The Lafayette Parish Council is expected Tuesday to consider approving agreements to lease property near Holy Rosary Institute on which to construct a Northeast Regional Library branch.
The need for a library in northeast Lafayette, a socio-economically challenged area where many residents have no personal transportation, was on hold for years. Finally, it appears to be nearing a reality.
In August, the Parish Council gave Mayor-President Monique Boulet the authorization to negotiate with the land owners to lease several acres of land that’s part of the former Holy Rosary Institute, a school for Black students that closed in 1993…