Can Lafayette capitalize on Downtown’s success?
Lafayette is losing young people, but Downtown is poised to be a crucial asset in the fight to keep them here.
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Lafayette is losing young people, but Downtown is poised to be a crucial asset in the fight to keep them here.
To regain the ground our economy’s lost, we need to take bold swings at projects with catalytic potential. That potential exists in a waterfall hidden under the parish jail and courthouse.
New changes to the contract make the deal an outright $1.4 million sale that requires the development team to pay for sewer upgrades and removing asbestos.
▸ The gist: Come Dec. 31, 2020, the old federal courthouse on Jefferson Street will be the site of a 68-unit apartment complex and 25,500 square feet of commercial space, along with a pool, clubhouse and common areas.
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