Did LCG council show up with the wrong briefcase?
The defense asked the case to be dismissed on the following grounds. The case is nothing more than a challenge to the December 8th election. The remedy of a new election should be taken off of the table. Allowing the case to move forward “subverts” the...
Six ask judge: allow LCG to rewrite charter ballot AFTER it passed!
LCG council members and the charter “fixers” are in quite a conundrum. On the one hand, they love saying “the voters have spoken.” On the other, they are concerned that a special election could reverse the result of last December’s vote....
This is NOT reapportionment
While the council may have previously reapportioned by ordinance (per state law) when the voters in a precinct exceed 2,200, or fall below 300. Neither of those things have happened here, therefore this does not fit the definition of reapportionment. We delved into...
AG Opinion Imminent
It was two weeks ago that the City-Parish Council narrowly defeated a resolution calling for the Louisiana Attorney General to weigh in on the charter “fix” debacle that seems to be dragging on forever. The deciding vote on that resolution was cast by Liz...
Can they really amend the charter by ordinance?
The traditional news media interviews bureaucrats and politicians and tell you what they say. That reporting has brought you headlines like, “No re-vote necessary,” “Ordinance can fix flawed charter amendment,” or “Correction in Lafayette charter amendment can be...
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