Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet took office. She is joined by a new leadership staff who assume the most important administrative responsibilities.
Mayor-President Josh Guillory of Lafayette has a solution for the New Orleans Saints not being able to have fans inside of the Superdome for home games. He has offered the Saints and the NFL the option to host Saints home games in Lafayette at Cajun Field if Mayor Cantrell will not allow fans in the Superdome.