How should LCG spend your money?
LCG’s budget is a vision statement and an action plan. What matters then, is what we believe our priorities should be. What are yours?
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LETTER: The tortured proclamation
The mayor-president is not a bad man, but his June “proclamation” is very, very bad.
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How Lafayette commemorates Juneteenth
Organizers say the spirit of Juneteenth is one of unity, an opportunity for all to commemorate a milestone in the struggle for freedom and equality, take stock of enduring injustices and celebrate the contributions of the Black community.
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‘Gratuitous donation’: Lafayette overpaid for spoil banks property
LCG paid quadruple for the land it razed to knock down spoil levees on the Vermilion River and left one of the land’s owners out of the deal. It could spell more legal trouble.
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Legislative Roundup: What Lafayette lawmakers got done in Baton Rouge
Bills passed by Lafayette legislators this session will affect constituents including massage therapists, disabled veterans, postsecondary students with disabilities, teachers called to military duty, bingo players, fishing boat guides, members of the Krewe of Bonaparte and drunken school bus drivers.
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How Lafayette can show up and show Pride
Bringing everybody together is what Pride Acadiana is about. And there are plenty of ways to show up and show pride, during Pride Month and year round. Here’s how to get involved.
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LETTER: We cannot stand silent
The library is the front line. We at Acadiana Queer Collective cannot stand silently while it actively silences the voices of our siblings who stand in harm’s way.
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6/7 Council Preview: City Council to probe contract on spoil banks project; new council maps
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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From Pontiac Point to Rotary Point: Lafayette’s ambitious bike plan
With sufficient funding and commitment, the 50-mile network of trails and paths could remake how Lafayette gets around.
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Lafayette’s spoil banks project in St. Martin Parish avoided public bid law and netted a contractor millions
The $3.8 million project, now the subject of a barbed federal lawsuit with St. Martin Parish, was top secret and may have violated public bid law with a peculiar contract arrangement.
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COLUMN: Lafayette needs its own mayor, and we’re losing our chance to get one
The population of the city of Lafayette may no longer make up the majority of the parish. That means our city is stuck without a full-time leader who is focused solely on city business and who is accountable to city residents.
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A half-century later, Tommy McLain finds God — and the spotlight
At 82, the elder statesman of swamp pop gets his due on the big stage — with a little help from some legendary admirers.
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