Current News Items
Will the jail tax help the parish budget?
The proposed new jail tax is $6,694,243 per year. It DOES NOT replace the existing jail tax (worth $4,211,369) Last year, that tax was only $562,299 short of funding everything. If this tax passes, the jail will have an extra $6 million a year. Are they...
Beware fake emails
Over the weekend, a local activist group sent emails to 1,600 people who signed our Drag Queen Story Time petition. To be clear, although these emails say they are coming from Citizens for a New Louisiana, they are not. The recipients of these emails are being...
There’s no such thing as a Judicial District Court tax
For November 6th, Lafayette's City/Parish Council is proposing $4,553,907 in NEW taxes to cover their portion of the 15th Judicial District Court operational costs We can't find where any other parish pays for their JDC in this way In 2016-17, it...
SHOCK: LCG Council Endorses Drag Event for Toddlers
At last night's meeting, Council Clerk, Veronica Williams, announced to an overflow crowd that 397 people went on-record regarding the Library's decision to hold a drag event for toddlers. A clear seventy-nine percent (79%) wanted the council to denounce the library's...
Jettisoning the Buchanan Garage’s $90,000 income
After hearing that the Parish's Buchanan Garage is terribly under-maintained because the parish lacks the funds to keep up, I decided to walk over and check it out. As it turns out, the whole place could use a good cleaning and a coat of paint. The elevators are out...
LPSB approves $662,000 “Playground Pavilion” contract
We're losing count of all of the new tax proposals lately. What are we up to now, five? Isn't it interesting that every time anything needs to get "fixed," raising taxes seems to be the only answer? If you're like me, and waiting to start the conversation about...
The Lafayette Public Library Violates its Own Rules
To: LPL Board of Control; Lafayette City-Parish Council; Lafayette City-Parish Mayor/President By promoting and hosting the Drag Queen Story Time (DQST), the Lafayette Public Library (LPL) stands in opposition to its own established policies regarding advocacy and...
Lafayette asks voters for $40 MILLION in new taxes
There really is a lot going on right now Even someone that doesn't normally pay attention to politics can sense that there's an unprecedented level of busyness in local government. In years past, we've seen only one big tax issue come up maybe once a year. However, In...
Open Letter to Acadiana Open Channel
An open letter to the board of Acadiana Open Channel, I’m writing to request clarification on your public statement regarding Drag Queen Story Time. There are numerous points made in that official statement which all spring from a single, incorrect premise: members of...
Is Lafayette Municipal Transit worth the cost?
Lafayette Transit Expanding Costs The Lafayette Municipal Transit System cost $5,074,317 last year.1 Taxpayers subsidized the system by $4,616,2311 (or 91% of the total) Ridership fees for service were only $458,086.1 Based on an average rider...