
How a civil rights investigation could alter the I-49 Connector
The investigation could force changes to the project to blunt its impact on the Black and low-income neighborhoods that will house it.
The investigation could force changes to the project to blunt its impact on the Black and low-income neighborhoods that will house it.
The Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Civil Rights, in a Jan. 18 letter, notified Lafayette resident Ann Burruss that her complaint of racial discrimination has been accepted for investigation.
Source: The Advocate
We’ve seen promise all over our community, including efforts to tackle Lafayette’s mountain of blighted properties, its mounting fentanyl deaths, food insecurity and more.
While things have been looking pessimistic for youth retention, young folks say they haven’t given up on Lafayette just yet.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
More than two years since Louisiana reported its first Covid case, Lafayette’s bus service remains short on drivers and riders.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
There’s no plan to improve the Evangeline Thruway before the I-49 Connector is finished. Advocates say the cost of waiting is human life.
Lafayette, Louisiana, City Council, Parish Council, Politics, Library, Local Government, Josh Guillory,
This week: a veto showdown that might be moot and another high stakes library board appointment
Public comment on Lafayette’s bike plan was extended to Aug. 1. Submit a comment here.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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