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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
 
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Why Block By Block will help downtown

BY ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana Business Editor​ ​ ​

A recently hired ambassador group will start working on the streets of downtown Lafayette the week of Festival International.

Block by Block has already arrived in Lafayette and is hiring staffers so it can be on the streets next week, said Kevin Blanchard, CEO of the Downtown Development Authority.

The crew will consist of four full-time employees walking downtown streets seven days a week doing tasks such as picking up trash, assisting visitors, cleaning graffiti, maintaining landscaping efforts and others, Blanchard said during a meeting with local commercial real estate agents last week.

That audience gave him a loud applause. It's something that is wanted downtown. 

You can read my story here. 

Have a great day and thanks for reading. 

 
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