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Lafayette officials held a public meeting to discuss long-term solutions for the city's century-old drainage problems.

The city's aging infrastructure, with some pipes more than 100 years old, cannot handle intense, short-duration rainfall events.

Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet highlighted the high cost of fixes, estimating underground storage projects could cost $50 million or more.

A century-old problem took center stage Tuesday evening as Lafayette Consolidated Government hosted a public meeting on drainage in the Downtown, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Freetown areas.

The meeting Sept. 9, 2025, at the Lafayette Public Library–Main Branch, brought together residents, business owners and stakeholders to weigh in on strategies for the city’s

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