A consultant says fifteen additional fire stations are needed in unincorporated parts of Lafayette Parish to protect citizens and keep insurance costs down. Tom Cassisa, a fire rating consultant hired by Lafayette Consolidated Government, presented the findings Tuesday of the …
DeQuincy, La., city council members are expected to vote Monday night on a proposal to levy a half-cent public safety tax, putting into effect the 15-year renewal of a tax voters approved in November 2011. The American Press reports the …
The city’s fire rating improved to a Class 2 — which means businesses and homeowners could save some money, Denham Springs officials said. “This is blowing my mind away,” Fire Chief Melvin Wheat said of the new rating. Ratings range …