The Independent’s investigation into property taxes will be expanded to analyze whether residential and commercial property owners across the parish are paying their fair share.
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Lafayette’s economy will get worse in 2016, even as we hope to fund critical needs in public education and infrastructure.
Avoiding the ‘Elephant’ in the Real Estate Room
Don’t let an IRS tax lien interrupt your dream of home ownership.
Lafayette spent 20 years drunk on high oil prices and emerging industries. Is it time for the hangover?
Long the victim of a supply-side scam by big business and oil/gas, Louisiana is beginning to right decades of wrong.
CROSS WISE: Our Taxes Reflect Our Values
Lafayette’s use of sales taxes, which disproportionately affect the poor, is nearly tapped out. Will our schools suffer because of it?
The April 29 tax votes demonstrated a disconnect between the city of Lafayette and the rest of the parish.
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