LAFAYETTE PARISH — A new neighborhood initiative in Lafayette Parish is aimed at making homes safer for the people living in them.

Sun Community Housing Development Organization has teamed up with Bernard’s Home Inspection Services for the Healthy Home Initiative, which is offering free home inspections to residents in north Lafayette. The checkups include testing the air quality inside the home and checking for mold and lead.

Shawn Bernard, owner of Bernard’s Home Inspection Services, says the program is designed to help families who may not have the means to detect or fix hazards on their own.

“We’re going to do lead testing, air quality testing, making sure there’s no mold, asbestos or any toxins in the air,” Bernard said. “Anybody you may know that has a home that hasn’t been checke

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