EDD Tax Districts Archives

COOK-ING IT UP

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...

Your tax dollars built this RaceTrac

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...

Lafayette Taxing Districts’ first expenses? Lining Pockets of course!

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...

Our local media couldn’t find a news story if it hit them in the face

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!...

Yes, Josh Guillory can stop the taxing districts

by Michael Lunsford | Apr 13, 2020 | Downtown Development Authority, EDD Tax Districts, Lafayette, LCG

Many regular readers will remember that the council introduced five new tax districts on November 19th. That was only THREE-DAYS after they were re-elected on November 16th. After all, they couldn’t very well have announced their intention to immediately raise...

Stop Lafayette’s taxation without representation

by Michael Lunsford | Feb 22, 2020 | EDD Tax Districts, LCG

Recently, the Lafayette City Council decided to levy five new taxes on the public at large. Normally, when this happens they’re required to submit their decision to the people for final approval. Over and over again, we heard Bruce Conque say that the council...