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December 2025:
The Parish Council voted unanimously to move forward on a lease on Holy Rosary property for a new library. Next steps will include the Mayor-President signing a lease, finalizing a contract with the architect and picking up the process where it left off. Resolution can be read here.
April 2025:
Mayor-President Monique B. Boulet announced a major step forward in the development of the Northeast Regional Library. The library is now proposed for a more accessible location along Louisiana Avenue, near the intersection of Carmel Drive. To read the full press release, click here.
March 2025:
The Library Board voted unanimously to recommend the building the 20,500 square foot Northeast Regional Library. The facility will include a makerspace and will be built on six acres of property located at the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Shadow Bluff Drive.
February 2025:
The Northeast Library Committee met with 720 Design Consultants on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at the Main Library. The library consultant presented their final report on community input to the committee and described three options for a new library: 20,500 square feet, 17,500 square feet, and 12,500 square feet. The public previewed design options for the new Northeast Regional Library. The Northeast Library Committee will now make recommendations to the Library Board of Control on how to proceed with building options, as well as the budget, for the project.
October 2024:
The Northeast Library Committee met with library consultant 720 Design on October 3, 2024 to discuss and plan for public input gathering. An survey was approved and is available to the public for input at the link below. A town hall meeting and focus group meeting are in the works for early November 2024.
September 2024:
The Northeast Library Committee will meet from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on October 3, 2024 at the Main Library. An agenda will be forthcoming. The consultant will be present via Zoom.
May 23, 2024:
The purchase of the six acre lot, located at the 100 Block of Shadow Bluff Drive, was finalized on May 23, 2024.
December 2023:
The application was submitted to subdivide the 10 acre property on December 7th 2023 and has been assigned Project # 2023-76-PC by LCG’s City Planning Commission. The City Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for January 22, 2024, at 5PM and will be held in the Auditorium in Building C at 220 W. Willow Street. 100 BLK Shadow Bluff Dr Survey_PC Prelim Submittal_12-07-2023 is the preliminary plat being proposed and has been submitted to the Planning Commission. The tract proposed to be purchased for the Northeast Library is Tract A – 6.00 acres.
September 2023:
The Library Board voted to move forward with purchasing 6 acres of the property located at the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Shadow Bluff Drive. Library Administration is working with legal to finalize a purchase agreement with the Parish Council, as well as pursuing a survey to subdivide the land.
June 2023:
The Lafayette Parish School Board voted to allow discussions between the Library Board and/or Lafayette Parish Council on a possible sale of School Board property for the purpose of building a library on Louisiana Avenue.
The Library Board authorized the library director to engage in discussions with the Lafayette Parish School Board to finalize a proposal for the sale and purchase of property for a northeast library and to perform any acts necessary to do so.
May 2023:
The landowners of property located at the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Shadow Bluffs Drive gave a presentation at the Board meeting. The Board discussed the property and deferred action until more information could be gathered.
March 2023:
Discussions with ESD properties ended with no agreement to purchase property for a library.
January 2023:
The library received an appraisal for the ESD property in December 2022. ESD Investments and the library have been discussing the valuation of the property with the hope that the parties can move forward with the project.
Additionally, while discussions with ESD are ongoing, two property owners with land on the Louisiana Avenue corridor have expressed interest in seeing a library built and a willingness to make a proposal should current negotiations not bear fruit.
September 14, 2022:
The ESD Investments property located at 2600 Louisiana Avenue is the property recommended for purchase to construct a new library. This decision was established at the August 15, 2022 Library Board of Control Meeting.
Minutes from the August 15, 2022 Library Board of Control Meeting can be found at the below link:
Library Administration is in the process of having the property appraised. This process is done ensure the price offered meets the legal requirements of a land purchase by a government agency.
July 27th 2022:
May 5th 2022:
Meetings & Minutes:
To view the Library Board of Control’s regular board meeting minutes, click here.
January 5 – 5:30 pm – Northeast Exploratory Committee Meeting
February 9 – 5:30 pm – Northeast Library Exploratory Committee Meeting
MEETING CANCELED March 9 – 5:30 pm – Northeast Library Exploratory Committee Meeting
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