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Hilda Wiltz was sworn in as the 15th Supreme Lady of the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary. Lafayette has among the largest concentrations of Black Catholics in the United States. After a long delay, the state has reimbursed LCG $6.1 million of the $27 million it is seeking for flood prevention efforts under former M-P Josh Guillory.
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LCG reimbursed $6 million on plagued flood project. After a long delay, the state has reimbursed LCG $6.1 million of the $27 million it is seeking for flood prevention efforts under former M-P Josh Guillory. Read More. News. November 8.
Final Lafayette school consolidation plan could save $8M a year
5 hours ago · Civic Solutions Group estimates its final recommendations to remake the Lafayette Parish School System could save an estimated $8 million a year. The public can now get a look at final proposed closures, new schools and consolidations that will remake the LPSS. Seven of the 14 proposed changes have been revised; the others remain unchanged.
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1: Lafayette is a Parish May 8th, 2023 | Season 1 | 13 mins 21 secs Lafayette Parish was established in 1823 and is now home to more than 240,000 residents.
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Louisiana tax overhaul advances with ‘government growth’ limit. Lawmakers folded changes to state spending caps into legislation that would cut taxes and make it harder to pass new tax exemptions. Read More. November 8.
Have a loved one in crisis? Here’s what you can do.
1 day ago · Last year, the state launched the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a local version of the national suicide hotline. Call centers are located in Louisiana, and agents can provide assessments and resources to callers in crisis. Locally, 232-HELP is available to connect callers to resources as well, including housing and food assistance.
Flash flooding overwhelms Lafayette roadways – The Current
1 day ago · Intense rains flooded Lafayette early Wednesday morning. The fast, heavy downpour overwhelmed roadside drainage systems, causing flash floods on several roadways. Lafayette’s 911 dispatch reported as many as two dozen stalled vehicles. As of 8:15 a.m. the Vermilion River flood stage approached 12 feet at Surrey Street, according to gauges ...
Louisiana tax overhaul advances with ‘government growth’ limit
2 days ago · This story was first reported by Louisiana Illuminator and republished with permission.. State lawmakers advanced key legislation Monday connected to Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed tax overhaul. While most of the package would free up funding currently locked into the Louisiana Constitution, another part seems to do the opposite by establishing a …
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Recap: Where Lafayette made progress in 2022 - The Current
Dec 26, 2022 · Lafayette’s urban core neighborhoods have been stuck in limbo by the decades-delayed I-49 Connector. Now, some of our most vulnerable neighborhoods are seeing streams of public investment ahead of the Connector’s construction. The Guillory administration put $14 million worth of Evangeline Corridor projects in motion in 2022, up from ...