Lafayette has long done the heavy lifting for the parish's overall prosperity, but something has to give. Lafayette has long done the heavy lifting for the parish's overall prosperity, but something has to give. By Walter Pierce Friday, March 1, 2013 That ...
A vague proposal to eliminate income taxes and hike the state sales tax has elected officials of all political persuasions nervous. A vague proposal to eliminate income taxes and hike the state sales tax has elected officials of all political persuasions ...
We may have gone to a monthly format for print, but our digital approach is all about the here and now. We may have gone to a monthly format for print, but our digital approach is all about the here and now.By Walter Pierce November 2012 When we ...
Florence Hunt's rice and gravy was always better. Richer and thicker. Stick-to-the-ribs good. I didn't know why at the time. Am I allowed to feel a little bit Cajun?Monday, Oct. 1, 2012Written by Walter Pierce ...
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In spite of a few parsimonious partisans, Lafayette residents recognize that government revenue - yes, taxes - is necessary for the greater good. In spite of a few parsimonious partisans, Lafayette residents recognize that government revenue ...
We can clearly see where the stress fracture on the CPC is located, and it's not between the donkeys and the elephants, it's between common sense and pandering. Congratulations, Lafayette, your home equity is growing. Assessor Conrad Comeaux's ...
UL Lafayette has kicked up a storm cloud with its LGBT Studies program. Why the fuss? ...
Should smoking be banned at bars in Lafayette? This smoker says yes. I smoke cigarettes. Roll-your-own cigarettes. I am accustomed to huddling near dumpsters and dodging rain to satisfy my nicotine addiction. Should smoking be banned at ...
Smaller, poorer, rural parishes will likely suffer the most from state cuts to Decentralized Arts Funding. Five million dollars is chump change in a $20 billion-plus state budget. It'll buy a few miles of highway, a new wing on an old school, an upgrade ...
A budget that counts on private investment could count out completing the Connector any time soon ...
Drago's set to take over the location in August ...
We need to face up to how the “new New Orleans,” so celebrated by the Mayor and the self-anointed civic elite, in fact amounts to a hostile assault on African-American families and the working poor ...
Six candidates vie for permanent job; no timeline released for selection process ...
