Mardi Gras pushed back the Lafayette City-Parish Council meeting to run at the same time as last night's regular meeting of the Lafayette Parish School Board.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is looking at possible supply-and-demand pricing for downtown parking in order to increase revenues to pay for technological upgrades for the parking system.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council approved a 2 percent cost-of-living increase for some retired police officers and firefighters at its Feb. 18 meeting.
The Lafayette Fire Department will maintain its Class 2 fire rating for another five years, although it "still has a long way to go" to sustain the high rating.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — The Lafayette City-Parish Council introduced an amended ordinance Tuesday night that sets a timeframe for establishing a new border between Lafayette and Vermilion Parishes and provides additional funding for researching the boundary.
Joey Durel said the ordinance, sent to the council by the planning, zoning and development department, gives him the discretion of enforcing the restriction on one individual and not on another, which is why he vetoed the ordinance.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council on Tuesday night elected new officers, approved funding for external agencies and approved an increase in fees for municipal golf courses.
While the council moved the initial plan forward, it was coming up for final adoption by the council next week, and some members of the council were re-thinking their choice.