by Michael Lunsford | Apr 23, 2026 | Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, Podcast
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...
by Michael Lunsford | Apr 20, 2026 | Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, LCG
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...
by Michael Lunsford | Apr 14, 2026 | Lafayette, LCG
Just weeks ago, Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet delivered the annual State of the Parish speech. I attended the address just feet from the podium. That matters, not because of proximity, but because tone and body language are easier to read up close. This...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 26, 2024 | Legislature
Great things are happening at our State Capital! Our legislators so far have largely answered the calls of our newly elected Governor Jeff Landry. Calls which are aimed at redirecting the focus and priorities of our state government. From the 1st Extra Ordinary...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 27, 2024 | Lafayette, LCG
At the Lafayette City Council meeting of February 2, 2024, an ordinance was introduced declaring the 12th Street Corridor Streetscape Project a “public necessity” authorizing the acquisition of property rights, “either on an amicable basis or through the use of the...