Bayou to Beltway speaks with Joel Robideaux, Lafayette Consolidated Government Mayor-President, and Kate Durio about the CREATE initiative and rise of the cultural economy.
Joel Robideaux, Kate Durio and I talk about the CREATE initiative which stands for Recreation, Entertainment, the Arts, Tourism and the Economy. We think about what developing the cultural economy might mean for Lafayette, what other cities have done in this area, and reasons why it makes sense for Lafayette to invest. Although we’re talking about new initiatives, we won’t forget the traditional sectors of the Lafayette economy, oil and gas, health care, and education