Glover Termination Upheld – What we have here is a failure to investigate
On Wednesday, March 9th, the Lafayette Police and Fire Civil Service Board held an all-day hearing into the alleged improper termination of former Chief Thomas Glover. As witnesses entered and exited the hearing, providing testimony into the actions and performance of...
Injuring Public Record?
Back in November of 2021 Citizens for a New Louisiana sent a series of requests seeking information concerning changes that were made within the Lafayette Police Department pertaining to the release of public information. With rising crime rates across the nation,...
Lafayette’s DDA wants a 50% tax hike
The enabling legislation for Lafayette’s DDA sets forth goals and rewards for achieving them. The goal is to halt deterioration of downtown property values. The reward is getting an annual percentage of those property values as income. It’s ingenious,...
THE CHILL REMAINS
Last week Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow to witness his shadow being cast on the Pennsylvania snow. Six more weeks of winter was proclaimed across the land. But it isn’t the weather that has the greatest “chilling effect” in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is...
Advocate reporter harasses black employee into resigning
It seems the Advocate just can’t leave success alone. Regular readers will remember that a year and a half ago, Citizens for a New Louisiana began to look into the interworking (or lack thereof) of the Bayou Vermilion District (BVD). Since then, they’ve...
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