SLP Council Meeting Agenda 09-17-2025

AGENDA
ST. LANDRY PARISH COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M.
OLD CITY MARKET, 131 W. BELLEVUE ST.
OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION (Councilman Wayne Ardoin)
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CONDOLENCES
V. PERSONS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

 Environmental Attorney Bill Goodell (Update on environmental lawsuit filed against
Margone, LLC)
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Regular Meeting: August 20th
, 2025
Special Meeting: August 26
th, 2025
VII. PARISH PRESIDENT’S REPORT
VIII. NEW BUSINESS:
*Items passed through committee.

St. Landry Parish Council to serve as the Board of Review for anyone present +
wishing to file a protest in reference to his or her property values.
Vote to appoint Randy Boudreaux, Murray Guillory, Jesse Belleau, Randy Semien,
and Michael Matt advertise for five appointments for a four-year term to Lawtell
Gravity Drainage District No. 11. (10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).
Vote to appoint Mathias Miller and Mark Dupre for two appointments for a four-
year term to Faquetaique Gravity Drainage District No. 1.

(10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).

Vote to appoint Randal Fontenot for one appointment for the remainder of a four-
year term to Coulee Crouche Gravity Drainage District No. 22.

(08-17-2024 – 08-17-2028).

Vote to appoint Blane Frey and Charles Daigle for two appointments for a four-year
term to Eunice Gravity Drainage District No. 9 of Evangeline and St. Landry
Parishes. (10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).
Update on the list of the Sponsors, Vendors, and the deposits that were made from
the Barbecue Festival.

IX. ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED:

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-029

AN ORDINANCE TO ENACT SECTIONS 10-13, 10-14, 10-15, 10-16, 10-17, AND 10-18 IN
CHAPTER 10 – BUILDINGS AND HOUSING, IN THE ST. LANDRY PARISH CODE OF
ORDINANCES, IN ORDER TO HAVE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURED HOMES, MOBILE HOMES, AND TRAILER HOUSES THAT
ARE NOT LOCATED INSIDE OF A MANUFACTURED HOME, MOBILE HOME, OR TRAILER
HOUSE SUBDIVISION OR PARK

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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-030

AN ORDINANCE TO SELL ADJUDICATED PROPERTY BEARING PARCEL NUMBER
8102326075 IN THE ST. LANDRY PARISH LAND RECORDS TO AN ADJOINING
LANDOWNER OF THE ADJUDICATED PROPERTY AS PER LA R.S. 47:2202 (B)

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-031

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 40-165 – PREAPPLICATION CONSIDERATION
AND DRAINAGE REVIEW, IN ARTICLE VII. – APPROVAL AND SUBMITTAL
PROCEDURES, IN THE ST. LANDRY PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES, IN ORDER TO
REQUIRE A DRAINAGE IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ST. LANDRY PARISH BEFORE THE NEW
RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE APPROVED BY
ST. LANDRY PARISH GOVERNMENT, AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE LOCATED IN
CHAPTER 40 OF THE ST. LANDRY PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-032

AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE THAT THE ST. LANDRY PARISH GOVERNMENT
INTENDS TO ACQUIRE A FULL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN A PARCEL OR LOT OF
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO ST. LANDRY
PARISH GOVERNMENT FOR NON-PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAXES, AS PER
LA R.S. 47:2236

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-033

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 40-351, IN CHAPTER 40, ARTICLE XIII, MOBILE
HOMES AND MANUFACTURED HOMES, TO DEFINE A MANUFACTURED HOME OR
MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION OR PARK AS ANY TRACT OF LAND WITH MORE THAN
THREE MANUFACTURED HOMES OR MOBILE HOMES LOCATED ON IT

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-034

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TITLE TO SECTION 40-357, IN CHAPTER 40, ARTICLE
XIII, MOBILE HOMES AND MANUFACTURED HOMES, TO CHANGE THE TITLE FROM
SECTION 40-357. – MOBILE HOMES, HOUSE TRAILERS, AND MANUFACTURED HOUSES
TO SECTION 40-357. – MOBILE HOMES, HOUSE TRAILERS, AND MANUFACTURED
HOUSES LOCATED INSIDE MOBILE HOME, HOUSE TRAILER, OR MANUFACTURED
HOME SUBDIVISIONS OR PARKS

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-035

AN ORDINANCE TO SELL ADJUDICATED PROPERTY BEARING PARCEL NUMBER
0105907050C IN THE ST. LANDRY PARISH LAND RECORDS TO AN ADJOINING
LANDOWNER OF THE ADJUDICATED PROPERTY AS PER LA R.S. 47:2202 (B)

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-036

AN ORDINANCE TO SELL THE FOLLOWING THREE PROPERTIES WHICH ARE OWNED
BY ST. LANDRY PARISH GOVERNMENT AND ARE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC
PURPOSES, AS PER LA R.S. 33:4711

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-037

AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION
FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ST. LANDRY PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES

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X. ORDINANCES TO BE ADOPTED:

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-024
(Sponsored By: Councilman Dexter Brown)
AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON THE UNDEVELOPED PART OF GENUNG
AVENUE IN ST. LANDRY PARISH WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS PECAN ROAD
WHEREAS, St. Landry Parish Government has decided to abandon Genung Avenue in
St. Landry Parish because Genung Avenue is undeveloped and was never needed nor used
for public purposes, as per Louisiana Revised Statute 48:701.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ST. LANDRY PARISH
GOVERNMENT that the undeveloped portion of Genung Avenue which runs
Southwest from Kolder Lane, formerly named Pine Street, and which measures 226
feet on its’ Northwest boundary and measures 317 feet on its’ Southeast boundary in
St. Landry Parish is hereby abandoned.

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-025

(Sponsored By: Councilwoman Mildred Thierry)
AN ORDINANCE TO SELL ADJUDICATED PROPERTY TO AN ADJOINING
LANDOWNER OF THE ADJUDICATED PROPERTY AS PER LA R.S. 47:2202 (B)
WHEREAS, Louisiana Revised Statute 47:2202 B. states that the governing authority of
each political subdivision may allow an adjoining landowner to purchase adjudicated
property for any price set by the governing authority without public bidding at a public
meeting of the governing authority; provided, that the governing authority determines that
the adjoining landowner has maintained the adjudicated property for a period of one year
prior to the sale. Such a sale shall be deemed a public sale.
WHEREAS, the St. Landry Parish Government has determined that Joseph J Darby
registered agent for Darby Properties, LLP, is the adjoining landowner of adjudicated
property and has maintained said adjudicated property for a period of one year or
more, and thus, Darby Properties, LLP, may purchase the adjudicated property
through a public sale without public bidding.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ST. LANDRY PARISH
GOVERNMENT that the following adjudicated property shall be sold by public sale to
Joseph J Darby registered agent for Darby Properties, LLP, an adjoining land owner
to the adjudicated property who maintained said adjudicated property for one year or
more, without public bidding, for a price set by St. Landry Parish Government of, as
per LA R.S. 47:2202 B., at the assessed value of $10,300 and said adjudicated property
is described as follows:
1 LOT (FRONTING 121’ ON CANAL ST) (0.23 AC) LYING SOUTH OF CANAL ST
IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE ORIG TOWN OF ARNAUDVILLE
IN SEC 62 T-7S R-5E N CANAL ST S COULEE PARISH LINE & CORP LIMITS E
GUIDRY W DARBY 162850 (N-6-371) (REDESCRIBED 1992) 903450 (P-39-795)
1216216
This adjudicated property bearing parcel number 0300204950 in the St. Landry Parish
land records. Which adjoins the property bearing Parcel Number: 0300058000.

ORDINANCE NO 2025-026
(Sponsored By: Councilman Dexter Brown)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ST. LANDRY PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES
SECTION 44-3 TO DESIGNATE A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH FOR SIDNEY
CHARLES ROAD.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ST. LANDRY PARISH
GOVERNMENT THAT St. Landry Parish Code of Ordinances Section 44-3 will be
amended to designate a speed limit of 30 mph for Sidney Charles Road;
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ST. LANDRY
PARISH GOVERNMENT THAT all other provisions of St. Landry Parish Code of
Ordinances Section 44-3 shall remain unchanged and have the full effect of law;

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-027
(Sponsored By: Councilman Jimmie Edwards)
AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON GRASSY LANE IN ST. LANDRY PARISH
WHEREAS, St. Landry Parish Government has decided to abandon Grassy Lane in
St. Landry Parish because Grassy Lane is no longer needed for public purposes, as per
Louisiana Revised Statute 48:701.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ST. LANDRY PARISH
GOVERNMENT that Grassy Lane in St. Landry Parish is hereby abandoned.

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-028
(Sponsored By: Councilman Faltery Jolivette)

An ordinance to authorize the incurring of debt and issuance of a Revenue Anticipation
Note of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, in an amount not to exceed Four
Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000) and providing for other matters in
connection therewith.
WHEREAS, the Parish Council of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, acting as
the governing authority of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), desires to
authorize the Parish to incur debt and issue its not to exceed Four Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($4,600,000) Revenue Anticipation Note, Series 2025 (the “Note”) in the manner
authorized and provided by Section 1430 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority (the “Act”), for the purpose of (i)
paying current expenses of the Parish during the term of the Note and (ii) paying the costs of
issuance of the Note; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Parish Council of the Parish of St. Landry,
State of Louisiana (the “Parish Council”), acting, acting as the governing authority thereof, that:
SECTION 1. Authorization of Revenue Anticipation Note. Under the terms of the Act, the
Parish is hereby authorized to incur debt for the purpose of paying current expenses of the Parish
during the term of the Note, in anticipation of the revenues accruing to the Parish during the term
of the Note, and to represent said indebtedness, the Parish shall issue its Four Million Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000) Revenue Anticipation Note, Series 2025 (the “Note”).
The Note shall mature on the date and bear interest at the rate as set forth in the Note, which
interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The Note shall be issued in the form of a single fully registered note, dated the date of delivery
thereof to the Lender (as defined below) and numbered R-1. The principal of the Note shall be
subject to prepayment at any time, in whole or in part at the option of the Parish upon five (5)
Business Days’ notice to the Lender (as defined below), at a price of par plus accrued interest to
the date of prepayment. The purchase price of the Note shall be advanced to the Parish by the
Lender as installments, and interest shall accrue from the date of the receipt of each such

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installment and not prepaid by the Parish.
SECTION 2. Form and Execution of Note. The Note shall be in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A, with such additions, omissions and changes as may be necessary, and the
Clerk of the Parish Council and the Parish President (the “Authorized Officers”) are each
authorized and directed on behalf of the Parish to execute, seal and deliver the Note to the
Lender (as defined below).
SECTION 3. Security for Note. The Note will be secured by and payable from a pledge of all
revenues accruing to the Parish during the term of the Note, until the Note is paid in full in
accordance with its terms, all in accordance with the provisions of the Act and other
constitutional and statutory authority.
SECTION 4. Award of Note. The Parish hereby authorizes the Chairman of the Parish Council
to accept the offer to purchase (the “Term Sheet”) submitted by Washington State Bank, in
Washington, Louisiana (the “Lender”), attached as Exhibit B hereto (all the terms and provisions
of which shall be incorporated herein by reference). Terms of the Term Sheet not expressly
stated in this Ordinance are hereby approved and adopted as if fully set forth herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as a condition to the delivery of the Note to the Lender, the
Lender will execute a standard letter, acceptable to it and the Parish, indicating (i) it has
conducted its own analysis with respect to the Note, (ii) it is extending credit in the form of the
Note as a vehicle for making a commercial loan to the Parish, and (iii) it intends to hold the Note
until maturity, provided that the Lender retains the right at any time to dispose of the Note or any
interest therein or portion thereof, but agrees that any such sale, transfer or distribution by the
Lender shall be made in accordance with applicable law and only to (a) an affiliate of the
Lender; or (b) one or more banks, entities directly or indirectly controlled by a bank or under
common control with a bank, other than a broker dealer or municipal securities dealer, which
certifies that it is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
SECTION 5. Authorization of Officers. The Parish President and the Chairman and Clerk of
the Parish Council are each hereby further authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the
Parish, to accept, receive, execute, seal, attest and deliver all such documents, certificates and
other instruments as are required in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery
of the Note and to take such further action as may be appropriate or required by law or advised
by bond counsel or the municipal advisor in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and
delivery of the Note.
SECTION 6. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Ordinance or of the
Note shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not
affect any other provisions of this Ordinance or of the Note, but this Ordinance and the Note
shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained
therein. Any constitutional or statutory provisions enacted after the date of this Ordinance which
validate or make legal any provision of the Ordinance and/or the Note which would not
otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this Ordinance and to the Note.
SECTION 7. Disclosure Under SEC Rule 15c 2-12. The Parish will not be required to comply
with the continuing disclosure requirements described in Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission [17 CFR 240.15c 2-12].
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

XI. RESOLUTIONS TO BE ADOPTED:

RESOLUTION NO. 027-2025

WHEREAS, hurricane season in Louisiana presents unique and diverse obstacles for
parish and municipal governments and their residents; and
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) offer programs to help in the recovery efforts after storms; and
WHEREAS, one of those programs is the Temporary Housing and Shelter Program,
which, once activated in the parish, allows homeowners to place a temporary housing
unit next to their damaged home; and
WHEREAS, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
(GOHSEP) and FEMA, as directed by Louisiana Act 526, have created the Expedited
Temporary Housing Assistance Waiver for Land Use to allow homeowners the ability
to install temporary shelters quickly and seamlessly; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana Act 526 requires parishes and municipalities to opt-in or opt-out
of the waiver each year and return those waivers to the parish office of homeland security
and emergency preparedness;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED on this 17th of September, 2025, that the
St. Landry Parish Council authorizes the Parish President to (opt-in/opt-out) of the
Expedited Temporary Housing Assistance Waiver for Land Use for the year 2025-
2026, to be reevaluated in September of 2026, and that this action would only take effect
if the Temporary Housing and Shelter Program is activated following a presidential
emergency declaration for St. Landry Parish.

RESOLUTION NO. 028-2025

A resolution authorizing the President to execute an Agreement with the Louisiana Department
of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) for improvements at the St. Landry Parish
Airport.
WHEREAS, Act 451 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature authorized the
financing of certain airport improvements from funds appropriated from the Transportation
Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, the St. Landry Parish Government has requested funding assistance from the LA
DOTD for reimbursement of General Aviation Maintenance Expenses; and
WHEREAS, the stated project has been approved by the Louisiana Legislature and the LA
DOTD is agreeable to the implementation of this project and desires to cooperate with the St.
Landry Parish Government according to the terms and conditions identified in the attached
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the LA DOTD will provide the necessary funding for the GA Maintenance 2025
and reimburse the sponsor up to $10,306.58 of project cost.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Landry Parish Government that it does
hereby authorize the President to execute an Agreement for the project identified as
SPN H.016467, more fully identified in the Agreement attached hereto, and to execute any
subsequent related documents, including, but not limited to, amendments to said agreement.
This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.

XII. COMMITTEE MINUTES:

ST. LANDRY PARISH COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING

TUESDAY AUGUST 26th, 2025 @ 5:30 P.M.
OLD CITY MARKET, 131 W BELLEVUE ST

OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA
MINUTES
I. This meeting was called to order by Chairman Jody White.
II. Councilman Faltery Jolivette led the Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation.
III. Roll Call: PRESENT: Nancy Carriere, Faltery Jolivette, Mildred Thierry, Harold Taylor,
Ken Marks, Vivian Olivier, Wayne Ardoin, Dexter Brown, Timmy Lejeune, Jimmie Edwards and
Ernest Blanchard. Ex Officio: Jody White. ABSENT: Alvin Stelly.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Councilman Harold Taylor stated, “Mr. Chairman, I have a public comment. Each of you
should have a document at your table. It is a request for Financial Records Request that I am
making with Mr. Bellard to see how we can get our budget together to move forward. I just
wanted everyone to know that I made the request. Thank you.”
Councilwoman Mildred Thierry stated, “Mr. Chairman, I have something that I would like
to say, my spirit is troubled. I am hoping that as a council we can unify and come up with
some type of solution. If we are being told that this is our only option of continuing to move
forward and do things for the people of this parish I would hope that we could come up with
a solution. I know I am not the only one but I have a district with people in the district who
have a lot of issues that needs to be taken care of. If Parish Government is not afforded the
opportunity to go forward and this is the only opportunity that we have we will not be able to
continue servicing not just the people in my district but some of you others on this council
have the same type of district with some problems that needs to be addressed. So I am just
hoping and praying that we can come together as a council and come up with something that
will be able to cause us to continue to move forward. Because you know the word God said
a house divided against its self cannot continue to stand. If we keep a division amongst our
self eventually were are going to crumble and that is not going to happen because we are
going to unify on this thing and we are going come up with a workable solution. Thank
you.”
Chairman Jody White stated, “Thank you ma’am, well noted.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere questioned, “I have a few questions and one for Mr. Bellard.
I know that you had mentioned in the Eunice news that you had hired a Financial Advisor
can you elaborate on who it is?”
Parish President Jessie Bellard stated, “So that is not on the agenda. I don’t know why she
is asking these questions.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “Okay, that is fine. Okay I guess that is it then. That
speaks volume.”
Chairman Jody White stated, “Okay we will move on to number 5 right here. I understand
in reference to the ordinance to be introduced. There was a request to be sponsored by
Councilman Jolivette. I just wanted to make that noted. Ordinance 2025-028, An ordinance
to authorize the incurring of debt and issuance of a Revenue Anticipation Note of the Parish
of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, in an amount not to exceed Four Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000) and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
Councilman Jolivette you are going to sponsor that?”
Councilman Faltery Jolivette stated, “Yes I will. If there are any questions I will take the
questions. My purpose for asking that it come back to the table as we know on Wednesday
last week I wanted time for the new information that was given to us by Mr. Taylor that was
brought to us the day of the meeting. Of course I could not do that so I had to vote and a vote
under the preset that I could call this meeting back again. I think given that information at
that time was kind of unfair.”

Chairman Jody White stated, “With this being sponsored by Mr. Jolivette do we need to
take a vote to get it back?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “It is just an introduction.”
Chairman Jody White stated, “Okay, motion to adjourn.”
V. ORDINANCE TO BE INTRODUCED:

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-028

(SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN FALTERY JOLIVETTE)
An ordinance to authorize the incurring of debt and issuance of a
Revenue Anticipation Note of the Parish of St. Landry, State of
Louisiana, in an amount not to exceed Four Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000) and providing for other matters in
connection therewith.
WHEREAS, the Parish Council of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana, acting as
the governing authority of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), desires to
authorize the Parish to incur debt and issue its not to exceed Four Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($4,600,000) Revenue Anticipation Note, Series 2025 (the “Note”) in the manner
authorized and provided by Section 1430 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority (the “Act”), for the purpose of (i)
paying current expenses of the Parish during the term of the Note and (ii) paying the costs of
issuance of the Note; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Parish Council of the Parish of St. Landry,
State of Louisiana (the “Parish Council”), acting, acting as the governing authority thereof, that:
SECTION 1. Authorization of Revenue Anticipation Note. Under the terms of the Act, the
Parish is hereby authorized to incur debt for the purpose of paying current expenses of the Parish
during the term of the Note, in anticipation of the revenues accruing to the Parish during the term
of the Note, and to represent said indebtedness, the Parish shall issue its Four Million Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000) Revenue Anticipation Note, Series 2025 (the “Note”).
The Note shall mature on the date and bear interest at the rate as set forth in the Note, which
interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The Note shall be issued in the form of a single fully registered note, dated the date of delivery
thereof to the Lender (as defined below) and numbered R-1. The principal of the Note shall be
subject to prepayment at any time, in whole or in part at the option of the Parish upon five (5)
Business Days’ notice to the Lender (as defined below), at a price of par plus accrued interest to
the date of prepayment. The purchase price of the Note shall be advanced to the Parish by the
Lender as installments, and interest shall accrue from the date of the receipt of each such
installment and not prepaid by the Parish.
SECTION 2. Form and Execution of Note. The Note shall be in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, with such additions, omissions and changes as may be necessary,
and the Clerk of the Parish Council and the Parish President (the “Authorized Officers”) are each
authorized and directed on behalf of the Parish to execute, seal and deliver the Note to the
Lender (as defined below).
SECTION 3. Security for Note. The Note will be secured by and payable from a pledge of all
revenues accruing to the Parish during the term of the Note, until the Note is paid in full in
accordance with its terms, all in accordance with the provisions of the Act and other
constitutional and statutory authority.
SECTION 4. Award of Note. The Parish hereby authorizes the Chairman of the Parish Council
to accept the offer to purchase (the “Term Sheet”) submitted by Washington State Bank, in
Washington, Louisiana (the “Lender”), attached as Exhibit B hereto (all the terms and
provisions of which shall be incorporated herein by reference). Terms of the Term Sheet not
expressly stated in this Ordinance are hereby approved and adopted as if fully set forth herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as a condition to the delivery of the Note to the Lender, the

Lender will execute a standard letter, acceptable to it and the Parish, indicating (i) it has
conducted its own analysis with respect to the Note, (ii) it is extending credit in the form of the
Note as a vehicle for making a commercial loan to the Parish, and (iii) it intends to hold the Note
until maturity, provided that the Lender retains the right at any time to dispose of the Note or any
interest therein or portion thereof, but agrees that any such sale, transfer or distribution by the
Lender shall be made in accordance with applicable law and only to (a) an affiliate of the
Lender; or (b) one or more banks, entities directly or indirectly controlled by a bank or under
common control with a bank, other than a broker dealer or municipal securities dealer, which
certifies that it is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
SECTION 5. Authorization of Officers. The Parish President and the Chairman and Clerk of
the Parish Council are each hereby further authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the
Parish, to accept, receive, execute, seal, attest and deliver all such documents, certificates and
other instruments as are required in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery
of the Note and to take such further action as may be appropriate or required by law or advised
by bond counsel or the municipal advisor in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and
delivery of the Note.
SECTION 6. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Ordinance or of the
Note shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not
affect any other provisions of this Ordinance or of the Note, but this Ordinance and the Note
shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained
therein. Any constitutional or statutory provisions enacted after the date of this Ordinance which
validate or make legal any provision of the Ordinance and/or the Note which would not
otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this Ordinance and to the Note.
SECTION 7. Disclosure Under SEC Rule 15c 2-12. The Parish will not be required to comply
with the continuing disclosure requirements described in Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission [17 CFR 240.15c 2-12].
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

Parish President Jessie Bellard was absent for this meeting

(FIRST MEETING)
ST. LANDRY PARISH COUNCIL

ADMINISTRATIVE/FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2025
OLD CITY MARKET, 131 W. BELLEVUE ST.

OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA

ADMINISTRATIVE/FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor called this meeting of the
Administrative/Finance Committee of the St. Landry Parish Council to order.
Councilman Wayne Ardoin led the Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation.
Roll Call: Faltery Jolivette, Harold Taylor, Ken Marks, Timmy Lejeune and
Ernest Blanchard. Ex-Officio: Jody White. ABSENT: Dexter Brown.
Person to address the Committee.
None.
Parish President & Finance Reports:
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “I am sitting in for Jessie. I believe the Finance
Report was given to you all in your packet.”

Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Mr. Chairman, we do not have a report in our
packet. We don’t have our Financials for the Road Districts. Mr. Alvin Stelly,
Ms. Vivian and myself, we don’t have our financial report on what was spent in the last
months in the Road Districts.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “I apologize for that but on my agenda it says it is
in their packet.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “No it is not.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Mr. Reed while we are on the
Finance Report last Tuesday, last week I requested financial information from the
president and I did not hear anything or received anything. On your desk and on the desk
of each of the councilmembers there is a public records request for financial information.
I just wanted to make it public that I am seeking this information. I will wait diligently to
get it but at least somebody needs to contact me within three days and tell me that they
are working on it. Ten-four.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “Ten-four. I will pass this on.”
A motion was made by Councilman Faltery Jolivette, seconded by Councilman Timmy
Lejeune to accept the Parish President & Finance Report:
On roll call vote: YEAS: Faltery Jolivette, Ken Marks, Timmy Lejeune and
Ernest Blanchard. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Dexter Brown. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion carried.

Update on the list of all of the vendors and the amount of funds that were made at
the Barbecue Festival.
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Who placed that on the
agenda, Ms. Nancy.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “Mr. Lejeune.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I did. It was suppose to be here tonight.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “I have that on my list that says it is in their packet
as well.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I have never seen it and I still never got it.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “We received the data on the
Barbecue Festival. Mr. Lejeune do you want to summarize?”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I do. It looks like we took in about $140,000.00 of
which $56,000.00 was donated to the Festival by a Sponsorship. It looks like we had an
expense of $147,000.00 and it gave us a shortfall of somewhere close to $7,000.00.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “I have a question. What is an
Allocated Transfer?”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I can’t answer that question.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “I just ask that. That was set aside when the budget
was set up. That was budgeted for the Barbecue Festival.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Are you saying in our budget
we have money allocated for Festivals? Are you saying that?”

Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “Yes, Fund 91 is what I am being told.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “Fund 91.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor questioned, “What is fund 91?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “That I don’t have.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “I can’t imagine that we are
spending tax payer money promoting festivals, guys come on please. I have had festivals
when I was a mayor that we put on but we got sponsors to pay for it. Mr. Bellard, I mean
Mr. Ardoin.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “I had ask and I got a motion passed that we have a
list of the vendors with this barbecue festival activity. It is not in the packet here.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “So let me finish up Mr. Reed.
We put $50,000.00 of tax payer money into this festival is that correct?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “That is what is budgeted, yes that is what I am
understanding.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “$50,000.00 well it is just a
little more than that it is $56,694.00 because we ran a deficit is that correct? Who paid
the $6,659.00?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “This is what I am understanding.”
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “This is only one entity, correct, this specific
festival? So the $50,000.00 that we are talking about is just specifically for this festival.
We have more than one festival in this parish.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “We have a spook house
coming up and they are getting sponsors for it. I read it on face book. I think it is 750 for
the first 500.”
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “Do we have money allocated for that as well?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “I do not know that.”
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “Okay, is there anybody that would be able to tell
us?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “Finance or the Event Staff Committee.”
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “Where is she?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “That I don’t know.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor questioned, “Isn’t she required to be
here Mr. Reed? Yes she is required to be here according to the Charter. You know this
does not look good. This does not look good at all.”
Councilman Ernest Blanchard questioned, “This net income, according to my figures
that is a minus it not a net.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “When you have parentheses
that is a minus, yes.”

Councilman Ernest Blanchard stated, “We lost $6,659.00. We are $6,659.64 in the
hole.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Plus $50,000.00 that we put
in that were tax payer’s money.”
Councilman Ernest Blanchard stated, “You said you wanted a list of the Vendor’s.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Yes Sir it was asked and it was passed. I made the
motion and Mr. Edwards seconded the motion that a list of all of the vendors be
accompanied with this list here, the financials.”
Councilman Ernest Blanchard stated, “You can probably get that from Alisha. Alisha
Smith. She is the one that put the vendors together.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “No that is CC Savoy. Alisha is not part of the
Administrative staff anymore.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere questioned, “I did not attend the festival unfortunately
but the entertainment expenses were $69,000.00. I was just wanting to know what the
entertainment was”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “the Bands.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “They had several bands”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “Yes Ma’am. Bands all day long.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “Okay, thank you.”
Councilman Faltery Jolivette questioned, “What fund did the monies come from for
entertainment?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “I am being told Fund 91.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “I ask that it be asked again for the list of vendors
through your committee. I am asking that you all pass a motion to get the list of the
vendors through your committee.”

Motion Amended

A motion was made by Councilman Ken Marks, seconded by Councilman Ernest
Blanchard to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday September 17th, 2025 to
authorize the Parish President to present the council with a list of Vendors from the
Barbecue Festival.
On roll call vote: YEAS: Faltery Jolivette, Ken Marks, Timmy Lejeune and
Ernest Blanchard. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Dexter Brown. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “I will remind everyone that is
sitting at this council table that we are facing a $4,600,000.00 deficit at the end of the
year and we are paying $50,000.00 for a festival. Ladies and gentleman that is not right.
Moving on.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “Can I ask a question real quick? Is it Vendors you
strictly want or do you want Sponsors?”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Yes Sir. The list of Vendors, Sponsors, whatever
you want to call them Mr. Reed.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “The vendor are the ones that goes there and sell
items.”

Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Your sponsors, excuse me, your sponsors.””
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “How about both of them. Do
you want to amend the motion?”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “Yes.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “We have an amendment to
the motion. State your amendment.”
Councilman Ken marks stated, “We are basically going to cover not just the sponsorship
but the vendors and the deposits as well.”
A motion was made by Councilman Faltery Jolivette, seconded by Councilman Timmy
Lejeune to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday September 17th, 2025 to
authorize the Parish President to present the council with a list of the Sponsors, Vendors
and the deposits that were made from the Barbecue Festival.
On roll call vote: YEAS: Faltery Jolivette, Ken Marks, Timmy Lejeune and
Ernest Blanchard. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Dexter Brown. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere questioned, “Mr. Taylor, I just want to know about the
Allocated Transfer. I know that he said that we budgeted $50,000.00 for this. So was
$50,000.00 budgeted for next year also or is it just a onetime thing?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “We will have to find that out for you.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “Okay, thank you.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Moving on to Item No. 8 on
the agenda.

Legal Counsel update on Ordinance for Mobile Homes and Manufactured Home
Permits, Regulations and Standards.
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “The draft of the ordinance pertaining to
individual and single manufactured homes, mobile homes and trailer houses that are not
located inside of mobile homes or manufactured home subdivision or park is right here.
You all should all have a copy of this. If the council and the councilman who requested
it, Ms. Mildred and we have conferred with here and if the council wishes to go with this
draft of ordinances that pertain to mobile homes manufactured homes and trailer houses
that are not inside of a subdivision or park we can go with it. It can be introduced but the
council needs to let me know if that is the one that they want to go with. We don’t have
any ordinances right now that pertain to manufactured homes and mobile homes that are
outside of the subdivision or park so this would be it. This would not be placed in
Chapter 40 which is for subdivisions, it would be placed as you can see in Chapter 10,
buildings and housing and it regulates it. It defines a manufactured mobile home park as
having more than three manufactured homes or mobile homes. It has enforcement
penalties and it has regulations and standards for manufactured homes and mobile homes
including a permit that must be acquired. It is unlawful for any person to move a
manufactured home, mobile home or trailer house in St. Landry Parish without first
securing a building permit. All manufactured homes must be built toward the standards
of the mobile home, manufactured home safety and health standard and have that seal in
the window of the mobile home. As you can see each manufactured home or mobile
home area have to measure at least 8000 square feet. A manufactured home, mobile
home or trailer house lot served by a public sewer system approved by Louisiana
Department of Public Health shall not be less than 125 feet wide along the public right of
way. No manufactured home, mobile home or trailer house shall be located closer than

30 feet to any other manufactured home, mobile home, trailer house or permanent
building. Manufactured homes, mobile homes, stands and trailer houses shall not occupy
an area in the access of 1/3 of the respected lot area. All entrances have to have steps or
pre-fab concrete, laid bricks or treated lumber. All manufactured homes or mobile homes
must be provided with anchors as per the Department Housing and Urban Development.
The lot area of the manufactured home, mobile home or trailer home shall have a parking
are of at least 2 vehicles. Those are just examples of some of the requirements and
standards. They are applied to mobile homes inside of mobile home subdivisions and
parks and now they will apply to individual mobile homes and manufactured homes that
are not inside of a subdivision or park. Do you all have any questions?”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “I have not had a chance to review it I just got it here. I
will have to take some time to read it. I am glad that you are putting it in a different
category than where it possibly was going to be thrown into a subdivision so it is totally
different.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “The soonest it would be introduced would be
at the full council meeting this month in September. It does not have to be introduced at
that meeting it could be introduce whenever the council is ready or another
councilmember wants some any changes in it. You can read it and think about it and see
if you want to go with this particular draft.”
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “Who brought this to our attention, Ms. Mildred?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “Ms. Mildred. I would assume that she would
sponsor it.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “I would yield to her and see if she has any questions to
see if it pertains and if it is covering what she requested. Is that right Ms. Mildred?”
Councilwoman Mildred Thierry stated, “We are not dealing with it until the next
meeting. I have time to go through it carefully before I make any type of statements
whether I agree with it or not.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “I have one simple question. Is it any way that
you could simplify this? Instead of 15 or 16 thousand feet into 1⁄2 acreage lots or
whatever. A person would have to figure that all out when they are doing this.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “I simplified it as much as I could. I tried to
streamline it and hit the eye point. I tried to simplify it as much I could. If he council
decides that they do want all of these standards and requirements then this is what the
ordinance would look like. If the council wanted to give these mobile homes or
manufactured homes more discretion to be set up the way they want then these
ordinances can be reduced as far as the standards and requirements. These are, I guess
you might say sufficiently regulated manufactured homes and mobile homes if you all
pass this ordinance.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “I just wanted to know about the lot size. When
you have an 18,000 square foot lot.
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “It is 8,000.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “Okay, 8000 square feet lots can you tell me how
much is that? How big is that in acreage or yardage verses feet?”

Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “It would be 4 times the size of my house.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “Everybody does not know that. I just think that
is sort of complicated but that is fine. It is her ordinance.”
Councilman Faltery Jolivette stated, “Mr. Garett so we also have an opportunity to
enhance it as far as implementing some input.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “It has not been introduced yet. If any changes
are made it is probably best to do it before it is introduced. It does not have to be
introduced this month in September but again it is just a matter of what the council wants
and how fast you all want to go.”
Councilman Faltery Jolivette stated, “So we can manipulate this.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “Yes but I would read it.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Mr. Chairman, on this ordinance are we talking
about wooden homes that is going to be moved from one location to another in the
parish? Is that going to fall under that ordinance that she is talking about introducing?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “Yes, we went ahead and put it in there. Small
houses which the ones that you are talking about that is or have been transported by a
trailer to its location. That is one area that I think Ms. Mildred wanted so it is in there.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin questioned, “I am concerned about a three bed room home
that has been sitting on the northern end of the parish and it gets moved to Pointe Verte
Road on the far north end of the parish on Wilson Bridge Road. Is that ordinance going
to take care of that home there?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “If it is a small home being transported on a
trailer then it will apply to that home.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “So in other words it will have to have anchors also
like a mobile home?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “You can’t anchor a small wooden house you
can anchor a mobile home with wheels. The anchors apply to mobile homes and a
wooden house would just sit on the ground.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “I am talking about a home that is going to be set on
some concrete blocks let’s say 18 inches off of the ground. Are we going to pursue that
in that ordinance where as they are going to have to strap it down?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “They will have to strap it down for
manufactured homes and mobile homes.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Manufactured homes and mobile homes, I am
talking about an existing home. Let’s say a home is vacant. Someone buys it and they
move it to another location in St. Landry Parish is that going to fall under that ordinance
that Ms. Mildred is introducing?”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Mr. Ardoin, it says that
manufactured homes, mobile homes, trailer houses that are not located inside of a

manufactured home, mobile homes or trailer houses subdivisions or park. You are talking
about a house that is moved.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “A house that is moved. Let’s say the house have
been lived in for 25 years. It is not a mobile home it is just a regular house, 2-3 bedroom
house. Will that come under this ordinance?”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “It is already into law. If you build a new home
today on piers it has to have straps. If you move an existing home to a different location
it have to have straps. That is the law already.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin questioned, “Is it coming under this ordinance or do we
have a copy of that as an ordinance?”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I am sure that they can get it for you.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “I would like to get a copy of it because of the fact
there are some people that are asking those question. I think that we have a
councilwoman, Ms. Nancy who had to do the same thing.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “Yes sir. I did myself. That is the law.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “I think that we need to be presented with that so
when people ask we can say that is the law.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “It is yes sir. When the inspector came out it had to
be done.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “What is happening is that the people are not aware.
They are told at the last minute if they want to put their electricity on they will have to
put some straps on their home.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I don’t know what happens when they get a permit
but I do know what happen when I built a home.”
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “Mr. Timmy is that going to be basically something
that have always previously been looked at from a permitting process?”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I think that is from FEMA.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “From FEMA for the straps.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “That is correct.”
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “Is there something in writing?”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I assume when the inspector goes.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “There is something from The Department of
Housing and Urban Development that requires the anchors and tie downs for the
manufactured homes and mobile homes. That is in the ordinance.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “It is all inclusive. That is good.”

Councilwoman Mildred Thierry stated, “My main concern is you all recall me asking if
you all put something in place to make sure that before a permit is given to have
something moved some kind of way pictures or someone goes and check it and see that it
is something that is moveable. I have a situation that I encountered in my district and a
permit was given. The permit was given for something that should have been salvaged.
That is why I wanted them to put something in place where they would go and throw
their eyes on it and make sure that it is presentable.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “According to this ordinance they have to
present pictures of each side of the house and the pictures have to be at least 3 inches by
5 inches and this ordinance says that.”
Chairman Jody White stated, “If I may Ms. Mildred I would want to suggest that at this
point just accepting pictures you don’ know whose house you are getting a picture of.
Then you have something that should be destroyed being moveable. You will have to
word that correctly if you need someone to go out there and inspect.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “The ordinance clearly requires and authorizes
a physical inspection of the home before anything is done with it.”
Councilwoman Nancy Carriere stated, “I am sorry, I don’t mean to stay on this subject
to long but it can get complicated. When we look at this ordinance I think one thing
since Mr. White just mentioned it and brought it to my mind about a visual. Seeing a
house and looking at it and saying it looks like is should be moved because it was in good
condition and it can be moved. We also have to consider sometimes it is what you can’t
see like termites or things that are in the walls that we can’t see. That is why I say that it
is going to get complicated because you are going to require a certified inspector to be
able to look at the roof and see that there is no damage and the floors underneath where
you can’t see. It is not just saying somebody can go and look at it and say before they
give the permit you really do have to have somebody that knows what they are looking
for. This house can go to another area and bring more damage or it can go and be a really
nice house. It may look terrible but it can be remodeled to look like something nice. So
it can get complicated.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “Another thing that I think should be pointed
out is that the ordinance says each manufactured home or mobile home must meet the
National Manufactured Home Construction Safety Standards and must display a seal
certifying that it was built from the standards and dealt within the last 15 years. The
manufactured home or mobile home owner must provide proof of age of the
manufactured home or mobile home before the permit may be issued or the home located
in St. Landry Parish. All manufactured homes, mobile homes and trailer houses must be
filed upon inspection by St. Landry Parish Government to be safe and fit for occupancy.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor questioned, “Those rules are where?
What is going to determine if it is fit and safe and all of this? Do we have a policy on
that?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, ‘That is within the discretion of the St. Landry
Parish Government. They could compile whatever standard or check list they want. If it
has a whole in the front door that would be a red flag right there.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “I guess where I am going
with this is that we need to get a copy of what the regulations are.”

Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “What the checklist is? The check list.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “A check list.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “If there is a check list.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Maybe you can get that to us.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “If there is a check list then we will go through
it.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Are there any other
questions? Moving on we will go back up to Item No. 6. We received the data on the
Barbecue Festival. Mr. Lejeune do you want to summarize?”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “I do.” Councilman Timmy Lejeune went back to
address Item No. 6 on the agenda.”

Forward to Full Council Resolution No. 027-2025.
A motion was made by Councilman Timmy Lejeune, seconded by Councilman
Ken Marks to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 to
Adopt Resolution No. 027-2025.
On roll call vote: YEAS: Faltery Jolivette, Ken Marks, Timmy Lejeune and
Ernest Blanchard NAYS: None. ABSENT: Deter Brown. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor questioned, “Can anyone bring us up
to date with what this Resolution is all about.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “That is GOSEP. We do it every year. You all have
opt-in for the last two years. It has been a state wide program.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “I see DOTD is going to
provide $10,300.00.”
Mr. Van Red, Administrator stated, “That is a whole different resolution. That is for the
Airport.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Oh I see that. I am sorry.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “If the temporary housing doesn’t activate unless
FEMA activates the housing program and the parish agrees to activate it on the parish
level and it allows us to waive some of the land use ordinances to allow for quick houses
be put up for temporary housing for people affected by the storm. It is a one year
program. The houses cannot stay there longer than a year or they will have to fall under
the new ordinance or the current ordinance and they will have to follow those guidelines.
We renew every year and it is required by law.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “You know the particulars.
Does it cost the parish any money?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “No it does not cost us any money.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor stated, “Okay.”
Council Clerk Sherell Jordan stated, “Excuse me Mr. Chairman. You all are finished
with the Parish President’s and Finance Report. We did not take a vote on that.”

Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “We have one more Resolution.”
Council Clerk Sherell Jordan stated, “The Parish President and Finance Report was
before that.
Councilman Ernest Blanchard stated, “We have a motion now on the floor now. Let’s
do it after that.”
Council Clerk Sherell Jordan stated, “Okay then we will go back to it.”

RESOLUTION NO. 027-2025

A resolution authorizing the St. Landry Parish President to (opt-in/opt-out) of the FEMA
Temporary Housing and Shelter Assistance Program – Expedited Temporary
Housing Assistance Waiver of Land Use/Permitting for the year 2025-2026.
WHEREAS, hurricane season in Louisiana presents unique and diverse obstacles for
parish and municipal governments and their residents; and
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) offer programs to help in the recovery efforts after storms; and
WHEREAS, one of those programs is the Temporary Housing and Shelter Program,
which, once activated in the parish, allows homeowners to place a temporary housing unit
next to their damaged home; and
WHEREAS, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
(GOHSEP) and FEMA, as directed by Louisiana Act 526, have created the Expedited
Temporary Housing Assistance Waiver for Land Use to allow homeowners the ability
to install temporary shelters quickly and seamlessly; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana Act 526 requires parishes and municipalities to opt-in or opt-out
of the waiver each year and return those waivers to the parish office of homeland security
and emergency preparedness;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED on this 17th of September, 2025, that the
St. Landry Parish Council authorizes the Parish President to (opt-in/opt-out) of the
Expedited Temporary Housing Assistance Waiver for Land Use for the year 2025-
2026, to be reevaluated in September of 2026, and that this action would only take effect
if the Temporary Housing and Shelter Program is activated following a presidential
emergency declaration for St. Landry Parish.

Forward to Full Council Resolution No. 028-2025.
A motion was made by Councilman Timmy Lejeune, seconded by Councilman Ernest
Blanchard to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 to
Adopt Resolution No. 028-2025.
On roll call vote: YEAS: Faltery Jolivette, Ken Marks, Timmy Lejeune and
Ernest Blanchard NAYS: None. ABSENT: Dexter Brown. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.
Councilman Ken Marks questioned, “Is that standard procedure?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “This is the General Aviation Maintenance
Program. The General Aviation Maintenance Program is that we turn in invoices on
certain categories on maintenance equipment, fuel, belts on the lawnmower and things like
that. We turn that into the state DOTD and they review it and they can reimburse us 50%
of the cost.”
Administrative Finance Chairman Harold Taylor questioned, “No match on our part.”

Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “No. We have already paid for it and they are just
reimbursing us half of what we spent.”

RESOLUTION NO. 028-2025

A resolution authorizing the President to execute an Agreement with the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) for improvements at the St.
Landry Parish Airport.
WHEREAS, Act 451 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature authorized
the financing of certain airport improvements from funds appropriated from the
Transportation Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, the St. Landry Parish Government has requested funding assistance from the
LA DOTD for reimbursement of General Aviation Maintenance Expenses; and
WHEREAS, the stated project has been approved by the Louisiana Legislature and the
LA DOTD is agreeable to the implementation of this project and desires to cooperate with
the St. Landry Parish Government according to the terms and conditions identified in the
attached Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the LA DOTD will provide the necessary funding for the GA Maintenance
2025 and reimburse the sponsor up to $10,306.58 of project cost.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Landry Parish Government that it
does hereby authorize the President to execute an Agreement for the project identified as,
more fully identified in the Agreement attached hereto, and to execute any subsequent
related documents, including, but not limited to, amendments to said agreement.
This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.

Discuss any other business properly brought before this committee.
None.
Adjourn.
A motion was made by Councilman Timmy Lejeune, seconded by Councilman Faltery
Jolivette to adjourn the Administrative/Finance Committee Meeting.
On roll call vote: YEAS: Faltery Jolivette, Ken Marks, Timmy Lejeune and
Ernest Blanchard NAYS: None. ABSENT: Dexter Brown. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion carried.

Parish President Jessie Bellard was absent for this meeting

{SECOND MEETING}
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2025

6 O’CLOCK PM

OLD CITY MARKET, 131 W. BELLEVUE ST.

OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA
AGENDA

MEMBERS: Nancy Carriere, Mildred Thierry, Alvin Stelly, Vivian Olivier,
Wayne Ardoin, and Jimmie Edwards. Ex-Officio: Jody White.

Call to Order.
Roll Call
Persons to Address Committee:
Randal Fontenot addressed the council. He stated, “I am Randal Fontenot. I live at
1770 Hwy 356 in Sunset, La. Actually the addressed is in Bristol if you know where

that is at. I am here to address the council, I have applied to the Coulee Crouche
Drainage District Board replacing Mr. Royland Savoie who passed away recently. That
is who I am. Are there any questions?”
Councilman Harold Taylor stated, “Tell us a little bit about your background sir.”
Randal Fontenot stated, “Well I won’t go back 71 years but I have a degree in
Agriculture from USL and I worked for the Federal Government for 31 years USDA
Farm Service Agency making Farm Loans.”
Councilman Harold Taylor stated, “Perfect, Thank you.”

Public Works Report:
Mr. Barry Soileau, Public Works Director stated, “This is for the month of August we:

Boomed Axed 14 Roads
Culvert Cleaned 9 Roads
Debris Removal 65 Roads
Ditching 5 Roads
Grading 72 Roads
Material Spreading 4 Roads
Pot Hole Patching 39 Roads
Shredded 30 Roads
Sign Installation 11 Roads
Tree Removal 13 Roads
Washout 16 Roads

Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “I am looking at the expenses in the road district and
the 50 brackets or cross pieces for some road signs. That would be all in District 9?”
Mr. Barry Soileau, Public Works Director stated, “We asked for the material and it is up
to the office and they determine where it is taken out of to cover it.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “If I give you a copy of this will you find out if it is
all done in District 9. I am concern because that is $866.00 worth of material. That is a
lot of brackets at one time. There are some roads in my district and I am looking at the
dollar signs.”
Mr. Barry Soileau, Public Works Director stated, “Yes, I can find out.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “I will give you that copy and I would like it back.”
A motion was made by Councilman Jimmie Edwards, seconded by Councilwoman
Vivian Olivier to accept the Public Works Report.
On roll call vote: YEAS: Mildred Thierry, Alvin Stelly, Vivian Olivier, Wayne Ardoin,
and Jimmie Edwards. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion carried.

Forward all applications received for five appointments for a four-year term to
Lawtell Gravity Drainage District No. 11. (10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).
A motion was made by Councilman Jimmie Edwards, seconded by Councilman
Wayne Ardoin to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
all applications received for five appointments for a four-year term to Lawtell Gravity
Drainage District No. 11. (10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).
On roll call vote: YEAS: Mildred Thierry, Alvin Stelly, Vivian Olivier, Wayne Ardoin
and Jimmie Edwards. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.
Forward all applications for two appointments for a four-year term to Faquetaique
Gravity Drainage District No. 1. (10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).

A motion was made by Councilman Jimmie Edwards, seconded by Councilman Wayne
Ardoin to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 all
applications received for two appointments for a four-year term to Faquetaique Gravity
Drainage District No. 1. (10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).
On roll call vote: YEAS: Mildred Thierry, Alvin Stelly, Vivian Olivier, Wayne Ardoin
and Jimmie Edwards. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.

Forward all applications for one appointment for the remainder of a four-year term
to Coulee Crouche Gravity Drainage District No. 22. (08-17-2024 – 08-17-2028).
A motion was made by Councilwoman Mildred Thierry, seconded by Councilman
Jimmie Edwards to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, September 17th
,
2025 all applications received for one appointment for the remainder of a four-year term
to Coulee Crouche Gravity Drainage District No. 22. (08-17-2024 – 08-17-2028).
On roll call vote: YEAS: Mildred Thierry, Alvin Stelly, Vivian Olivier, Wayne Ardoin
and Jimmie Edwards. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.
Forward all applications for two appointments for a four-year term to Eunice
Gravity Drainage District No. 9 of Evangeline and St. Landry Parishes.
(10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).
A motion was made by Councilwoman Mildred Thierry, seconded by Councilman
Jimmie Edwards to forward to Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, September 17th
,
2025 all applications received for two appointments for a four-year term to Eunice
Gravity Drainage District No. 9. (10-02-2025 – 10-02-2029).
On roll call vote: YEAS: Mildred Thierry, Alvin Stelly, Vivian Olivier, Wayne Ardoin
and Jimmie Edwards. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion forwarded.
Discuss Ordinance requested for Ward 1 South Drainage Retention Pond.
(Councilman Wayne Ardoin).
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Some months ago we brought up Ward 1 South
Gravity Drainage District. Board members came alone with the engineer Mr. Boagni
who is present. They ask that a retention pond Ordinance be put in place to help as far as
for drainage. Like in your case Ms. Nancy across from Country Ridge Road where they
built that complex there is a Retention Pond that was put in because of the water that is
going to flow under Country Ridge and go in that Sandoz Property where the Soccer
Field is. It was brought up, it was introduced and Mr. Bellard advised that he thought we
needed to do that parish wide. Mr. Baogni I would like for you to come up. They had
meetings in reference to this, Mr. Garett Duplechain was present and nothing has been
done. The drainage board would like for us to go ahead with it if we can go ahead with it
just for Ward 1 South Gravity Drainage District if it is not going to be done parish wide.
It is to alleviate some situations where a subdivision is built like a housing where you are
in Country Ridge so we can contain the water. Mr. Baogni would you like to come up
and sort of explain what we are talking about.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Good evening Council, I guess about a year ago I think we
came, Ward 1 came on behalf of the board. We did some engineering work for Wart 1
South District. We had put together, over several months last year, a detention
Ordinance. It was pretty much based on Ascension Parish Ordinance, pretty stringent
actually. On behalf of the board we came about a year ago, around this time, I think it
was September 2024. At that time it was the vote by the Council and the Parish President
that they would not like to see that done just in this district, in this drainage district but
parish wide. We started to address some issues that the parish has with drainage. A
detention Ordinance is a mitigation effort, it is not solving issues you have with canals
that kind of thing, it is drawing a line and basically saying from here on out we are going
to start looking at how does development impact the parish. The parish is still a rural
parish. There is no busting commercial development outside of state highways, the
interstate, and the cities but there is some development. There is residential subdivisions
that effect drainage. The idea is how we started looking at that. When it became not just
about the Drainage Board that Local Area becomes the parish and how do we marinate it

into the current subdivision Ordinance. The detention Ordinance as it is sort of like a
recipe of saying someone wants to build a residential subdivision or someone wants to
develop commercial property which is another part where this detention Ordinance
comes in it is not just about subdivision Ordinances. When someone builds a subdivision
that is what we see, we do not see much commercial development outside of the state
highways and that really involves DOTD, which is another reviewing agency, and they
pretty much handle that part of drainage impact. Those things come together and
administratively how does the parish handle this, you migrate this into the subdivision
Ordinance but it also affects your commercial Ordinance like building permits. For
instance, if Walmart came and said they wanted to build something on a road that was not
something and they had 100 acres and they was going to concrete the whole thing that is
an impact. To say all that, we took the draft that we had and got with Mr. Duplechain and
sort of put together a draft Ordinance but never really got to the question of
administratively what kind of fees the people pay when they come forward and want to
develop something and what is the process and not just throw something out there that we
adopted this Ordinance and we cannot really enforce it. For example, the drainage board,
someone goes to build a store in the drainage district and they go get a permit how does
the drainage board that these people are building this and they need to follow this
Ordinance. That needs to be told. Hey wait you are in this district. How do you marry
those together? We put a draft together about 2 months ago. We had a meeting with
President Bellard, Ms. Jenny, Karia and a couple other attorneys. We looked into if we
will do this parish wide and how do we make an Ordinance that we do not have to keep
going back to and correcting. At this point right now it is still in review just to see how it
can be simple enough that the parish can enforce. The last thing you want is to put some
stringent guidelines on people and go enforce it on one person and not the others. A
simple process that everyone can follow because ultimately that is what people want.
When someone is doing a development and they go to another highly populated parish
like Lafayette Parish where they have 100 staff. When you go and do development you
get an eight page comment from every department on what needs to be done so there are
eyes all over it. In this parish you have limited staff to be able to administer that. How
can we enact something that is good for the parish buy yet we can follow and enforce.
That is sort of where we are right now.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly questioned, “How do you determine how big of a pond to
build?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “That is kind of in the recipe book. You can determine
different measures. The one that is currently on the table is this: Basically you take a
piece of property that is pasture land and it is 20 acers. Someone wants to develop it you
can figure out a theoretical run off value like how much water comes off that field
currently. The way the pond is sized is this: Say you do a residential development and
the whole development have driveways and houses, the whole thing is built out, what is
the flow then? For example it might five times the volume that was coming off of the
field. The pond is sized to mitigate that amount of water. If there is a certain volume of
water coming out when it was a field that is what you want to come out when it is a
subdivision, same amount of water so you are not getting that impact.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly questioned, “Let’s just say if this parish will go to that. Will
every subdivision that would open would have to have that?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Yes it would. That would be the idea. They typically all
do. If you take an undeveloped piece of property and develop it then it is going to have
more run off to answer your question, yes, more than likely they would all have some
type of detention whether it would be a pond or some type of underground detention.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Let’s use an example with the Dollar Store on HWY
182 across from the Old Wildlife and Fisheries. There is a Detention Pond there am I
correct?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “That is correct.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Okay, who made them install that Detention Pond?”

Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “The highway department. To that point in the ordinance
that was drafted if it is on a state route the DOTD regulations are a little bit stricter than
this one. That would trump it and this parish would require a copy of that impact
analysis. When DOTD approves it the parish would hence forth.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “If the parish does not want to do it parish wide then
Ward 1 South would like to have it in that area because of the highly populated
subdivisions in the area and it is causing a little problem as far as the runoffs.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Correct.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “That is why we are asking for it in Ward 1 Drainage
District.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “You will see all of your commercial development on the
State highways or interstate. That is going to DOTD off the bat. Country Ridge Road is
a good example that is a high volume traffic roadway so there is some development down
there. The Dollar General that was built on HWY 31.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “There is also a plan for a Detention Pond on the
Sandoz Property. I think they are seeking some money right now for a detention pond on
the Sandoz property where the Soccer Field is to get the run off where the hills are. That
will help that subdivision where you will not have everything running through that one
coolie that is causing a lot of erosion. I am just throwing it around. I will be the sponsor
of it if it would come to be.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “I wanted to basically reiterate the Assumption Parish.
Is that what you said that you look at?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Ascension Parish.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “Ascension Parish. Did they cover those incidences that
you are talking about in their particular ordinance for Retention Ponds?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “They did cover it.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “Are we not implementing those possibly?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “That was basically modeled off of that ordinance. It is a
pretty stringent ordinance. They go into some detail about Field Mitigation which is
another issue in a Flood Zone.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “My other question is this: Calculated sizes for the
Retention Pond. What criteria do you have? Are we going to be shown any of that on
how it is done? Do you have someone that calculates that?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “We have a draft. It basically comes down to this: Not
getting into the total wings of the calculations but it is pretty simple. What is acceptable
in this area for drainage? Predevelopment calculations which is based on a 10 year return
storm period. For his area I think it is about 6 inches per hour. That is a 10 year period.
The post development is based on the 25 years. You take this area and the flow is
measured by cubic feet per second. You might have an area that is 10 cubic feet per
second comes off of it a pre development 10 year star. The way that it is written now, the
recipe is that you have to meet 10 CFS on a 25 year post development storm basically.
You have to match that number.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “What is the worst case scenario?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “That is what it amounts to. Those all change because 1
acre might be and 8000 cubic feet pond size. If it was 20 acres it might be 80,000 or
100,000. So those ponds as the developments go they would move. To answer your

question you would have to get into the calculations for that area because it varies. It
would vary over the property due to all the slopes on the property and what is existing
now.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “How would we manage this going forward?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “When we left the meeting with Mr. Bellard we shot some
e-mails back and forth about discussing it more. It is that marriage between that
Subdivision Ordinance and the existing parish permitting to see how we get that
together.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “Nothing has been put together yet. We are looking at
doing that.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “It has not been finalized.”
Councilman Ken Marks stated, “Are we going to have the privilege to see that?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Yes for sure.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune questioned, “Are the retention ponds only on new
developments, no so much on existing developments?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Yes. That would be the only real way you can enforce it.”
Councilman Timmy Lejeune stated, “Who pays for the pond?”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “The developer would pay for it. That is a great question
because it brings up another issue about pond maintenance. Everyone talks about how
that marry into the current ordinance you have to start talking about homeowners
association. The parish does not want to sit there and maintain all of these detention
ponds. You will have to have a homeowner thing and that always does not workout the
greatest. We have had about 20 years of detention ordinance throughout. It has been a
growing trend and that is one of those factors. You can go by some of them and you can
see that the grass is 8 feet tall and they are basically like a wet land area. That will be the
next piece of how will we maintain those and the burden have to be on the developer or
the homeowner association of the people. Sometimes that does not work out so great.”
Councilman Faltery Jolivette stated, “Pardon my ignorance but I am hearing ‘retention’
and I am also hearing ‘detention’. Detention is with slow release and Retention keeps the
water.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Detention, detaining. We look at it as detaining. Again it
goes back to that pre and post development flow. We have a field and we want to keep
that same rate of flow coming out of that field as was before and that is what it does. The
pond just releases it out at that rate.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly questioned, “Is there a law on the depth of those ponds? If you
dig a pond and 2 years from now you dig it 10 feet deep you will have 8 feet in 2 years
from now, I guarantee you that. I have dug a bunch of them so what happens with that?
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “You control the ponds in the detention theory you are
controlled by the elevation of the outlet. If the ditch is only 3 feet deep and your pond is
8 feet deep you can only possibly store 3 feet of water.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “That is what I am talking about. In 10 years from now
that pond is going to be useless. It will not hold enough water to solve those subdivision
problems.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “Typically the most common practice is a dry pond where it
slowly release the water. You are correct the controlling grade in the outfall.”

Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “You will have to dig it out sooner-or-later. You will
have to clean that pond back up, I guarantee you that. It does not matter how deep you
dig it will fill back up.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “I am glad that he asked about who is
going to maintain it because that is one of my questions. I am glad that you said the
landowners because some of them look like wastewater especially on the Creswell Lane
Extension. They have a Retention Pond, Walmart have it and it looks horrible
sometimes. My question is this: Some subdivisions depending on the status of the
subdivision some retention ponds look like a nice lake and it has the fountain and some
retention ponds have a lot of grass. If you remember there was an incident that happened
in Broussard or Youngsville a few years ago, when there were no fencing and someone
drowned in a subdivision because of the retention pond. I am just curious to know when
we go forward what precautions we are going to take if we allow those things to happen
where we have no protection for the residence of the subdivision when you have children.
Also, when we are looking at retention ponds locations, some of them are in the entrance
of a subdivision and some of them are in the back, it maybe a sewerage and on HWY 182
that retention pond is in the front. Will all of that be in the ordinance? The determination
of the depth, the size, the location, the beautification. Who will decide if they will have a
fence or not or will it be beautified or not? The last question is this: We started out with
Mr. Ardoin talking about Ward 1 and the Retention Pond. I know that you all had a
meeting if it is not accepted that we do parish wide how is that going to stand for his?
Will we just vote on it and we make that last decision? I know that Mr. Bellard want it to
be parish wide not just one area. I know I said a lot of things but I will let you talk.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “You did Ms. Carriere. That was a lot of stuff in there.
That was not addressed in anyway shape or form in the Ward 1 Ordinance. Ward 1 is
just dealing with the design of what is the recipe that someone needs to follow to get
approval to put this development in. To your point the depth and size all depends on the
type of property and the development being put forth. I will give you an example. It I
took 5 acres and put a big shopping mall on there it is all concrete and a building and it
will have a ton of run-off. The detention on that is going to be very high. That pond is
going to be big. It will be a larger pond. If I put four residential lots there it would be
completely different. It would go up and the detention would be much smaller so the size
of the pond matters. As for Mr. Stelly’s point you have what they call wet ponds and dry
ponds. A wet pond is usually deeper than the outfall. In other words everyone knows if
my pond is deeper than my outfall ditch than all of the water below is not going to drain
out the pond. Some people choose for beautification to have a fishing hole to do those
kind of things and some people like having the grass grow.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “The only thing that I have a concerns
about is the fencing, if it is by the road and if it gets overgrown will it be in the ordinance
that they will maintain it? When you are passing on I-49 Service Road you are by
Hancock Bank and you are coming around and the grass is overgrown. Some of them are
fenced in. Walmart have it fenced in on Hwy 182. That is my biggest thing.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “It is a great question. I tend to like overthink things to a
fault to that point. That is something that administratively, like Mr. Barry, we put that in
the ordinance for example, they have to maintain the pond. Someone will have to go out
and tell them that they need to clean the pond. If they don’t clean it what is the
enforcement.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “I guess that is why it should fall in the
ordinance and code enforcement. It is just like keeping your grass cut. If you can’t see
the road. I was also asking about the location. Some are in the entrance and some are in
the exit and some are in the back. We have to think about that when we are approving all
of this. We also have to think about the safety. I am asking for those things to be in the
ordinance when you all discuss it.”
Mr. Kenneth Baogni stated, “To the point about location. You typically want to put
them on the downstream side. If the lay of the land or the current lay of the land is to the
front of the property then the natural tendency you will want to keep that natural flow and

you will put the pond in the front. If it is to the back then you will do that. The
alternative to that is if you put it to the back and the property lays to the front then you
have to lay a long line and people don’t necessarily want to do that because it cost a lot of
money because you will have to build up the property.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “I think Mr. Van Reed has a couple of
things that he wants to say.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “So you all will know that this ordinance will be
introduced at the next meeting. They do have the ordinance written and I believe you all
have copy of it in your packet. It will be introduced at the next meeting.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin questioned, “Will it be Parish wide?”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “That is what I am being told, yes.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “That is what you are being told.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “Yes.”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Mr. John Trahan wanted to speak on this. He
brought it to me a couple of years ago. Then the drainage district brought it up and that is
why we are here tonight. Mr. John.”
Mr. John Trahan addressed the council. He stated, “My name is John Trahan. I live at
208 Muscadine Road. I wish this ordinance would have been in effect 20 years ago. I
built a house and never had water along the road or anything like that and then Judice
Farms came, 200 acre ranch. When it rains the water comes to me. The ditches are not
clean enough so everything comes up. I think that you all should adopt it and make it
parish wide. You all are worried about the ponds but when the water comes out it is the
people downstream that you all have to worry about. Every time it rains I get some
flooded. It is a good idea and they have some good points brought up. The pond is not
something pretty to look at but when you get flooded and everybody is getting flooded
and everybody knows when development happens it will come up.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly questioned, “Let me tell you something Mr. Trahan. You have
to have a place for that water to go. If the ditches are not dug you still won’t have
nothing having a pond, what are you going to do? Plug it out.”
Mr. John Trahan stated, “Like he said. It is how fast the water comes.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “Yes, yes and how fast it goes out. It has to come out
fast also.”
Mr. John Trahan stated, “If you have some big ditches in the subdivision and you have a
canal.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “It has to come out at 10 or 15
Mr. John Trahan stated, “What will you do with the water?
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “That is another thing. What are you going to do with
it?
Mr. John Trahan stated, “Make the retention ponds.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “When you have 5 gallon bucket and it fills up where
does the water go?”
Mr. John Trahan stated, “On the sides.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “It overflows, right.”

Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “We will look at the ordinance and do
some further discussion at the end of the month or the next meeting. Thank you so much
Mr. John.”

Discuss the Home Rule Charter. (Councilwoman Nancy Carriere).
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “I brought this up. I want us to look at
the Charter. I think I mentioned this years ago. It was ask of me what do I want to
change? It is not necessarily any changes it is to discuss looking at this Charter. As we
all know we have been having a lot of different situations that have arisen and the Charter
never thought they would have to address. I just think that we need to look at the Charter
again and see what improvements we could make with the changes and do some further
discussion on it. I think when we read the Charter we read it in each section when it
applies to a situation and I think if we could get together. It has been over 15 years for
sure since this Charter have been written. It may need some improvements or some
updates. Given our financial situation and our parish situation I think it is something that
we need to look at and see how we can improve and build on this Charter.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “Ms. Nancy, I don’t think you can change the Home
Rule Charter. There is nothing written, it will have to stay like that, that is what I think.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “Garett do you have anything that you
can say?”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “Garett, can you change a Home Rule Charter?”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “Yes, I have the Home Rule Charter here.
When I saw that on the agenda I did not know what article that Ms. Nancy wanted to talk
about so I brought the whole thing. There are 8 articles in there. Proposals to amend or
repeal this Charter may be made by 2/3 vote of the membership of the council or by a
petition signed by no less than 15% of the total number of registered voters in the parish.
A petition to repeal or amend the Charter must contain the full text of the proposed
amendment, amendments or repeal the Charter. The time limits and the procedures for
the petition shall be the same as those for an initiative ordinance as proposed. Within 30
days after the partition amendment or repeal have been certified by the council as
sufficient and correct the council shall publish the amendment, amendments or repeal
provisions in the Parish Government Official Journal. Proposals to amend or repeal this
Charter shall be submitted to the Parish Electors at a Parish Wide Election that have been
scheduled for other purposes or election of officials. The election must have been
scheduled at least 90 days after publication of the proposed amendments or repeal. A
majority of the electors must vote to amend or repeal the Charter for either to be
effective. Proposals may be submitted by the council and initiate partitions at the same
election. If conflicting proposal are approved in the same election the one receiving the
greatest numbers of votes for approval shall prevail but only insofar as the proposals
conflict. One year must elapse after the passage or rejection of a proposal containing an
amendment to the Charter before the same issue can be resubmitted to the people for a
vote. A proposal to amend this Charter cannot be submitted during the parish
government’s first year of operations after the Charter’s adoption. A proposal to repeal
this Charter cannot be submitted until three years have elapsed after its adoption.
Amendment to or repeal of the Charter shall not shorten the term for any incumbent
official or reduce or abolish the salary of the elected officials until the completion of the
term of office. That is the procedure for amending the Charter. It has never been
amended in 20 years.”

Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “I just want to say one thing. You did
say which I didn’t notice that if not the council and you do a partition and it is 15% of the
voters is what you are saying.”
Legal Counsel Garett Duplechain stated, “That is correct. 15% of the total number of
registered voters in the parish can produce a partition to amend the Charter.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “Okay, thank you. I did not know that
part. It is good to know.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “That is what I wanted to ask. Changing the Home Rule
Charter will have to go in front of the voters in the parish. The council cannot change the
Home Rule Charter.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “No but we can look at amending it and
presenting it.”
Councilman Alvin Stelly stated, “You can look at it all you want but you still cannot
change it.”
Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “No, no, no. Mr. Stelly just like
anything, you present it and then the public have to decide. So we agree on that but it is
to start looking at it and that is the question that I was having. Does anyone else have
anything that they want to say? We will move on but I will be bringing this back up
again to see which route or if I decide to just give the partition and see how we can start it
that way or if I will bring it back up next month and bring it back to the committee and
see if we will make a motion.

Discuss any other business properly brought before this committee.
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “Mr. Reed it will fall on you. People that are at 126
Mayflower Drive in the Royal Garden Subdivision, I have a letter dated here from May
31st, 2024 addressed to Percy John Wyble. On this property they had a bunch of stuff on
the property. Parish Government went and clean up the property and it was all cleaned.
It is a family feud of who owns the property and there are some children that are fighting.
They have started to load it back up with some old cardboard boxes and everything. You
are shaking your head Barry but it is true. Mr. Bobby Ardoin called me yesterday and I
received another phone call from another neighbor last week.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator questioned, ‘What is the address again?”
Councilman Wayne Ardoin stated, “126 Mayflower Drive. Ms. Cynthia handled it the
last time and now Ms. Mott is going to have the chore of taking care of it. Are you going
to see about that one? The next question that I have is this: I know we were in the
process of selling the Bonds for Road District 1 of 11-A. People renewed the taxes and
we wanted to sell the bonds so that we will have some money up front, I want to know
what the status on that or where are we at on that? With all of the issues right now and
having the Bond Hearing in Baton Rouge I was advised that possibly this thing was put
on the back burner. I want to know where it is at please.”
Mr. Van Reed, Administrator stated, “I will find out.”

Public Works Chairlady Nancy Carriere stated, “Lastly, I had Sherell to print two
pictures of two areas in my district, Brignac Lane and on Belmont Road. You all will see
the pictures that the grass is overgrown. I have turned this into Mr. Van because I was
told that I should not contact Ms. Alyssa about anything. I will bring any complaints
from people by bringing pictures. I will be their representative and bring the pictures and
ask that this be taken care of in our meetings because I need to know that it will get
addressed and they need to know that I am bringing these complaints for them. I also ask
Van to give me an update because we were discussing the trailers and the permits. I have
a Mr. Michael Edwards that had a complaint. They have looked at it. When I spoke to
Mr. Bellard last he said that he will address it. Mr. Van will get me an update on this
trailer that is on a property line. I just wanted to make a note of that. If my constituents
are listening I am going to turn in your complaints and I will be your representation. So
if there is no other business we can adjourn.”

Adjourn.
A motion was made by Councilman Wayne Ardoin, seconded by Councilwoman
Mildred Thierry to adjourn the Public Works Committee Meeting.
On roll call vote: YEAS: Mildred Thierry, Alvin Stelly, Vivian Olivier, Wayne Ardoin
and Jimmie Edwards. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None.
Motion carried.

XIII. ADJOURN

I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE EXACT AND TRUE

SHERELL JORDAN, COUNCIL CLERK
KAREN BARLOW, ASSISTANT COUNCIL CLERK