Towards the end of 2020 into 2021 Lafayette Consolidated Government began cracking down on panhandling. One homeless man challenged that crackdown in federal court and won.
According to reports, Lafayette Police Officers are being told by superiors via a memo that they need to enforce parish panhandling laws or face discipline from the department. The memo comes after anti-panhandling signs were put up around the city earlier in the year.
We've all seen people on the side of the highway holding up signs looking for a buck because they're out of work or in need of some help because the government let them down after their years of service.