$6.3 Million Sitting Idle — Lafayette’s Economic Development Districts Exposed
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn 2019, Lafayette city leaders approved the creation of five Economic Development Districts—special taxing zones that were supposed to drive growth, attract investment, and improve targeted areas across the city. The pitch was...
LAFAYETTE: Sheriff-LCG Slugfest Sends the Courts Running for Cover
For years, the public has been told the courts stand apart — independent, neutral, above politics. That is the promise. In a brief and understated order, the judges of Louisiana’s 15th Judicial District Court quietly acknowledged something more complicated. The order...
Lafayette: A Million-Dollar Scheme to Outsource the Mayor
Lafayette was just told we’re entering a new season—less noise, more direction. A renewed focus on momentum. A shift toward execution. So naturally, the next order of business for the City Council is… a million-dollar study. Seriously, though. What in the world do we...
STATE OF THE PARISH: A Measured Look at Lafayette’s Momentum
Just weeks ago, Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet delivered the annual State of the Parish speech. I attended the address just feet from the podium. That matters, not because of proximity, but because tone and body language are easier to read up close. This...
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...
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