Louisianians are more likely to spend the holiday in the emergency room, an analysis of nationwide emergency room visit data showed.
The rates underscore a broad housing affordability issue in the Lafayette area as inflation, labor costs and insurance have driven housing costs up.
Funding hasn’t kept up with the cost to house more inmates, officials claim, leading to some disagreement across local agencies about how to move forward.
Revisions to Louisiana’s tax code fell short of an overhaul but achieved much of what Gov. Jeff Landry and his allies hoped.
Officials hope the program will improve maintenance and quality of life for the district.
Medicare Advantage plans offer low premiums and sign-up perks. But they are increasingly pulling out of rural areas, leaving poor, elderly patients with less options.
Moved by emotional and compelling testimony from school communities, LPSB members bucked some of the consultant’s recommendations and punted on what the future of Northside and Paul Breaux will look like.
As significant as the changes are, they don’t feel big enough relative to the scale of the problems Lafayette public schools face.
On the whole, the district’s grade climbed above its 2019 levels, sustaining a B grade parishwide.
Taken together, the changes are minor and affect very little of Lafayette’s zoning map, but they’re part of an effort to make it easier to build housing.
A special election is set for March 2025 to fill the seat vacated by Judge Jules Edwards’ death in October.
Mayor-President Boulet calls the hotel development “a catalytic project that will breathe new life into an iconic Downtown site.”
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