State of the Parish

By Harlan Kirgan on Friday, February 11, 2022
Event is parish government progress report for 2021
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard, left, presents Pat Mason-Guillory with the President’s Award during the State of the Parish ceremony held Thursday in the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas. The event was the first for the award and the address. In the rear, center, is Richard Lewis, who serve as master of ceremonies. Lewis is the parish’s code enforcement officer. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)
Tractors, dump trucks and a culvert cleaner were parked next to the Delta Grand in Opelousas Thursday evening as Parish President Jessie Bellard held a State of the Parish progress report. From 6 to 7 p.m. the program included recognizing parish employees and touting progress in 2021, which included updating the parish’s equipment. Perhaps pleasing the crowd the most was awarding a Parish…

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