Evangeline Parish Library Board approves bid for new Basile library

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control convened on June 6 at the Basile branch to select the contractor for the long-awaited new branch building. The meeting culminated in the awarding of the contract to Pat Williams Construction, Inc., which presented the lowest bid at $1,135,000. This was a significant moment as the project had a budget of $1.25 million, and nine bids were considered, wi…