Current News Items
Unprecedented 8% tax increases on Tuesday!
On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the City and Parish Council agendas include unprecedented tax increases of around eight-percent (8%). What makes this unique isn't the amount of the increase, but that, for the first time in the history of the Lafayette councils, they...
CAUGHT! Garber’s jail policy could be costing LCG MILLIONS!
Late last year, Sheriff Mark Garber sued Lafayette Consolidated Government. He claimed that LCG was not paying enough for services received. Not much has happened publicly since the lawsuit was filed under the Robideaux administration. However, behind the scenes some...
Next week, Lafayette is planning to raise YOUR taxes by 7.5%!
Under the cover of two hurricanes, a pandemic, and protests across the area, next week, Lafayette councils are planning to raise your property taxes by 7.5%! What's worse is they're planning to use a state constitutional loophole to exceed voter approved tax...
Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes?
The Marx Brothers famously quipped, “Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes?” In Louisiana, our daily COVID-19 briefings have taken on the same spirit. Our hospitals were never overrun, the lockdown did not stop the spread, and “two more weeks” of restrictions has...
Charter – FIXED!
Everyone is shocked, SHOCKED, that the special meeting yesterday ended early. "What just happened?" The new "fixed" charter just happened.
Why didn’t Josh Guillory close the golf courses?
Josh Guillory has been under fire from leftists over closing recreation centers instead of golf courses. Watch as I debunk their narrative (which was so easy to do). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Page 138 shows us Parks & Recreation right alongside Golf...
Battle for the heart of Lafayette’s Republican Party
On July 11, 2020, Lafayette Democrats and Republicans will go to the polls for the Presidential Preference Primary. In addition to selecting who will represent their party in the upcoming Presidential election, up for grabs is the heart and soul of the Lafayette...
Should Lafayette ease regulations on AirBnb?
Right now, AirBnB is not supposed to be operating commercial businesses in quiet, residential neighborhoods. This is one of the many reasons why they said the UDC was created. However, a recent push by local Progressives could change all that. Many Acadiana residents...
Letters: Remember when it was about flattening the curve?
A one size fits all plan is the approach that Governor John Bel Edwards took in order to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). To help Governor Edward’s case, the numbers were skewed tremendously, and none put in per-capita. Multiple times saying...
Did you know wearing a mask in public is illegal?
The constitutional limitations to Governor Edwards' authority during a declared health emergency has not hindered his directives and orders towards the general public. Continuing with that pattern, apparently statutory laws are not a hinderance or concern to him...
