CAUGHT! Lafayette council violated public notice laws
Update: The City-Parish council has now successfully called two special (emergency) meetings to finalize these taxes just days before their term expires. One is set for January 2nd, and the second for January 3rd. The inauguration of the new councils...
Merry Christmas – New taxes move to final approval on Friday!
Update: it appears that Bruce Conque has canceled his request for an emergency meeting to ram through these new taxes. Just like we saw with the two-week vote on “fix the charter,” the delay is due to Bruce’s favorable votes crew not being available...
Lafayette: Just six tax increases away from prosperity
Six times they tried to raise taxes. Six times voters said, “no.” Do you remember the School Tax? Back in 2017, the Lafayette Parish School Board decided it needed $238 million in tax revenue to build a bunch of schools. The voters said, “no.”...
The high-resolution TIF district maps
The maps included in the ordinances are pretty fuzzy. Here are the high-resolution versions. Click the image to download the PDF version. Downtown Lafayette Economic Development District Northway Economic Development District Holy Rosary Institute Economic Development...
Kenneth Boudreaux’s $2.3 million conflict of interest
Term-limited Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux didn’t run for re-election this last time around. His twelve-years of “service” will end with an exclamation point: a brand new library that nobody wants or needs. He’s been...
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