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Lafayette has tied up $13.5 million in federal funds in a drainage project that accounting consultants say it can’t spend that money on.
On Tuesday, Sept.10, Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet held a news conference at Lafayette Consolidated Government, updating residents on what to expect in the coming days.
[38] [42] Lafayette's chief executive was initially called the city-parish president, but is now known as the mayor-president for the Lafayette Consolidated Government. Republican Monique Blanco-Boulet was elected to this office most recently. [124] The consolidation of the city and parish has been the subject of continuous public debate over ...
In St. Helena Parish, which was among the hardest hit parishes by the floods, less than 1% of all homeowners had flood insurance. [58] [59] Because of the large number of homeowners without flood insurance that were affected, the federal government is providing disaster aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). [3]
The term 100-year flood indicates that the area has a one-percent chance of flooding in any given year, not that a flood will occur every 100 years. [ 2 ] Such maps are used in town planning , in the insurance industry, and by individuals who want to avoid moving into a home at risk of flooding or to know how to protect their property.
The Lafayette Consolidated Government has set trick-or-treating hours from 6 to 8 p.m., but families should keep a close watch on the weather.
Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6]
According to the National Weather Service, the Vermilion River at Lafayette was at 6.9 feet at 8:15 a.m. and is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 10.5 feet this ...