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• Council Rescinds 4 Ordinances Involved in Lawsuit with Parish President Play Video

  October 12, 2012 12:10 AM

  The legal battle continues between the St. Landry Parish Council and Parish President Bill Fontenot. Despite some council members' efforts Thursday, they will still go to court Friday over an ordinance passed earlier this year. "I feel this is ridiculous, I feel we're wasting money on lawyers, I'm tired... more »

• Ask Joey 9/13/2012 Play Video

  September 13, 2012 8:46 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered 2 viewer questions, please watch the video attached to hear the answers. If you have a question for Joey Durel go to www.katc.com under the GMA tap... more »

• Ousted Parish President Resigns to Start New Job

  December 15, 2011 8:10 AM

  CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - Several weeks after he was voted out of office, St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro is resigning to start a new job working for the state of Louisiana. Taffaro will resign Thursday morning as he prepares to become the state's new director of hazard mitigation and... more »

• City-Parish President Joey Durel's Weekly GMA Visit

  April 21, 2011 10:00 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following questions, please watch the video attached to hear the answers. 1) From Jennifer Comeaux : I have noticed a lot of graffiti along establishments and... more »

• City-Parish President Joey Durel's Weekly GMA Visit

  April 14, 2011 9:28 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following questions, please watch the video attached to hear the answers. 1)From Donnie Landry: When, Where, and What time is the next paint disposal day ... more »

• City-Parish President Joey Durel's Weekly GMA Visit

  March 3, 2011 9:31 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following questions, watch the video attached for the answers! 1). From Sue: I would like to know when the city parish will incorporate a curbside recycling... more »

• City-Parish President Joey Durel's Weekly Visit

  January 27, 2011 8:30 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following questions: Question 1: Why isn't recycling offered to Aurora Park Subdivision. People in Holiday gardens can recycle, why can't we? Question 2: When is... more »

• City-Parish President Joey Durel's Weekly Visit

  January 6, 2011 9:28 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions or to inform the area about things going on. This week Durel talked about Lafayette possibly having a new city-parish Attorney. Durel appointed Michael Hebert to the post . The council must... more »

• Ask Joey Durel

  September 30, 2010 10:10 AM

  Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following questions. Find out the answer in the video: "Mr. Durel I recently took a trip to Tyler Tx. and was pleasantly surprised at the... more »

• Housing Authority scandal: Where's HUD? Exec. gets $55,000 raise amid DHAP height

  August 27, 2010 7:36 PM

  Board positions with the Lafayette Housing Authority are still up in the air... following an audit highlighting questionable payroll practices. City-Parish President Joey Durel is still waiting on commitments from two candidates. He now expects the board to be ready by Tuesday... questions still surround HUD and who... more »

• Jefferson Parish president quits

  January 8, 2010 2:13 PM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard has resigned amid a federal investigation of alleged corruption. His attorney, Mike Ellis, says Broussard will step down formally at the close of business Friday "to clear the air and not be a lightning rod for Jefferson Parish." On... more »

• St. Landry Parish wants training facility

  October 26, 2009 8:02 AM

  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - St. Landry Parish is in line to receive $12.7 million in federal hurricane mitigation funds, and the single largest project it hopes to fund will be a multi-agency training center. Opelousas Fire Chief Lee Cahanin said $1.5 million set aside by the parish will get it... more »

• Voting to Begin on Acadiana Center for Youth

  September 30, 2009 10:21 AM

  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - The St. Landry Parish Council will vote Thursday whether to allow the state to build a therapeutic juvenile center in the parish. If the council approves, the state Office of Juvenile Justice could soon begin work building the $20 million facility near Opelousas. Parish President Don... more »

• Carencro to Host Durel's Listening Tour

  September 23, 2009 9:10 AM

  Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel continues his listening tour today in Carencro. Durel's goal is to listen to what the people of Lafayette Parish want the community to look like 10, 20, or 30 years down the road. Tonight's meeting begins at 5:30 at The Hall on Gloria Switch Road. more »