by Editorial Staff | Oct 6, 2025 | Broussard, Carencro, Crime, Lafayette, Scott, Youngsville
Every year, SafeWise releases a list of “Louisiana’s safest cities.” It sounds reassuring — until you realize that more than three-quarters of Louisiana’s cities aren’t even part of the data they use. On the surface, it looks authoritative, providing rankings based on...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 7, 2024 | Broussard, Lafayette, Scott, Youngsville
June is the month the cities of Broussard, Scott, and Youngsville adopt a budget. If you’ve never attended a budget hearing, you may become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of financial data. Understanding what’s going on takes time, effort, and careful...
by Michael Lunsford | Mar 29, 2019 | Scott
“Let the voters decide,” seems to be a never-ending mantra from government officials who keep putting taxes on the ballot. Never you mind that they voted to put a tax on the ballot. No, that’s not raising taxes, they’ll tell you, because the...