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Commission Forming New Lafayette Government
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A commission that is piecing together what could be a new Lafayette government has developed a basic outline of what it might resemble.
The Lafayette Charter Commission has been meeting weekly to develop recommendations that could include returning to the once-separate city and parish governments that were merged in 1996 to form Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government.
The Advocate reports the commission, which met Monday night, has developed a working model that calls for a 7-member city council and nine-member parish council.
The two separate councils would replace the nine-member City-Parish Council.
The commission is set to make recommendations by April on changes to local government.
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