Tonight, the Lafayette's city and parish councils will voted on rental and utility assistance for residents in need.
The emergency vote was pushed by Councilwoman Liz Hebert to take $60,000 in federal grant money from Habitat for Humanity and $200,000 from Lafayette Consolidated Government's first-time homebuyers grant to Catholic Charities of Acadiana to help with utilities and rent assistance.
The plan required a separate votes from Lafayette's Parish Council and City Council. The emergency ordinance vote and introductory ordinance vote on the item passed unanimously. it will move to a final adoption vote at the city-parish council meeting on July 21, 2020.
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