by Michael Lunsford | May 4, 2026 | Downtown Development Authority, EDD Tax Districts, Lafayette, LCG, Podcast, Sunshine
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...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2023 | EDD Tax Districts, Lafayette, LPSS, Youngsville
More taxes coming soon to a ballot near you! So, let’s just get straight to it. On July 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM the Lafayette Parish School Board will be holding a meeting to consider calling a new tax election for the Southside School District. Residents in that area...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 10, 2023 | Bottle Art Lofts, EDD Tax Districts, Lafayette, LCG, Sunshine
Nanette Cook (2/10) is not a freshman councilman. Cook served on the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Council from 2015 until its dissolution before sliding into her current seat on the Lafayette City Council. She has been involved in serving up quite a few...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 20, 2022 | EDD Tax Districts, Lafayette, LCG
Will anybody be celebrating the “sweet sixteen” birthday of the “Lafayette I-10 Corridor District at Mile Marker 103?” July 4, 2022 will mark sixteen years since the Lafayette City-Parish Council unanimously (Ordinance O-129-2006) breathed life into this...
by Michael Lunsford | Jun 1, 2021 | Downtown Development Authority, EDD Tax Districts, Lafayette, LCG
According to an email request from DDA’s Anita Begnaud, the meeting to decide who gets $100,000 to “manage” the five taxing districts, could be held at an undisclosed location as early as Monday, June 7th, 2021. Sources say this meeting will take...
by Michael Lunsford | Mar 20, 2021 | EDD Tax Districts, LCG, Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe local news media has, once again, failed you. Instead of exposing a scam to extract $200,000 from the taxpayers, they’re along for the ride! GREAT NEWS tax payers! Their ship has come in and YOU’RE PAYING FOR IT!...