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Gov. Landry vetoes $1M for Lafayette homeless shelter
Stunning local social service agencies, Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed $1 million in state dollars earmarked for emergency shelter operations at Catholic Charities of Acadiana. Catholic Charities is the largest shelter provider in the Acadiana region and runs the only shelter available to single adults. The funding loss, which will hit Catholic Charities’ budget when its fiscal year starts Monday, could force the agency to cut back shelter operations or stop them altogether, CEO Kim Boudreaux says.
Lafayette libraries to issue restricted cards to all minors
All patrons under 18 will need parental permission to access materials outside of youth collections and to use computers at Lafayette libraries, according to the Acadiana Advocate, under a policy adopted this week. By default, minors will be issued restricted access library cards that prohibit them from checking out “adult”...
LCG hopes to avoid federal fines, more costs on major drainage projects
A trail of regulatory lapses has continued to bog signature projects spearheaded by the Guillory administration. The latest is the ongoing fallout of former Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s decision to forgo federal permitting for major drainage projects. An amicable settlement with federal regulators may be in sight for current Mayor-President...
Vincent Pierre, Fiber Director Michael Soileau named to LEDA board
Mayor-President Monique B. Boulet has announced two new appointments to the Board of Commissioners for Lafayette Economic Development Authority. Michael D. Soileau, who was named LUS Fiber Director earlier this year, and Vincent Pierre, a former State Representative and a government affairs adviser in Boulet’s office will join the 12-member board.
Lourdes targets maternal health with major Lafayette expansion
Working as a pregnancy navigator for Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Stephanie King is often the first point of contact for expectant mothers on their complicated journey toward childbirth. “I get a lot of phone calls, throughout the day, with patients saying: Hey, I found...
Lafayette seeks new police chief amid staffing challenges
Lafayette’s next police chief, whoever that may be, will take over a short-staffed department. Lafayette is currently in search of its eighth police chief since 2020, after Judith Estorge stepped down in May. Personnel disruptions and stagnant pay have hampered the Lafayette Police Department’s recruitment, former and current police officials say. And there is optimism that the job opening at chief is an opportunity to improve LPD and make it more attractive to men and women seeking careers in law enforcement.
Chubby Carrier, parade top expanded Lafayette Juneteenth
Telling the Juneteenth story, and moreover, clarifying its history, are foremost on the minds of local organizers as area communities prepare to celebrate the national holiday earmarking the June 19, 1865 date when Texan slaves received official news of their freedom. The news, an order that arrived in Galveston and...
May storms cause $2 Million in damage to LCG
Lafayette Consolidated Government reported $2 million in damage to its facilities from the May storms that walloped Lafayette with hurricane force winds. Nets were ripped Lafayette’s Hebert municipal golf course, a tree fell through the roof of the planning department’s building on Willow Street and shingles blew off the Broadmoor area fire station.
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