The Spoil Bank Project: A Story of Secrecy, Shortcuts, and Consequences
We told you about it first! It was on March 9, 2022, that we broke the story of the clandestine spoil banks removal project. That story would spark debate, with some folks agreeing with the expressed intentions of the project and others calling baloney. However, as...
$17M for City Hall, $40M for Sportsplex — Guess Which One’s the Scandal
Regular readers should remember the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Center proposing yet another 150,000-square-foot sports complex at an estimated taxpayer cost of $40 million, and no one bats an eye. Additionally, no one seems to care about a $64 million...
Blanchardville: Lafayette’s Downtown Development Leviathan
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...
Remember when Anita Begnaud left Lafayette?
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...
Does Lafayette Really Need Another Sports Complex?
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...
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