City-Parish Alignment Commission causing concern among city council
and last updated 2021-07-07 18:45:54-04
LAFAYETTE, La. â The debate over the success of the Lafayette Consolidated Government for the area continues.
At Tuesday s meeting, the Parish Council voted to create the City-Parish Alignment Commission. According to the agenda item, the commission will provide recommendations to strengthen the working relationship between the city of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish.
Some city council members are seeking separation of the municipality.
City council member Patrick Lewis says one of his main concerns is the city of Lafayette should have its own mayor, like all other cities in the parish. Now that the commission was passed, he says the possibility of a city mayor is delayed.
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