Thomas Glover Sr. says Guillory brought him in to remake LPD — and silenced publicity about it. Community members now fear his modest progress will be reversed.
Politics
10/19 Council Preview: Raises for Lafayette police and fire; police chief termination; ARPA funding for Faith House; redistricting
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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10/5 Council Preview: North Lafayette Redevelopment Authority veto override, ARPA money for drainage and Faith House, rent assistance, new LUS customer charges
A busy schedule finds the councils tackling another veto override. LUS customers could see a new annual charge on their bills.
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9/21 Council Preview: Setting millage rates, more money for drainage and rent assistance, and a host of property assessment challenges
Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Lafayette councils approve bullish budget for 2022
Lafayette’s city and parish councils made minor changes to the administration’s budget, approving the mayor-president’s spending plan and revenue projections unanimously.
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LEDA selection committee repeatedly violated Open Meetings Law
The committee charged with finding Gregg Gothreaux’s replacement repeatedly broke the state’s Open Meetings Law, leaving the public in the dark about the entire process.
5 min read
Lafayette councils OK $22 million in ARPA funds for drainage, Downtown
This commits more than half of the city of Lafayette’s federal allocation to projects that do not address the pandemic or its economic impact.
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9/7 Council Preview: Layette ARPA veto vote, vacancies and appointments and another detention ponds
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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Lafayette City Council faces another bright red line on ARPA veto vote
With a set of vetoes, the mayor-president has boxed the City Council in again, setting the stage to spend city money without their approval.
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OPINION: Uncertainty is at an all-time high. Lafayette needs a fiscally responsible budget.
The roles have reversed from the 2020 budget cycle, and now the City Council ought to play budget hawk.
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Councils take control of Lafayette’s rescue money. Now what?
Much of the spending in Guillory’s plan was of questionable eligibility, and the administration struggled to make the case for moving ahead now with so much uncertainty.
7 min read
OPINION: Guillory’s proposed ARPA budget is a bad deal for the parish
Too many of the proposed projects deliver questionable returns, create unfunded maintenance liabilities, and inexplicably use parish dollars to pay for city responsibilities.
6 min read