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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...
Louisiana’s bridges and roads are in major need of repairs. One way to tackle that issue is taxing our gasoline. This something that will likely be a major focus on the upcoming legislative session. “I think they’re high enough as it is.” Some students at UL, like...
A new study shows Lafayette drivers pay an average of $2,024 per year because of roads that are deteriorated, congested or lack safety features. The costs are because of increased operating costs, crashes and congestion-related delays. The study was conducted by TRIP,...
It costs a lot to drive in Louisiana and that’s not because of a car note, insurance, or gas. According to a report done by TRIP, those who get behind the wheel in Acadiana are coughing up about two thousand dollars a year, on average. The statewide total is about 6.5...
Results of a poll commissioned by One Acadiana and Connect Lafayette, a coalition of local groups and governments that support "thoughtful design" for the Interstate 49 Connector, suggest Lafayette Parish voters support completion of the interstate through the city,...
Community encouraged to show support for the project at ConnectLafayette.com LAFAYETTE, LA – Connect Lafayette, a coalition of thirteen community organizations, released a recent poll of registered voters showing overwhelming support for replacing the Evangeline...
I was disappointed after reading an Editorial published by The Advertiser on Dec. 22, 2016, as the hard work of citizens and DOTD was dismissed by a failure to present facts and instead peddled misrepresentations. It suggested “…a lack of interest from state officials...
A task force named by Gov. John Bel Edwards proposed Thursday that state aid for roads and bridges increase by $700 million per year, and that raising the state gasoline tax is the "most reliable" way to do so. "That is what we are asking," said Shawn Wilson,...
Lafayette Regional Airport's new terminal project is making plodding progress, some 50 supporters learned Thursday, with a likely completion date in 2020. Paul Guilbeau, the airport's commission chairman; Steven Picou, airport executive director; and One Acadiana...