“Fix Drainage” is the new Hate Speech
At the April 9th city-parish council meeting various council members voted to take $10 million away from an $18 million drainage ordinance to spend on libraries and recreation. While performing this action, councilman Kenneth Boudreaux said, “maybe drainage is a...
After the “fix” are maps STILL wrong?
This crazy mantra from the fixers is starting to get old. It was repeated over and over during the court case against LCG’s bungling attempt to fix their own charter with an ordinance. The maps were right, they said, it’s just the descriptions that were...
LCG’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is out
Lafayette Consolidate Government’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is out! (Click the red text to download your own copy). This is one of the best places to find high-level mis-prioritized spending going on inside LCG. A few key points we discussed...
Did LCG council show up with the wrong briefcase?
The defense asked the case to be dismissed on the following grounds. The case is nothing more than a challenge to the December 8th election. The remedy of a new election should be taken off of the table. Allowing the case to move forward “subverts” the...
Library: no statement after director “competence” meeting
At 3:43 on Thursday afternoon, a Library Board of Control meeting at the south regional branch was called to order. The singular purpose of that meeting was to discuss the “character and professional competence” of the library director. Roll-call was...
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