By a 62% to 38% vote, the citizens of Lafayette approved the
Lafayette Fiber to the Home Project.
Mayor Joey Durel: "This is a huge moment for Lafayette and
America. Our citizens have sent a powerful message -- Americans
want their local governments to do what's necessary to be 21st
Century cities second to none."
Utilities Director Terry Huval: "Today, we did what our
predecessors did 109 years ago -- we took our future into our own
hands." Also "BellSouth and Cox wanted the people of Lafayette to
speak, and now the people of Lafayette have spoken loud and clear.
Now it's time for BellSouth and Cox to accept what the people have
said and stop throwing hurdles in our way."
Lafayette Chief Administrative Officer Dee Stanley: "America won
tonight."
City-Parish Attorney Pat Ottinger: "The vote confirms what the
City-Parish council has been saying all along."
Attorney Jim Baller: "The voters of Lafayette have sent a wake-up
call to incumbents and legislators across America. It's time for
the public and private sectors to put conflicts like this aside and
get American broadband moving again."
Jim Baller
The Baller Herbst Law Group, PC
2014 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-1144 (phone)
(202) 833-1180 (fax)
www.Baller.com