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Lafayette has a consolidated city–parish government, known as the Lafayette Consolidated Government; [123] parish voters agreed to consolidation of the city and parish governments in 1996. [ 38 ] [ 42 ] Lafayette's chief executive was initially called the city-parish president, but is now known as the mayor-president for the Lafayette ...
Lafayette Parish (French: Paroisse de Lafayette) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 241,753, [1] up from 221,578 at the 2010 United States census. [2] The parish seat and largest city is Lafayette. [3] The parish was founded in 1823. [4]
This amended city charter remained in place until 1914, when the citizens of Lafayette voted in favor of discarding the mayor-council government to be replaced by a city commission, the first of three members, the Commissioner of Public Safety, would serve as an ex-officio mayor. [2]
Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski used his State of the City Address to highlight the city’s commitment to public safety and strong financial situation.
At February’s Lafayette City Council meeting, Mayor Tony Roswarski gave his State of the City Address, where he thanked members of the community, showcased twenty years of crime statistic data ...
The city of Lafayette approved the rezoning of property to develop 56 apartment units and six townhouse-style condos near the downtown area.
The term consolidated city-county refers to a consolidated jurisdiction in a state that is otherwise divided into counties. In Louisiana, which is divided into parishes, the equivalent jurisdiction is known as either a city-parish or a consolidated government, depending on the locality. [4]
Lafayette City Council approved two tax abatements for Subaru of Indiana Automotive at a total of about $65 million.