Nix the Charter?

Nix the Charter?

It’s true that there are some serious problems with the charter presented by the council and approved by voters during the low-turnout December election. Many local voters agreed that local government is broken, which is something made quite evident by all the...
Why did Lafayette Parish lose their fire rating?

Why did Lafayette Parish lose their fire rating?

It’s been a few days since the fire rating was released, and, as usual, the elected officials and bureaucrats who wanted the tax to pass ran to the nearest news cameras to say “see, I told you so.” However, much like the move to pass the tax, the...
The Library gets off SCOTT FREE… AGAIN!

The Library gets off SCOTT FREE… AGAIN!

LCAT was right again! The council “discovered” tonight that the Lafayette Public Library has NOT been using it’s fund balance to build or remodel their facilities. The construction bonds were being paid back as property tax millages were being collected. We brought...
Pay raises and mid-year budget cuts

Pay raises and mid-year budget cuts

On Thursday, November 1st, the first day of the LCG fiscal year, a special meeting was called to discuss the $770,000 budget shortfall created when the council decided not to sell the Buchanan Garage to itself. It’s certainly possible that this entire exercise...

Pin It on Pinterest