A much-needed traffic light by Lafayette High School is one step closer to becoming a reality.
The Lafayette City Council unanimously voted without discussion at its Tuesday meeting to deem the traffic signal project at Marie Antoinette and West Congress streets a public necessity.
The vote allows Lafayette Consolidated Government to acquire the necessary rights-of-way, immovable property and other property rights amicably or through expropriation. The council voted in December 2023 to allocate $250,000 for the project…