Did NOT raise taxes.

 

Reduced the size of government and was more efficient with tax dollars.

 

Improved: Drainage, flood prevention, roads, traffic, and public safety.

 

Drainage

The attention, funding, and effectiveness of drainage and stormwater management initiatives since January 2020 has been unprecedented. $68,825,000 in drainage projects have been completed or are currently under construction. Further, $37,550,000 in projects are in the design phase with construction beginning soon. Drainage maintenance under this new pace of government has cleaned more than 156 miles of drainage systems. 436,450 feet of roadside ditches have been excavated, 220,550 feet of subterranean culverts flushed, and 5,410 feet of culverts have been installed.

More ongoing and planned projects are in the proposed budget, including eight detention ponds that are anticipated to hold an estimated 1.25 billion gallons of stormwater during a major rain event. $1,848,000 for roadside excavation and flushing projects and nearly $2 million for coulee maintenance and inspections have also been included.

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Public Safety

Public safety remains a top priority for this administration. Josh supports our law enforcement officers, firefighters, and all first responders. Since taking office, every budget this administration has introduced has included raises for our police officers and firefighters.

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Quality of Life

A combined $25 million has been allotted towards the Brown Park and Moore Park sports complex redevelopment projects which will provide two state-of-the-art sports facilities and open up opportunities to host more regional and national tournaments. These projects are designed to complement the other thriving sports complexes in our municipalities within the parish. An additional $250,000 is included in this budget to double the investment for the new skate park at Thomas Park.

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Economic Development

Lafayette’s economy is thriving. Replacing the Unified Development Code with the Lafayette Development Code has changed the way we do business to provide a more business-friendly environment that is attractive to both developers and property owners. While the parish continues to support our oil and gas industry, our efforts to diversify our overall economy by growing the technology, innovation, manufacturing, hospitality, and medical industries will provide the necessary resiliency and sustainability needed for generations to come. We are seeing a steady increase in companies relocating to Lafayette, in turn creating more jobs.