First-time buyers and longtime homeowners alike continue to face obstacles to stable housing. Rising interest rates, higher insurance costs, and expensive repairs cause hardship for many families.
To address these challenges, the Lafayette Consolidated Government, for the past decade has offered a range of housing counseling and assistance programs through its Community Development & Planning Department, specifically known as the Jessie Livingston Taylor Center for Housing and Community Services.
For Lafayette resident Geraldine Decuir, her home has always been more than a place to live. She and her husband built their Lafayette house from the ground up in the 1970s, hoping it would be a lasting family legacy. But over time, the house has begun to show its age…