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Lafayette is located at The city is situated near the center of Macon County, along a relatively broad stretch of the northern Highland Rim.Lafayette straddles a divide between the Barren River and Cumberland River, with streams in the northeastern part of the city (including Town Creek) draining into the former, and streams in the southwestern part of the city draining into the latter.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 706 square miles (1,830 km 2), of which 705 square miles (1,830 km 2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [7] It is the third-largest county in Tennessee by area. The county is, roughly, the same size as Marshall County, Mississippi.
In 2005, Mayor Ron Littlefield stated his desire for the city to purchase the Tennessee-American Water Company, which was sold in a public offering in 2007. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] Former Mayor Jon Kinsey's attempts to have the city buy control of Tennessee-American Water were defeated in court.
Lafayette and Lafayette Parish (In December 2018 voters amended the city-parish charter to split what was a single consolidated city-parish council into two councils — one to represent only the city of Lafayette and the other to represent the parish. The impetus for the change was the desire of city voters to take more control of city-related ...
MLGW is the largest three-service municipal utility in the U.S., with more than 420,000 customers. It is owned by the City of Memphis. Since 1939, MLGW has provided electricity, natural gas, and water service for residents of Memphis and Shelby County.
Lafayette Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3M7) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Lafayette, in Macon County, Tennessee, United States. [1]
LaFollette is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.Its population was 7,456 at the 2010 census, [5] with an estimated population in 2018 of 6,737. [6] It is the principal city of the LaFollette, Tennessee micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Campbell County, and is a component of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area.
On July 16, 2005, the proposal was put to a vote, and the residents of Lafayette approved of the city's plan by a margin of 62% for and 38% against. [10] [11] In order to raise money for the project, the city had to borrow money through tax-exempt bonds. Again the state cable association and BellSouth sued Lafayette, alleging the bond ordinance ...