Police chief search yields five candidates
Five candidates, all from inside Louisiana, have applied to be Lafayette’s next police chief, the eighth in four years.
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BRIEF: Boulet taps Paul Trouard as interim chief
Trouard is the seventh person to run the Lafayette Police Department since 2020.
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Council Preview: City to vote on STR rules, revive $9.5M plan for City Court move
Lafayette’s City Council will vote on the city’s first rules for short-term rentals and look at reviving a $9.5 million plan to move City Court.
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Council Preview: $3 million in fire & police raises, plus a new approach to adjudications
Lafayette’s city and parish councils are looking at $3 million worth of raises for fire and police employees plus a new approach to adjudicated properties Tuesday.
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Council Preview: Questions on CFO replacement, garbage contract, Guillory’s security detail
The City Council looks for answers from Guillory’s admin on hiring a new CFO, switching waste collection contracts and the mayor-president’s security detail.
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4/19/22 Council Preview: Maintaining Duson’s infrastructure, legalizing panhandling, old bars become new
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below.
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11/2 Council Preview: Parish Council moves on more ARPA fund; Lafayette police training update
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below.
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5/18 Council Preview: More tax abatements, more drainage projects, and more police protests
On the docket for Tuesday night’s council meetings are approval for more drainage projects, a request to increase the LUS Fiber director’s salary, a report on police training, a request for another restoration tax abatement, and more.
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Lafayette’s new police chief brings tidings of change
Glover spent three decades with the Dallas Police Department, serving as deputy chief since 2012. He’s a native of northeast Louisiana, and an outspoken advocate for police accountability.
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