.
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LUS bets big on natural gas with new power plant in Lafayette
LUS is making a $400 million bet on a new natural gas plant in Lafayette, following a national trend that is cutting reliance on coal.
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Lafayette’s deal for a new jail is dead, but its needs are still growing
A long-shot bid to use private funds for a new jail is effectively dead, as a new M-P finds fault with her predecessor’s plan to pay for the deal.
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Council Preview: New councils to weigh spoil banks lawsuits
Lafayette’s City and Parish councils have three executive sessions planned for Tuesday to discuss a trio of lawsuits related to LCG’s controversial 2022 removal of spoil banks in St. Martin Parish.
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Closing Paul Breaux is off the agenda, but not off the table
Wednesday’s school board meeting won’t include plans to close Paul Breaux Middle, but the school’s defenders say it could be the first step toward shutting it down.
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Sold as major savings, LCG retirement swap may be a disaster
A shift in retirement plans, billed as a way to save millions on personnel costs, has ensnared LCG in a lawsuit that may instead cost it tens of millions.
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Council Preview: Library land, Brown Park funds and LUS’s $400M gas power plant
Lafayette’s councils will cast big votes on land for a new library, funding for Brown Park and LUS’s $400 million gas plant in a pair of busy meetings Tuesday.
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