Eunice Board of Aldermen

Council votes to end deputy chief position

The Eunice Board of Aldermen voted to abolish the job of deputy chief in the Eunice Police Department. And it is likely the Board will not fill an open lieutenant’s job in the department.

Board faces question about repair or replace jail doors

The Eunice Board of Aldermen faced a question about whether to repair or replace electronic doors at the city jail during their meeting Tuesday. Police Chief Randy Fontenot had presented a proposal from a company to repair the 40-year-old electronic doors. The company estimated the cost at $113,000.

Aldermen approve Liberty revival

The Liberty Theater is poised for a renewal after the Board of Aldermen approved Mayor Scott Fontenot to complete an agreement with a non-profit. Cajun musician Joel Savoy spoke at the Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen’s meeting. Savoy leads The Association for the Liberty Theatre of Eunice.

Reviving the Liberty

Musician Joel Savoy is to present a proposal at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting for a non-profit to revive the Liberty Theater. Savoy spoke at Thursday’s meeting where the mayor and Board set the agenda for the meeting scheduled at 6:30 p.m. in the Eunice Municipal Complex.

Feeding program wants to use Southeast Center

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot is to negotiate a request from the Rev. Kayla Givs to use the Southeast Community Center seven days a week for an after-school feeding program. Givs is pastor of Restoring God’s Glory Ministries Inc.

Alderwoman: Update city’s laws on noise, vandalism

The city’s laws on criminal damage to property and unnecessary noise need to updated, according to Alderwoman Germaine Simpson.

American Legion building hits another delay

A plan for the city to give the American Legion building on Park Avenue back to the veterans’ group took another turn at Tuesday’s meeting of the Eunice Board of Aldermen. The Board was set to act on two resolutions involving the building, which has housed the Eunice Food Bank.

City budget passes

The Eunice Board of Aldermen approved the city’s 2020-2021 budget Tuesday without public comment. The budget, presented by Steve Moosa, CPA, includes General Fund revenues of $3,176,460 and Special Revenue Funds of $5,818,785. General Fund expenditures are projected at $7,596,175.

Eunice city meeting cancellled

Mayor Scott Fontenot has cancelled the monthly Eunice council meeting, which would be held on April 14 citing the emergency situation due to the coronavirus COVID-19.

Board strips chief of hiring, firing authority

Eunice aldermen revoked Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot’s sole power to hire and fire police department employees. The unanimous voice vote at Tuesday’s city meeting, attended by a capacity crowd, reverses the Board of Aldermen giving the chief appointive authority in July 2016.