Letter: Lafayette can fix what’s missing
Lafayette is leaps and bounds better than it was 20 years ago, but it’s still nowhere near where it needs to be to retain the young talent leaving the city.
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Corruption, development and true crime: Here’s what we covered in 2025
This year, The Current uncovered potential fraud in the public school system, interrogated Lafayette’s sprawl, and looked at the local effects of new federal policies.
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Give us mega projects that Lafayette actually wants
Lafayette’s recent mayor-presidents have had a bad habit of pursuing mega projects that the public didn’t ask for — so what do we want?
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The future of FEMA is uncertain. What does that mean for Lafayette?
Plans to restructure FEMA could spell big changes for Louisiana. But what they will look like remains uncertain.
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LCG cuts red tape on demolishing blighted properties
Staff estimates the change could shave months off of an often years-long process to bring abandoned properties back into use.
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Lafayette filmmakers’ short doc ‘Sallie’s Ashes’ gains traction on festival circuit
In their short doc “Sallie’s Ashes,” filmmakers Allison Bohl DeHart and Brennan Robideaux portray a group of unlikely environmental activists in Alabama.
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AG launches corruption probe into Lafayette schools, sources say
New inquiry comes after Lafayette police confirmed to The Current they have closed their investigation into forged quotes for Lafayette schools’ construction projects.
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Council Preview: No more Public Works?
M-P Monique Boulet’s administration continues to restructure, including a proposed elimination of the Public Works in favor of more specialized departments.
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Former prosecutor Gary Haynes sentenced to 7 years
Convicted in September on six charges connected to the bribery scheme he orchestrated while running the 15th Judicial District’s pretrial diversion program, Haynes was taken into custody Friday.
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UL president search to begin in January
The UL System will convene a search committee in January and present finalists in late February, the system board announced Thursday.
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UL deficit now at $50M, plan narrows gap to $10.5M
In his first town hall since taking over as UL’s interim president, Dr. Ramesh Kolluru laid out steps taken to cut what is now described as a $50 million shortfall.
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Recap: Where is opioid money going in the Deep South?
Get behind the scenes of how reporters at The Current, Mississippi Today and Verite News are following the money flowing from blockbuster opioid settlements.
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