The modified version of the “Plantation Oaks” annexation is effective immediately, and all regular city of Lafayette services are now being extended to that area.
The latest announcement came today from Broussard Mayor Charles Langlinais that he would be withdrawing the lawsuit against the City of Lafayette as a show of good faith.
The lawsuit over the annexation of a golf course is only the latest in the battle between the two cities...
If the City of Broussard wants to build it's own water plant and discontinue buying wholesale water from Lafayette, Durel said he would be fine with that.
The cities of Lafayette and Broussard have been involved in a months-long back-and-forth dispute over water Broussard allegedly used but did not pay for.
Read Broussard Mayor Charles Langlinais' letter to Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel detailing dates of meetings and emails between members of the two sides and recommendations on how to solve the issue.
Did Lafayette use faulty logic when it charged the city of Broussard 850-thousand dollars in unpaid water? LUS Director Terry Huval doesn't think so. KPEL's Nathan Pike has the story.
Both sides continue trying to figure out how much money is owed to Lafayette Utilities System for water the town of Broussard used over the last several years, but did not pay for.