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.
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Transportation
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
Recap: Where Lafayette made progress in 2022
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.
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What keeps young people in Lafayette? Culture, food and family.
While things have been looking pessimistic for youth retention, young folks say they haven’t given up on Lafayette just yet.
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Council Preview: Performing arts center and public records back on city agenda
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Covid still holds back Lafayette bus service
More than two years since Louisiana reported its first Covid case, Lafayette’s bus service remains short on drivers and riders.
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Council Preview: City Council weighs in on new Heymann Center location
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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Locals count Thruway deaths while officials wait on I-49
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.
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Council Preview: New garbage contract up for approval
Lafayette, Louisiana, City Council, Parish Council, Politics, Library, Local Government, Josh Guillory,
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Council preview: Library board appointment; veto override on LCG raises
This week: a veto showdown that might be moot and another high stakes library board appointment
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Public comment on Lafayette’s bike plan was extended to Aug. 1. Submit a comment here.
Council Preview: More Bayou Vermilion Flood Control; $500K for a drainage plan; City Council’s drainage questions
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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