Opinion

October 6

COLUMN: How real are SpaceX’s job numbers?

SpaceX is coming to town with $100 billion in investment. That’s supposed to create a total of over 10,000 new jobs. But what do these numbers actually mean?

September 24

Build on what you love: A reflection from Chattanooga

If you want to build something transformational, make sure it is informed by its surroundings. In Lafayette, that means our culture and heritage.

Signs on the Evangeline Thruway pointing toward I-49

September 16

COLUMN: Lafayette‘s I-49 Connector is a delusion

I have bad news for anyone who supports the I-49 Connector: There‘s no reason to believe that it‘s ever going to get built.

A bunch of students is red caps and gowns face a stage.

August 28

COLUMN: The audacity of UL’s growth plan

At a time when most colleges see little growth, UL’s president hopes to nearly double enrollment over the next decade, likely in hopes it will fix budget woes.

A cathedral stands in front of a blue sky surrounded by trees.

August 19

When bankruptcy becomes a weapon: The Catholic Church’s long game against survivors

Forty-four Catholic dioceses and religious orders across the country have sought bankruptcy protection since clergy sexual abuse first emerged.

Currency

An egret flies over the water along a marshy coastline

August 13

COLUMN: What may happen if SpaceX invades Pecan Island

Let’s say the reports are true, and SpaceX does build a new launch facility in Vermilion Parish. What kind of an impact might this actually have?

Cars on Evangeline Thruway, with a white house close to the road to the right

July 30

COLUMN: While sidewalks crumble, Lafayette sits on millions

Sidewalks, parks, bus shelters — these are just some of the things there never seems to be money for. But: there’s millions sitting in the budget untapped.

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