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Carol Ross currently acts as the president of Edge Communications, Inc.

The measure to repeal the resolution was proposed by Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux.

Each year animal control efforts cost taxpayers $1.3 million.

The City-Parish Council failed Tuesday to take a vote on whether to put the consolidation proposal to voters in December.

The city will now be responsible for all major repairs.

UL Lafayette will lease the buses for $10,240 a year.

One council member compared the idea to post-Civil War literacy tests required for black voters.

Joey Durel proposed the change after seeking a beehive of his own.

The ordinance changes to be considered tonight would change the law to make political signs the same as other signs in the community.

The Zoning Commission on Monday OK'd the proposed changes, but a letter sent to the council Wednesday says the issue deserves more discussion.

Now that the council has approved the plan, it can't be altered.

The council voted unanimously in favor of the proposed ordinance which will be up for final adoption July 15.

The City-Parish Council gave the election the go-ahead at its Tuesday meeting with a 7-1 vote.

Expect to see lush gardens, an amphitheater and a hammock grove at the park, along with revenue-generating attractions like mini golf and a carousel.

In 2012, the city gave the university an 8-acre park and $5.8 million to save the property from commercial development.

Improvements to the area could include drainage, additional roadways and even a new police substation.

Lafayette landowers who defy the city's new trash ordinances can face up to $150 in fines.

Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said Precincts 1 and 4 have seen a recent increase in "sporadic gun violence."

Property owner Scott Hines said he's trying to open an organic fruit and vegetable stand on his five acres off of University Avenue.

As of last May, there were more than 11,900 unpaid parking tickets, and the city is trying to recover more than $3 million in unpaid traffic-camera violations.