St. Landry Parish Council

Parish website last updated more than year ago

The last update on the St. Landry Parish Government website was more than a year ago. Former District 8 Councilwoman Pam Gautreau scolded the Council’s Administrative- Finance Committee about the lack of updates at its meeting Wednesday at the Old City Market in Opelousas.

Council opposes disposal facility

The St. Landry Parish Council joined Beggs area property owners in opposing a salt water disposal well proposed for a 5.5 acre site off La. 182 near the parish landfill. The vote was unanimous and occurred with little comment at the Wednesday meeting at the Old City Market in Opelousas.

Council may oppose disposal well at Beggs

After at least three meetings in which residents have voiced opposition to a salt water disposal well at Beggs, the St. Landry Parish Council will consider a resolution opposing it. A resolution to oppose the 5.5 acre site to be developed by Eagle Oil is to be presented at the Council’s Jan.

Eunice hospital district appointments face new headwinds

Action on three appointments to Eunice’s St. Landry Hospital District 1 Board were delayed for a third time. The latest delay came at the St. Landry Parish Council’s Administrative-Finance Committee on Wednesday. Two applicants were reported for three seats.

Advertising for hospital district appointments delayed

Appointments to the various boards in St. Landry Parish are usually routine matters, but Eunice’s Hospital Service District 1 came under scrutiny at a meeting of the St. Landry Parish Council’s Administrative-Finance Committee.

Parish Council ends up with 2 budget choices

The St. Landry Parish Council introduced two budgets at a special meeting Wednesday. One budget was proposed by St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot. The other budget is identical except it cuts 15 percent from the Eunice and Opelousas marshals and courts.

Parish budget lacks wiggle room says fiscal director

St. Landry Parish Government’s budget was back under review during a special meeting of the Parish Council on Thursday. Amanda Cain, finance director, presented a preliminary budget that whittled a $151,000 deficit down to $14,000 from a budget she presented Nov. 1.

Will the parish be able to save $300,000 next year?

A year ago St. Landry Parish Government faced ending the year with a $670,000 deficit in its general fund. Fast forward to the Nov. 1 Administrative-Finance Committee and Amanda Cain, finance director, declared she wants to save $300,000 in a contingency fund in 2018.

Speed limits on parish roads raised: Roads listed

Nearly 300 miles of newly paved roads lace St. Landry Parish, but the speed limits on those roads remain mostly in the 20 to 30 mph range. The St. Landry Parish Council voted 10-1 to change the speed limit on 67 roads at its Wednesday meeting.

Animal cruelty complaints aired

he case of Dr. Drip, a former champion racehorse discovered in horrible condition and euthanized on June 21, was brought to the St. Landry Parish Council. Agnes Courville, of Opelousas, asked the Council to look at its ordinance dealing with animal abuse. Fines for abuse range from $25 to $100.