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Lafayette Parish
Coverage of Lafayette Parish in the Nexus archive.
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- Deadline approaches for next round of Louisiana’s fortified roof grants
Louisiana homeowners have until 5 p.m. Friday to register for a lottery distributing up to $10,000 grants for hurricane-resistant roofs. The program now includes additional parishes and is funded with $80 million, offering 8,000 grants in total.
- Lafayette sheriff’s ICE partnership has grown to include detention, active enforcement
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has expanded its collaboration with ICE, including using a building for detention and participating in a checkpoint that detained a U.S. citizen. Immigrant advocates criticize the partnership, arguing it erodes trust in local law enforcement. The sheriff’s office joined ICE’s 287(g) program, allowing deputies to detain individuals based on suspected immigration violations.