Councilman, president spar over visit to problem site

By Rebecca Chaisson on Friday, September 8, 2023
  • St. Landry Parish Council member Wayne Ardoin, right, hands out a letter he wrote to Council member Jimmie Edwards, of Eunice, at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. In the background is Council Chairman Jerry Red. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    St. Landry Parish Council member Wayne Ardoin, right, hands out a letter he wrote to Council member Jimmie Edwards, of Eunice, at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. In the background is Council Chairman Jerry Red. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

    By Harlan Kirgan Editor A visit to a constituent’s property sparked an exchange of letters cited at the St. Landry Parish Council’s Public Works Committee meeting on Wednesday. “I’m here just to get something straight. I know sometimes I come on pretty strong,” said District 9 Council member Wayne Ardoin. “But I’ve been here a long time and in all due respect to you, Mr. Jessie Bellard, tha…