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CAUGHT: Did LCG Councilmen violate open meetings laws?
The council has been quick to complain about the Mayor-President having closed door meetings with potential vendors on various projects. One that should come to mind easily is the LUS Bernhard deal. The Mayor-President having closed door meetings generally isn't a...
Fiery Justice Genovese: Supreme Court Dropped the Ball
Today, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued documents related to their 5:2 decision to not hear arguments on whether or not LCG's use of an ordinance is an illegal method to amend their home rule charter. That question, by the way, was never answered by the courts....
“Fix Drainage” is the new Hate Speech
At the April 9th city-parish council meeting various council members voted to take $10 million away from an $18 million drainage ordinance to spend on libraries and recreation. While performing this action, councilman Kenneth Boudreaux said, "maybe drainage is a...
After the “fix” are maps STILL wrong?
This crazy mantra from the fixers is starting to get old. It was repeated over and over during the court case against LCG's bungling attempt to fix their own charter with an ordinance. The maps were right, they said, it's just the descriptions that were wrong. It was...
LCG’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is out
Lafayette Consolidate Government's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is out! (Click the red text to download your own copy). This is one of the best places to find high-level mis-prioritized spending going on inside LCG. A few key points we discussed earlier...
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 December 8th...
Library: no statement after director “competence” meeting
At 3:43 on Thursday afternoon, a Library Board of Control meeting at the south regional branch was called to order. The singular purpose of that meeting was to discuss the "character and professional competence" of the library director. Roll-call was completed with...
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. Remember, in April of 2017...
Council diverts $10 million from drainage, roads, and bridges
Way back on January 22nd, numerous members of the LCG council announced their intention to rededicate $18 million of the Library's surplus to road and bridge maintenance and drainage improvement projects. Even then, Councilman Bruce Conque suggested reducing the...
Unelected bureaucrats to raise taxes in Iberia
Voters are unwilling to pass new taxes. As percentages or sales or property values, taxes go up automatically ever year already. Bureaucrats are looking for new revenue sources. Iberia Parish's proposal would allow bureaucrats to raise taxes without a vote of the...