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At one time the only people living downtown were in jail.

It was announced today that Lafayette Consolidated Government had settled a lawsuit to the tune of $3.4 Million.  That was over the blocking of a waste transfer facility on the city's north side. But was this a good thing?  Some might say that it was a small price to pay to keep it from happening...

Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel says the money did not come out of the general fund, but out of the Mosquito Abatement Fund.

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett will be the keynote speaker at this year's banquet.

A special meeting was called yesterday by Lafayette City Parish Council Chairman Brandon Shelvin at 2pm.  Some of what needed to be discussed was the future of the parish and what needs are there for the community.  This was in response to the recent efforts by those in parks and recreation that wanted to increase what they were receiving, which had not been done since 1961...

Durel Urges Public Participation In Comprehensive Plan Forum

With Mardi Gras on the horizon, City Parish President Joey Durel joined us on the phone during the Afternoon Drive Home. We first asked him about Mardi Gras and if there was any thought to cancellation of everything.  Durel said, I will tell you to my knowledge what I have been told, there has never been a Mardi Gras Day Parade cancelled...

The mayor of St. Louis, Mo., Francis Slay, told reporters today that his city has, not only the second-largest Mardi Gras event in the country, but the best in the U.S. as well.

With Mardi Gras only days away, the buzz around Acadiana is palpable. Soon the barricades that have recently held up traffic around Lafayette will take center stage as streets fill with floats and revelers.

Durel praised the city's many accolades, including the sixteenth lowest unemployment rate in the country, the sixth fastest growing economy, and the second most optimistic city in the U.S.

City Parish President Joey Durel is now a part of the mix on the Afternoon Drive Home.  He stopped by today to talk with us about some of the things that are ahead for the city and parish. Durel mentioned that the State of the Parish Address is coming up this Wednesday...

City-Parish President Joey Durel stopped by "Mornings with Ken and Bernie" for his weekly "Lafayette Live" segment today to discuss the failed millage proposal.

The Lafayette Consolidated Government will unveil their new University of Louisiana themed buses today. The buses feature a custom paint job that incorporates the University of Louisiana into the current "Fueled By Nature" theme.

I'd be strung up by the nearest tree if we did things that way.

Despite troubled economic times nationally, Lafayette continues to thrive.

Lafayette is in the running for a national contest that could win the city big bucks.

It all started with lawsuits.

The Lafayette Consolidated Government's Parks and Recreation department is considering a millage that would increase taxes for citizens within the city of Lafayette.

Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan will be a citizen generated, all-encompassing guidebook to connect the Lafayette of today to the Lafayette citizens hope to see in the future.

What will Lafayette look like in 30 years?