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The Chairman of the Lafayette City Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux came in to talk about a variety of different issues being discussed in Lafayette.  Boudreaux gave his thoughts on the Charter Commission, TIFS and smoking in public.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The City-Parish Council has approved an ordinance allowing Lafayette Consolidated Government to purchase the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Horse Farm to convert into a public park.

Lafayette City Parish Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux joined The KPEL Morning Report today to give listeners an update on the grant program process and the latest with Greyhound.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Within the next couple of weeks, attorneys are expected to begin reviewing drafts of two charters, one for the city of Lafayette and another for Lafayette Parish areas that fall outside the city limits.

Lafayette City Parish Council Chairman Jay Castille joined The Morning Report to discuss the night's agenda as one of their items includes appointing someone to the District 1 seat after it was vacated by Scott Mayor Purvis Morrison.

Lafayette Consolidated Government employees could see a 2 percent pay raise in early 2011.

On tonight's Lafayette City Parish Council agenda is an item dealing with a proposal for a 2 percent pay increase for all employees.  Council Chairman Jay Castille talks to Bernadette Lee and Ken Romero about this issue and others before the council.

Next year, the Lafayette City Parish Council will have a multitude of major issues to discuss and make decisions about before the entire year is wrapped up.  Council Chairman Jay Castille talked with the hosts of the Morning Report to outline some of the major issues council members will tackle next year.