12/15 Council Preview: New LEDA CEO makes an introduction, more ARPA money, more drainage, more rental assistance and a new skate park
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Rent Assistance
UPDATE: LCG passes $7 million rent assistance plan
December’s booster shot of federal stimulus will send $7 million in rent and utility assistance to Lafayette Parish, a figure that dwarfs previous local allocations but that advocates say still falls short of projected need. LCG is working through how to get the money out quickly.
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