Parish Council approves budget with a complaint

From left, Vivian Olivier and Nancy Carriere made history at Wednesday’s St. Landry Parish Council meeting. Olivier, of District 8, was elected Council chairwoman and Carriere, of District 2, was elected vice chairwoman. According to Council member Wayne Ardoin it is the first time both leadership positions have been held by women. This is the second time the two-term Council members have held leadership positions. Olivier is a Sunset resident and Carriere lives in Opelousas. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard won approval for his 2022 budget, but not without a complaint by two Council members. The complaint involved the spending of about $2 million for ditching projects in 2021. Council member Wayne Ardoin, who leads the Council’s Administrative-Finance Committee, said he supported the budget, but asked that contracted work be brought before the Council for…

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