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Louisiana
How can Lafayette make space for more housing?
Cities around the country have blazed new trails with solutions to their housing problems that Lafayette can learn from. But its own citizens have answers too.
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Authorities in Beauregard Parish, where more than 30,000 acres have been burned in the Tiger Isle fire outside of Merryville, reported 50% containment by day’s end Sunday after completing a thermal map imaging of the fire.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Council Preview: Short-term rentals, long-term issue now before City Council
Lafayette’s City Council is eyeing two competing paths forward on short-term rentals like Airbnbs this week. One that would kick them out of much of the city, and another that solidify their statuin Lafayette.
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Following a pivotal decision on a redistricting case in Alabama, the court lifted its stay this week on a similar challenge of Louisiana’s new congressional maps filed by voting rights groups. It sends the matter back to courts in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
All Louisianans should take the following steps to safeguard their identity.
Source: nola.com
A Metairie-based oil company that’s one of the largest independent operators still working in the state’s shallow coastal waters has filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving dozens of south Louisiana service and supply companies facing potential bankruptcies of their own.
Source: The Advocate
Funds for new Heymann, new jail added in state budget
In all, Lafayette is in line for $688 million across dozens of projects in this year’s proposed state budget, including big money for UL and parish government.
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‘End of the line’ tent camp for homeless people broken up
Safety concerns forced the move, but aid workers say they aren’t sure where those pushed out of the encampment will go.
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New data shows Louisiana is losing college grads to Texas and other states
From 2005 to 2020, Louisiana’s largest population centers lost a net 317,000 residents, many of whom were young and college-educated.
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Rising insurance costs point to rising flood risk for Lafayette
Rising flood insurance costs under FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 system are pushing up costs for Lafayette homeowners. But the rising rates belie a largely unseen level of risk.
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Freetown residents sweat rising rents
Coping with a rising cost of living, and how it can reshape the neighborhood, is a challenge faced in other Lafayette neighborhoods.
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