Voting

October 12

Lafayette election officials targeted with records requests spurred by election conspiracies

Requests filed ahead of this fall’s midterm elections arrived just in time to cause headaches for local election officials. These requests are in line with a recent string of targeted requests potentially inspired by election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell.

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October 11, 2021

Got questions about the 2021 election? Check our guide or text us!

Lafayette voters have some weighty decisions on their hands. We’re here to help.

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May 18, 2021

Legislative Roundup: Legal marijuana pulled again after tax bill fails

Among Lafayette Parish’s seven members, Republican Jean-Paul Coussan and Democrats Marcus Bryant and Vincent Pierre voted yea and Republicans Beau Beaullieu, Stuart Bishop, Julie Emerson and Jonathan Goudeau voted nay.

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May 23, 2018

In local voting, timing is everything For tax measures in Lafayette to ever have a shot, election scheduling has got to change.

If holding off-cycle elections is the parish government’s strategy to raise taxes, it’s a poor one. Research shows that low turnout favors those who oppose taxes.