by Editorial Staff | Nov 4, 2025 | Downtown Development Authority, Sunshine
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...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 6, 2025 | Downtown Development Authority, Sunshine
Louisiana is addicted to expanding government. Every single year, we see growth in our state and local political subdivisions. Don’t confuse “growth” with progress. Government growth is nothing more than the expansion of coercive tools used to deprive one group of...
by Michael Lunsford | Jul 30, 2025 | Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDo you remember Anita Begnaud? In this episode, we revisit a high-profile tax controversy from 2022. It involved the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in Lafayette, Louisiana. At the time, Citizens for a New Louisiana raised...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 22, 2025 | Broussard, Carencro, Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, LCVC, Sunshine, Youngsville
The Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission (LCVC) voted last week to build a proposed indoor sports complex in Lafayette, Louisiana. Join us as we explore the LCVC, its core function, and whether an indoor sports complex in Lafayette is a good move. Lafayette...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 21, 2025 | Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, LCG, Louisiana
The American flag is a symbol. To many, it represents freedom and justice. To others, it is a symbol of racism, slavery, and injustice. What the American flag means to you is a matter of perspective. Regardless of your personal feelings, for the last 225 years, it has...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2022 | Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette
The media pan has stopped briefly to focus on the tragic event involving Lafayette Police Department Officer Brian Rozas who was run over by a vehicle and dragged around 100 feet while lodged under the vehicle earlier this month. The incident occurred after the driver...