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...
by Michael Lunsford | Dec 2, 2019 | Lafayette Sheriff, LCG
Term-limited Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux didn’t run for re-election this last time around. His twelve-years of “service” will end with an exclamation point: a brand new library that nobody wants or needs. He’s been...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 14, 2019 | LCG
Today’s update email from the Carlee campaign is an attempt to distance themselves from a recent mailer issued by United Ballot. In part, her email reads, the mailer “is not being funded by this campaign.” However, we’ve found documents that...
by Michael Lunsford | Nov 6, 2019 | LCG
George Washington once observed, “actions, not words, are the true criterion…” Said in a more modern vernacular, if success were measured by words, no one would fail. Instead, the wise measure success by achievements. In his “man in the...
by Michael Lunsford | Sep 30, 2019 | LCG
Diversifying the Lafayette economy away from the oil and gas industry was a hallmark of the Durel administration. Oil and gas was too unpredictable so the goal was to focus on something else. Even today, the decision to move in that direction continues to exact a...