by Michael Lunsford | Sep 14, 2020 | LCG
The other day we told you about a 7.5% tax increase that the councils would decide about on September 1st, 2020. The reason for this increase is to account for commercial property values substantially decreasing this year. This is especially thanks to the governor...
by Michael Lunsford | Sep 1, 2020 | Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadToday in an epic meeting between the two opposing sides of the tax increase issue, Parish Council Chairman Kevin Naquin and Citizens for a New Louisiana’s Michael Lunsford address the the same taxation issue from two...
by Michael Lunsford | Aug 30, 2020 | LCG
On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the City and Parish Council agendas include unprecedented tax increases of around eight-percent (8%). What makes this unique isn’t the amount of the increase, but that, for the first time in the history of the Lafayette councils,...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 23, 2019 | LCG
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...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 2, 2019 | Lafayette Sheriff, LCG
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...