Paradise Lost: Lafayette’s Downtown Authority Overplays Its Hand
If Lafayette ever needed proof that confusion in government is contagious, the Downtown Development Authority has now supplied it in writing. For years, the DDA has behaved like the unquestioned guardian of downtown — a sort of Jefferson Street Vatican we’ve taken to...
Kenneth Boudreaux Has Turned Mardi Gras into a Political Circus
We just finished telling our families the same thing many of you probably did: “No politics at the Thanksgiving table.” Holidays are supposed to be breaks from the political circus rather than extensions of it. But apparently someone forgot to extend the usual holiday...
Blanchardville: Lafayette’s Downtown Whiplash at 444 Jefferson
In August, Downtown Development Authority CEO Kevin Blanchard emailed developer Cliff Guidry to thank him for revising his plans for 444 Jefferson Street—the former home of the Handy Stop grocery store—and for working with DDA staff to make the project more...
Lafayette Parish Schools: How “Renewals” Became Permanent Tax Increases
In October 2025, Lafayette Parish voters once again approved the renewal of an ad valorem tax funding the Lafayette Parish School System—8,478 voting yes, 3,988 voting no, with barely 8% of the electorate participating. The measure, described as a “continuation” of...
Why SafeWise’s “Safest Cities” Lists Don’t Measure What They Claim
Every year, SafeWise releases a list of “Louisiana’s safest cities.” It sounds reassuring — until you realize that more than three-quarters of Louisiana’s cities aren’t even part of the data they use. On the surface, it looks authoritative, providing rankings based on...
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