Community Meetings To Be Held In Lafayette For Growth And Development Issues

Community meetings will begin in less than than two weeks concerning Lafayette's growth and development in the coming decades.

The meetings are part of an 18-month effort by Lafayette officials to draft a "comprehensive plan" that could address everything from where to build new roads, parks and sidewalks to ideas on how to spur economic development.

Here is a list of when and where the meetings are happening. You can also check it out on Facebook.

• Monday, April 16, 6 p.m., South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street

• Tuesday, April 17, noon, Milton Civic Organization, 1000 Picard Road

• Tuesday, April 17, 6 p.m., Comeaux High School, 100 West Bluebird Drive

• Wednesday, April 18, noon, Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion Street

• Wednesday, April 18, 6 p.m., Ossun Elementary, 400 Rue Scholastique

• Thursday, April 19, 6 p.m., Holy Rosary Windolph Hall, 421-C Carmel Avenue

Meanwhile, Lafayette is listed as one of the top cities for job growth according to NewGeography. The New Orleans area as well as Shreveport-Bossier were also listed as well.