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LFT Mayor-President Elect Josh Guillory Against Proposed New Taxing Districts

Dec 16, 2019 02:52PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Guillory against proposed new taxing districts being considered by outgoing Lafayette City-Parish Council...

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LSU System President Leaving for Oregon State

Dec 16, 2019 10:33AM ● By Staff Writer

LSU system President F. King Alexander on Friday was selected as the next president of Oregon State University. Alexander’s last day as president of LSU will be Dec. 31, 2019...

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Chevron Sanctions Anchor Project in the Deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Dec 16, 2019 10:12AM ● By News Desk

Chevron Corp. announced it has sanctioned the Anchor project in the Gulf of Mexico. This marks the industry’s first deepwater high-pressure development...

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Total Moves Forward on Two Deepwater Projects in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Dec 16, 2019 09:53AM ● By News Desk

Seven subsea wells will be connected to a semi-submersible floating production unit with a capacity of 75,000 barrels of crude oil & 28 million cu. ft. of gas per day - Completion est. 2024

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Feeding America CEO To Speak at UL Lafayette Commencement Ceremony

Dec 16, 2019 09:20AM ● By News Desk

ULL alum and Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot will be the featured speaker at UL Lafayette’s Fall 2019 Commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. on Friday...

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Louisiana Revenue Projection Rejected Once Again

Dec 13, 2019 06:38PM ● By Staff Writer

LA Republican leader blocked the establishment of a new state revenue forecast, citing an inaccurate estimate. The move complicates Gov. John Bel Edwards’ ability to craft an executive budget

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United Cajun Navy Founder Accepts Settlement In Cyberstalking Case

Dec 13, 2019 05:23PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Terrell’s lawsuits claimed that for more than a year he and his organization had been subject to an unending barrage of derogatory statements and allegations of wrongdoing...

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Sen. John Kennedy Questions DOJ Inspector Michael Horowitz About His Report Outlining FBI's Misuse Of FISA Report

Dec 11, 2019 07:44PM ● By News Desk

Horowitz conducted an investigation into how and why the FBI investigated the Trump campaign during the 2016 election...

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Lafayette Parish: Household Hazardous Waste Day Scheduled

Dec 10, 2019 02:10PM ● By Press Release

LCG has scheduled the next Household Hazardous Waste Day (HHWD) for Saturday, December 14 from 8 a.m. until noon at Cajun Field...

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University of Phoenix To Pay $191 Million To Settle Deceptive Advertising Practices

Dec 10, 2019 01:46PM ● By Press Release

University of Phoenix will pay $50 million to qualifying students and cancel $141 million in debts owed to the school by students who were harmed by the deceptive ads...

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LCG Charter Transition Committee To Take Public Comment During Dec. 10th Special Meeting

Dec 09, 2019 12:52PM ● By Staff Writer

A special meeting of the Charter Transition Committee will be held on Tuesday, December 10 at 3:45 p.m. in the City-Parish Council Auditorium...

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Lafayette Consolidated Government Building
City of Lafayette Property Tax Payment Options

Dec 09, 2019 12:40PM ● By Press Release

The 2019 City of Lafayette Property Tax Bills have been mailed and Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) wants to remind the public that payments can be made by...

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LCG Receives Sixth Prestigious Budget Award

Dec 09, 2019 12:33PM ● By Press Release

The Government Finance Officers Association (GOOA) for the sixth year in a row has awarded Lafayette Consolidated Government with the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award...

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(Updated) Second Suspect Arrested in Moss Street Shooting

Dec 03, 2019 04:20PM ● By News Desk

(UPDATED) Malik Soloman of Lafayette turned himself in to authorities Monday where he was arrested on an active warrant for Attempted Second Degree Murder stemming from a Nov 30th Moss St. Shooting...

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Guillory Names Simone Champagne to Transition Committee

Dec 03, 2019 03:43PM ● By News Desk

Mayor-President-Elect Josh Guillory has announced that Simone Champagne will be joining his transition team as the chair of the Contract Review Committee...

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