LETTER: Let’s reset the Bertrand conversation
Comparing the Bertrand and University projects is akin to comparing Creole gumbo to Cajun gumbo.
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Development
LCG floats ‘build higher’ requirement for some flood-prone areas
The Boulet administration may pursue development regulations that require elevating new homes built in moderate flood risk areas.
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Lafayette Dunkin’ to open in March
First reported in September, the national chain will be opening its first Lafayette location, featuring a drive-through and conference room, next month.
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LCG launches development roundtable series
The administration has billed the program as a way to iron out wrinkles in moving developments through LCG’s regulatory process.
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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 looks to zoning changes to address housing
An unforeseen challenge to this push has been the city’s new short-term rental ban attached to single-family neighborhoods, the most prevalent — and most restrictive — form of residential zoning in Lafayette.
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Lafayette developer Robert Daigle has died
River Ranch became a springboard for other development ventures. Daigle spearheaded Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville and West Village in Scott.
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Lafayette short-term rentals shut down as festival season ramps up
Even as many cancel bookings or shut down, operators say the rules remain unclear and unevenly enforced.
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Accessory dwellings? Not quite in Lafayette backyards
A silver bullet for housing crunches in other cities, accessory dwelling units aren’t catching on in Lafayette, despite local laws that allow them.
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Is Lafayette’s development code working?
Developers and residents alike say Lafayette’s codes let down both groups by causing heartburn for residents and giving false hope to builders.
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