The St. Landry Parish Council is to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Old City Market, 131 W. Bellevue St., Opelousas. The meeting agenda is attached as a pdf.
The St. Landry Parish Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Council's Public Works Committee is to meet first followed by the Administrative-Finance Committee at the Old City Market, 131 W. Bellevue St., Opelousas. A speical meeting is to follow the committee.
Without specifics given about what changes might be made to the St. Landry Parish Home Rule Charter, the Parish Council turned down a request for an advisory committee to study the charter.
St. Landry Parish Council members Jimmie Edwards, left, and Coby Clavier talks before Wednesday's Public Works Committee meeting. Clavier is the chairman of the committee. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
St. Landry Parish Government is on its way to paving about 300 miles of roads in the Smooth Ride Home Program, which leaves out about 400 miles of roads in the parish.
Ken Marks
The St. Landry Parish Council and Parish President Bill Fontenot sparred over a demand that the the public works director attend every Council meeting.
