Lafayette councils pass budget heavy on infrastructure, light on jail

The Lafayette City and Parish councils on Thursday voted to pass a combined budget of $800 million for the 2025/2026 fiscal year.

The budget, which goes into effect Nov. 1, features some significant changes from the administration’s first proposal in July.

The final version does not include any new funding for Lafayette’s City Hall, after City Council Chair Kenneth Boudreaux opposed allocating funds to that purpose, leaving the money in the city’s bond reserves for future projects…

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