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...
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,...
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...
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...
The council has been quick to complain about the Mayor-President having closed door meetings with potential vendors on various projects. One that should come to mind easily is the LUS Bernhard deal. The Mayor-President having closed door meetings generally isn’t...