This is a partial reconstruction of the Lafayette Pro Fiber blog that John St. Julien ran for many years, chronicling the grassroots fight for and establishment of LUS Fiber in Louisiana. Many of the links have gone bad and images are missing, but most of the ideas are here and we believe well worth preserving. Site archived by the Community Broadband Networks program of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Some of the articles that have disappeared are still available via the WayBack Machine.
From a story at KLFY:
“Of the 2,791 names listed on the petition, only 1805 were confirmed as valid.
Registrar Charlene Meaux-Menard tells TV 10 whether petitioners were trying to get 15% of the parish’s registered voters or 5% of those who voted in the last election, there simply weren’t enough valid names turned in.
In light of the registrar’s ruling, petition organizers say they are unsure about their next move.”
This has been a comedy of errors from the very beginning.
Can’t get five percent?
Do I hear three and a quarter?
Three and a quarter, going once!
Three and a quarter, going twice!
Three and a quarter, going —
Sorry! No Sale!
Supple appeared and sounded as if he was moved almost to tears by the devastating blow.
Very well presented. Every quote was awesome and thanks for sharing the content. Keep sharing and keep motivating others.