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The elevated stretch of Interstate 49 along the edge of downtown Lafayette will be built “in most of your lifetimes” thanks to $200 million in one-time funding approved by the state legislature, one Lafayette lawmaker said. Senate President Page Cortez, speaking...
The budget approved by the legislature last week includes several of One Acadiana's priorities, including money for I-49, increased funding for early child care and education and replenishing of the unemployment trust fund. The budget bill is now on the governor's...
LUS Fiber has received a $3.1 million grant to expand fiber optic services along the US 90 corridor. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration grant will fund the expansion of LUS Fiber’s certified all-fiber network through additional...
Progress on new terminal continues LAFAYETTE, La. — Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins announced Wednesday that the Lafayette Regional Airport will receive an additional $5.5 million dollars in supplemental funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of...
Today, officials will share more information on two major projects at the Lafayette Regional Airport. Airport Director Steven Picou will give an update on the new terminal project and the addition of a second TSA checkpoint at the facility. The update will take place...
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Lafayette Parish voters will decide the fate of the school district’s half-cent sales tax when they head to the polls on Saturday, April 29. Some residents have expressed concern that the district could be promoting the tax using taxpayer...
The shepherd for Lafayette Parish's Catholic community urged a yes vote in the parish-wide April 29 sales tax election, calling the half-cent, 10-year initiative "a small sacrifice that will reap a great good, benefiting every citizen in Lafayette Parish." Bishop...
Bishop of Diocese of Lafayette joins community leaders to support LPSS tax Lafayette, LA – Today, Bishop Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette joined Lafayette Parish elected officials and representatives of more than a dozen community and business...
Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) has released an economic impact analysis it commissioned that assesses the benefits of completing the I-49 Lafayette Connector and the extension of I-49 South from Lafayette to New Orleans. CFA contracted with Regional Economic...
One Acadiana, the area's overarching chamber of commerce, holds six priorities as the Louisiana Legislature's annual session approaches April 10. But much of the discussion among One Acadiana stakeholders and area lawmakers Thursday settled where the rubber meets the...
