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Thursday, April 25th, 2024
 
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How to crack the housing crisis? Start small

By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana Business Editor​ ​ ​

Welcome to another edition of the Acadiana Business Newsletter. On to today's headlines....

Lots of good discussion went on Wednesday at the Big Towns summit. One that got my attention: Cracking the Housing Code.

Building teams on the local level and teaching them to become developers is a key to solving the housing crisis that has persisted in Louisiana and other states across the country.

Monte Anderson with Neighborhood Evolution was among the speakers during a discussion titled “Cracking the Housing Code” Wednesday as part of a series of panel discussions on the challenges faced by cities the size of Lafayette, not quite a big city but bigger than a small town. 

Read the full story here.

Have a great day and thanks for reading. 

 
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When Patrick and Steven O’Bryan — the restaurateur brothers behind Lafayette’s Bon Temps Grill — went looking for their next venture, the location told them what it wanted to be: a restaurant with a New Orleans-style lounge vibe, with top-notch food and cocktails for enjoying live jazz and blues every night of the week. Read more

Ray Nagin. Les Miles. Ronald Greene. How public records unveiled largest cover-ups in Louisiana.

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin might have avoided federal prison if not for Louisiana’s public records laws. Read more

 
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