Two rural residents east of Eunice complained about bad roads and flooding dur- ing a St. Landry Parish Council Public Works Committee.
Andrea Edwards, of Lois Lane, said she is often trapped by a flood- ed road.
St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot handed out a list of roads that have received road material on them this year.
The list does not include Smooth Ride Home roads.
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
The St. Landry Parish Council introduced two budgets at a special meeting Wednesday.
One budget was proposed by St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot.
St. Landry Parish Government’s budget was back under review during a special meeting of the Parish Council on Thursday.
A year ago St. Landry Parish Government faced ending the year with a $670,000 deficit in its general fund.
It is almost becoming a ritual that St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot explains the Smooth Ride Home Program to a resident at a Parish Council meeting.
A complaint about gravel and grading on Thompson Lane northwest of Eunice is to be remedied by a St. Landry Parish road crew, Bill Fontenot, parish president, said.
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.
St. Landry Parish Government’s account balances are overwhelmingly in the black and the number of problems found in the 2016 audit are down from the 2015 audit.