Highlights
- The Lafayette Parish Council will vote Tuesday on a 99-year lease agreement at $1 per year to bring a library to the north side
- The push for a northside library has been ongoing for years, with previous attempts under both the Guillory and Boulet administrations
- LCG spent nearly $340,000 on land at Shadow Bluff Drive before accessibility concerns led officials to the Holy Rosary Institute location
- A library on the north side would provide critical computer and internet access to students in a socio-economically challenged, high-population area
- Construction would likely not begin until sometime in 2026 at the earliest, but the community has high hopes for the project’s impact
Lafayette Parish Council to Decide Future of North Side Library at Historic Holy Rosary Site
The Lafayette Parish Council votes Tuesday on agreements to build a north side library at Holy Rosary, bringing essential services to a high-need area.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — The north side of Lafayette may be one step closer to finally getting a library.
The Lafayette Parish Council will be considering a resolution this week to approve agreements between Lafayette Consolidated Government and Holy Rosary Land Holdings to lease land near the former Holy Rosary Institute grounds.
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A Northside Library Years in the Making
The push for a library on the northside has been going on for years. Some movement was made with a potential agreement between the Lafayette Parish School System and LCG under the Josh Guillory administration, according to conversations with LPSS officials at the time. However, the plan didn’t come to fruition…