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By lafayette Grapevine NGOs fought for their funding and won Tuesday night. Everyone agreed a new process for funding NGOs is needed, which I think means competitive bidding for local government tax dollar funding. The goal here is to allow all nonprofits, some 250 or so, to bid. But the fundamental question still is not addressed. Should taxpayers through its representative local council pay for objective social services, and more striking, funding for the subje... Read More
William Theriot_____________Jared Bellard By LafayetteGrapevine The lafayette City-Parish Council is once again set to take up the issue of eliminating funding for area nonprofits like Acadiana Center for the Arts and social service agencies like the Council on Aging. The City-Parish council is set to take up the measure at its 5:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday, July 7. A vote won't be taken until July 21. The proposal by City-Parish Councilmen Jared... Read More
The EatLafayette campaign is underway. If you are like me, I did not know exactly what this about when I first saw the logos and heard about it. In a nutshell, for the past 5 years, local restaurants have been offering special deals and special menu items for patrons during the summer. The 2009 campaign is from June 22 to Aug. 15. It's purpose is to support local restaurants, which is much needed, believe it or not, especially during the slow summer months. Just... Read More
Schools out and summer is finally here! But now that it is here “What is there to do in Lafayette?!” With the economy in the dumps and budgets stretched to the brink many people like me can not afford a vacation this summer. It looks like many of us will be having a “staycation” in Lafayette. But what does lafayette have to offer? lafayette is a vibrant city that offers a ton of events and new experiences if you are willing to look hard enough. Fortunately for you I did the looking. Lafay... Read More
Contact: Christine Payton April 17, 2009 (337) 482-6397, payton@louisiana.edu Fact Sheet UL lafayette SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO LOCAL ECONOMIES The University of Louisiana at lafayette is a significant force in the economies of Lafayette, Acadiana and Louisiana. Its spending impact alone on Louisiana is $755... Read More
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