St. Landry Parish Council

Precincts in play

Precincts in play

Voting precincts, election cost in play on Parish Council

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, May 7, 2021
St. Landry Parish Council Chairman Dexter Brown has called a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday that may possibly reverse a Council move to save money on elections. Brown’s call for a meeting came at the end of the Council’s Administrative-Finance Committee meeting Wednesday.

Parish Government to open office in Eunice City Hall

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, December 5, 2020
St. Landry Parish Government plans to open an office on the second floor of the Eunice Municipal Complex this week. Parish President Jessie Bellard announced the office opening when he spoke to the Eunice Rotary Club on Wednesday.

Crucial parish tax renewal on Saturday’s ballot

Harlan Kirgan
Thursday, December 3, 2020
St. Landry Parish Government leaders are stressing that renewing a 1-mill, 10-year jail maintenance tax is crucial at Saturday’s election. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Parish budget balanced, but questions hover

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, November 28, 2020
An amended 2020 budget and a proposed 2021 budget were introduced at a special meeting Tuesday. The 2020 budget includes an ending balance of $2,123,405 that is carried forward into the 2021 ending balance. The 2020 beginning balance was $1,574,569 — A $548,836 difference.

Jail tax renewal urged

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Renewal of a tax to maintain and operate the St. Landry Parish Jail is a critical issue for parish government, according to Parish President Jessie Bellard.

Development by Evangeline Downs stalled by COVID-19

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Planned development on the Evangeline Downs property in Opelousas has been stalled by COVID-19, according to Bill Rodier, St. Landry Parish Economic Development executive director.

Parish Council OKs $10K for hospital asbestos removal

Harlan Kirgan
Saturday, October 24, 2020
The St. Landry Parish Council approved $10,000 as its share of removing asbestos from the old Moosa Memorial Hospital. Parish President Jessie Bellard recommended the approval at Wednesday’s meeting. The money will come from the parish’s health unit account, he said.