by Michael Lunsford | Apr 13, 2020 | Downtown Development Authority, EDD Tax Districts, Lafayette, LCG
Many regular readers will remember that the council introduced five new tax districts on November 19th. That was only THREE-DAYS after they were re-elected on November 16th. After all, they couldn’t very well have announced their intention to immediately raise...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 16, 2019 | Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, LCG
Six times they tried to raise taxes. Six times voters said, “no.” Do you remember the School Tax? Back in 2017, the Lafayette Parish School Board decided it needed $238 million in tax revenue to build a bunch of schools. The voters said, “no.”...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 12, 2019 | Downtown Development Authority, Lafayette, LCG
The maps included in the ordinances are pretty fuzzy. Here are the high-resolution versions. Click the image to download the PDF version. Downtown Lafayette Economic Development District Northway Economic Development District Holy Rosary Institute Economic Development...