The St. Landry Parish Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday, first at a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. and at 6 p.m. for the regular meeting, both at the Old City Market, 131 W. Bellevue St., Opelousas.
PDFs are attached with the agendas.
Russell Schexnider, of Church Point,
After appearing before a special meeting of the St. Landry Parish Council, Russell Schexnider, of Church Point, was hired as public works director.
The St. Landry Parish Council is scheduled to hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. and begin Public Works and Administrative-Finance committee meetings at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Old City Mark, 131 W. Bellevue St., Opelousas.
The agendas are attached.
Engineers William Jarrell, left, and Karl Aucoin updated the St. Landry Parish Council on the parish’s Smooth Ride Home road-paving project at the Feb. 17 council meeting in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Additional work by specialized contractors is anticipated to address the worst of the cracks in some newly paved roads in St. Landry Parish, engineers said recently.
St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot
The six new St. Landry Parish Council members began to assert themselves at their second regular meeting.
The council rejected an ordinance that would have directed members to have their expense reports approved by the parish president.
