Josh Guillory on LUS, I-49, Pride Month and ‘traditional values’
Lafayette’s conservative m-p on a range of topics, controversies and issues on the horizon.
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Smart Cities
LCG working to add new vehicles for Downtown/UL transit loop pilot
The gist: Downtown and UL are only a mile away from each other but worlds apart. LCG has been testing a transit route to connect them and is now looking for dollars to buy vehicles to run it.
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Robideaux seeks ‘visionary’ director to evolve LCG’s IT department
The gist: Since taking office, Robideaux has flirted with smart city initiatives and floated ambitious tech concepts like municipal cryptocurrency. Now, at the end of his first term, he’s seeking a permanent IT director who can help implement his vision.
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IBM and top government consultant draft smart city roadmap for Lafayette
Big Blue and mega-consultant firm KPMG outlined a comprehensive smart city action plan for LCG over the past year, developing concepts like digital payments for public services and smart traffic sensors for more efficient traffic control.
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City Smarter, Not Harder
Andrew Rodgers, a Chattanooga-based technologist, smiles as he speaks to an eager Acadiana audience, his hands moving like a Cajun grandmother. A keynote speaker at Lafayette’s inaugural Smart Community Summit, his energetic presentation to a room full of Lafayette notables is fueled by one driving force — belief in the powers of cooperation and technology. […]
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