St. Landry Parish Government

Residents air road, drainage complaints (Pdf)

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.

List of St. Landry Parish road work (pdf)

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.

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.

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.

When will your parish road get paved?

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.

Road problem may get a fix

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. Fontenot was informed about a complaint about the road from Hilton Fontenot, who lives on the road.

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.

St. Landry Parish Government audit: Findings reduced, account balances in the black

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. Steven Moosa, CPA, of Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick, presented the 2016 audit to the Parish Council on Wednesday.