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Jul 2, 2024 · Lafayette’s current ordinance governing emergency response hasn’t been updated since 1977 and, according to Boulet, was primarily designed to respond to bomb threats. The proposal seeks to completely repeal the existing ordinance in favor of a new one that would create two positions — one director and one manager — and bring the city’s system in compliance with state law.
- Alena Maschke
Jul 17, 2024 · LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet is bringing her emergency preparedness overhaul proposal back to the parish council next month after it was rejected. The council voted down the ordinance on Tuesday, July 16.
Jul 17, 2024 · STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK. The Lafayette Parish Council on Tuesday voted down a proposal by Mayor-President Monique Boulet's administration to overhaul the region's emergency preparedness ...
Sep 25, 2024 · by Camden Doherty. Illustration by Peter DeHart. M-P Monique Boulet has named Scott Fire Chief Chad Sonnier as director of the parish’s new emergency preparedness office. Sonnier, chosen out of 19 other applicants, has 23 years of experience as Scott’s Fire Chief and was inducted into the Louisiana Fire Chief Hall of Fame in 2020.
Aug 5, 2024 · The mayor-president’s new proposal funds only the director position for the last two months of the fiscal year. This ordinance will cost the parish roughly $36,000, compared to the original $73,000 proposal. The ordinance would be up for final approval Aug 20. Plans for a two-position department are in the next FY budget proposal by M-P Boulet.
L AFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY) — The Lafayette Parish Council voted against the mayor-president’s proposal to staff a local parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness at its ...
Aug 22, 2024 · The Lafayette Parish Council on Tuesday approved a modified proposal by Mayor-President Monique Boulet's administration to overhaul the region's emergency preparedness operations. The ordinance, which was approved in a 4-1 vote, modifies this year's fiscal budget by about $36,000 to create the Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness division within the office of ...
