Lafayette, La., Mayor Floats Cryptocurrency Financing Plan

Government Technology: Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux on Thursday proposed the city-parish government create its own cryptocurrency, something only a handful of local governments around the world have contemplated or tried.

Doing so would position conservative Lafayette to follow the lead of Berkeley, California, the U.S. city that has garnered the most press for doing what Robideaux wants to do.

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