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Welcome to the Lafayette League! We are actively recruiting members and hope you will join the League and participate in its community activities.
May Meeting & Conversation
Focus on: Education in Lafayette
LPSS Superintendent Dr. Pat Cooper will discuss local school reform issues Dr. Cooper is fine-tuning a plan he says will move the LPSS from a C to an A rating within six years.
What are the components of the plan?
Why are they important?
What logistics will be involved?
Called 100% In, 100% Out, the plan calls for what some consider radical changes to existing policies. Come with your questions about this ambitious undertaking.
Place: AOC Community Media, Rosa Parks Transportation Center,
101 Jefferson St., Suite 100 (near the intersection with Cypress Street)
Time: Thursday, May 17th, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Complimentary hot lunch will be served beginning at 11:30.
The April Roundtable lives on as an AOC rerun!
Public or Private Services?
What are the economic impacts, risk factors and safeguards
involved in privatizing services?
The Lafayette League's April forum on privatization is being rebroadcast on AOC 2. Mike Neustrom, Sheriff, Lafayette Parish, Bobby Guidry, Executive Director, Allied Waste Management, and Terry Huval, head of LUS Fiber spoke representing varying positions on the issue.
4/25/12 Wed 9:00 am AOC_2
4/26/12 Thu 4:00 pm AOC_2
5/8/12 Tue 7:30 pm AOC_2
5/10/12 Thu 8:30 pm AOC_2
5/11/12 Fri 4:30 pm AOC_2
If you missed the live broadcast this is your chance. Pass it on to those who'd be interested!
Know Your Local Government Booklet and Webguide
The League released the products of its 2-year study of local governments. Both a booklet and webguide were produced. The booklet summarizes the core concepts and basic structures of our local governments in a convient format. The webguide extends that with an in-depth look at many of our local units of government.
Understand your current local government as the community prepares to change its basic charter. "You gotta know where you are before you can know where you're going!"
The League Guide to Elected Officials
The League has published the Guide to the Elected Officials for Lafayette Parish Voters, the only comprehensive source of its kind. It includes all the Louisiana officials who are elected, in whole or part, by the citizens of the parish. The Guide is presented in both html (for online reading) and pdf (for printing) formats.
Current Activities:
The League's study focusing on the potential of the Lafayette fiber project continues. League participation in the Communty Coalition for Lafayette Public Schools, which followed the League's previous study project "Everybody's Schools," remains a priority.
The League study projects are at the heart of the local League. Our studies take the point of view of the community; they are not associated with any special interest beyond local citizenship. The League members' engagement in a thorough and dispassionate exploration of local issues that seldom get such concentrated attention is one of the unique contributions of the League to its community.
The League's "Everybody's Schools"
The League School Facility Study, "Everybody's Schools," remains an active topic in Lafayette's civic and political conversation. The League continues its participation in advisory councils and makes presentations about the study in community forums. You can schedule a League speaker by email.
Of Interest: The Community Coalition for Lafayette Schools has produced its report following up the school facility issues initially addressed by the League's "Everybody's Schools." That valuable report, "State of our Schools," is availble online.
As always, public participation is encouraged and potential members sought!
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