$6.3 Million Sitting Idle — Lafayette’s Economic Development Districts Exposed
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn 2019, Lafayette city leaders approved the creation of five Economic Development Districts—special taxing zones that were supposed to drive growth, attract investment, and improve targeted areas across the city. The pitch was...
A $1M Plan to “Study” Lafayette? Mayor Boulet’s Veto Explained
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLafayette’s City Council approved DDA and Kevin Blanchard’s $1 million redevelopment study—then Mayor Monique Blanco-Boulet vetoed it. This wasn’t just a study, though. It was a shift in control. The agreement authorizes...
Lafayette: A Million-Dollar Scheme to Outsource the Mayor
Lafayette was just told we’re entering a new season—less noise, more direction. A renewed focus on momentum. A shift toward execution. So naturally, the next order of business for the City Council is… a million-dollar study. Seriously, though. What in the world do we...
Blanchardville: Lafayette’s Downtown Development Leviathan
Louisiana is addicted to expanding government. Every single year, we see growth in our state and local political subdivisions. Don’t confuse “growth” with progress. Government growth is nothing more than the expansion of coercive tools used to deprive one group of...
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