The Advocate Watchman (12/25/14)

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Jones sworn in as judge

BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX Special to the Advocate

CLINTON — Twentieth Judicial District Court Judge George “Hal” Ware Jr. officially handed his gavel to Kathryn E. “Betsy” Jones, who was sworn in as the new judge Friday in the recently renovated courthouse.

After administering the oath of office to Jones, East Feliciana Clerk of Court David Dart announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to introduce Betsy Jones, judge of the 20th Judicial District.”

Jones thanked the audience, saying the yearlong campaign leading up to her Nov. 4 election was a humbling experience, and she vowed to work tirelessly in her new position.

She defeated fellow Democrat Sydney Picou Walker by 13 votes, 6,299 to 6,286, and she praised Walker, who was at the ceremony, for the high level of ethics during the campaign.

She then thanked her husband, family and close friends for helping during the campaign and made a promise.

“I’m going to continue to strive to make the best place to live in the world even better for

all of us,” Jones said.

The 20th Judicial District covers East and West Feliciana parishes, and Ware, who has served as Division A judge for 18 years, during brief remarks, advised Jones to “keep your sense of humor and don’t make common sense a stranger.”

Ware was generous with his “thank-you’s” and included the many staff members and courthouse employees he worked with over the years.

Judge William Carmichael, who presides over Division B, recognized Ware’s nearly 40 years of service as a public defender, district attorney and judge.

“No one could be easier to work with,” Carmichael said.

“Hal, from all the people in this district and all the people who you treated fairly, thank you.”

Ware said he plans on “doing as little as possible” and will work in his machine shop and continue to teach machine shop classes at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He said he will pursue hobbies such as building radio-controlled airplanes, target shooting and skeet shooting.

Jones’ first day will be Jan. 1.

Daughterfather team Stephanie Ferguson and Glen Ferguson, of Ethel, work their ‘squaris wheel.’

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Kathryn E. ‘Betsy’ Jones is sworn in as the new 20th Judicial District Court Judge on Friday at the Clinton courthouse in East Feliciana Parish. Jones was administered the oath of office by East Feliciana Clerk of Court David Dart as her husband, Donald Caillier, center, watches.

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This ‘squaris wheel,’ named because the wheel is square and not round like a traditional Ferris wheel, was built by Stephanie Ferguson and her father Glen Ferguson, of Ethel. The duo made two of the gift for the great-nieces, nephews and great-grandchildren in the family. The children, ages 1 to 4, will be surprised with the project Christmas morning.

Group funds bench, windows

BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX

windows were replaced with tempered glass that blocks sunlight and glare. The new ST. FRANCISVILLE — Two proj- metal park bench covers a ceects funded by the Parent- ment block that jutted out of Teacher League have made the ground and was in the way Bains Elementary School a of active children.

The window project cost little better. A section of cafeteria windows was upgraded roughly $7,000 and the bench and a new park bench for the was $600.

“The old windows looked playground was provided to terrible,” Principal Abby Cothe school.

Last summer, 12 louver chran said. “They were made Special to The Advocate

of Plexiglas and had discolored. Some lattice work was also replaced and it looks much better now. I’m so grateful to our PTL for funding both of these projects. They paid for all of it, and we didn’t have to use school funds.

“There is a big tank under the cement block, and we couldn’t afford to have it reäSee BENCH, page 2G

here is some order in what appears to be chaos in the backyard of the Ferguson residence in Ethel. Power tools, twoby-fours bracketed together in odd shapes and plywood lie about a makeshift work area as daughter and father work side by side constructing a gift for the little ones in their family.

Stephanie Ferguson and her father, Glen Ferguson, are making a kid-powered “squaris wheel” — dubbed by its original designer because of its square wheel.

The pint-sized version of a Ferris wheel is braced to be as sturdy as possible.

Each time the square wheel goes around, each passenger gives the wheel a backward push with his or her feet.

The bucket seats pivot and have a safety bar across the front, just like a Ferris wheel, keeping small riders safe.

Stephanie Ferguson said she first approached her dad about the idea after seeing a photo of the vintage ride on a social media site.

She searched the Internet until she found the plans for building the wheel and secured her dad’s help with the project.

“I wasn’t too concerned that we wouldn’t be able to do it, because he is great at fixing and building things,” Stephanie Ferguson said.

With help from Dad, the duo studied the plans and diagrams they printed from the Internet, running into problems. The sizes of the hardware they needed äSee FUN, page 2G

St. Helena schools host Special Olympics Kickoff

BY STEPHANIE WARREN

lege and Career Academy and St. Helena Arts and Technology Academy were bused to the old St. Helena Parish School middle school facility for a day District, in collaboration with of games for the event and parSpecial Olympics Louisiana, ticipate in project UNIFY. Project UNIFY, a program hosted a Special Olympics Kickoff event on Dec. 12 at the through Special Olympics Louold middle school building in isiana, is a movement to initiGreensburg.

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Continued from page 1G moved, so the PTL came up with the perfect solution, which was to place a bench over it.�

Eventually a tree will be planted behind the bench like others on the playground.

She said the two projects are the latest examples of how engaged the PTL is with the school on a regular basis. The president is Stephanie Ferguson. “We have an all-new board this year, and they help do anything we need them to do,� Cochran said. “They provide us with manpower and money.�

Other projects the Bains PTL has helped with include

ice cream socials, nacho days after the students complete state-required testing, and fund-raisers, including book fairs and the box-top program.

They also provide teacher appreciation programs, and each year, they give Christmas gifts to faculty and school employees. “They put in hours the staff can’t and help with everything like filing papers and making copies — things the teachers don’t have time to do,� Cochran said. “They are also very big in getting parent participation.

They are like our cheerleaders, and they’re good at spreading the word. I couldn’t do a lot that I do without them. They support us financially, and they help with anything and everything.

We’re lucky to have them.�

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Principal Abby Cochran checks out a bench at Bains Elementary School. Students can play unhampered by the concrete block thanks to the $600 bench funded by the school’s ParentTeacher League.

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Continued from page 1G were outdated. “That’s when we knew the design and plans were probably really, really old,� Stephanie Ferguson said. “So, we sort of winged it.�

As if constructing one square Ferris wheel wouldn’t be difficult enough, they realized that with two households of Ferguson children, they’d have to build two square Ferris wheels. “We figured if we could successfully build the one, we’d be able to pull off making another one much easier and faster,�

Glen Ferguson said. “I got this idea in my head, and I was determined to see it through, but honestly, I have never built anything before this, never used a power tool before,� said Stephanie Ferguson.

The five young children in Stephanie’s and Glen’s lives — her great-nieces and nephews and his great-grandchildren — have no idea what their elders have been doing. The Ferguson children will be surprised with the squaris wheels on Christmas Day. The children — Micah , 4, Baleigh, 2, and Jude, 1 — are Michael and Sharon Ferguson’s, while Aralynn, 4, and Avynn, 2, are the children of Joseph and Marcia Ferguson.

According to Stephanie, the mini-carnival rides are large enough for eight small children

to ride. Two children can fit into one of the bucket seats, which are fastened with bolts for safety and painted in vintage green, red and yellow colors.

The Fergusons have worked on the project every spare second when Stephanie Ferguson hasn’t been working at her day job as an accountant.

Because she lives near her parents in Ethel, getting to the work area has been easy enough.

Her quest to create the ultimate Christmas gift for the children turned into something greater, a chance to bond with her father over the Christmas spirit of giving. “I feel a great sense of accomplishment in working with my dad on this project. He is a master of all types of things and can do practically anything,� Stephanie Ferguson said.

She said that in the past her dad handed down his knowledge to her four brothers — Glen Jr., Mike, Steve and Jeff — but now he has passed some of his wisdom to her. She said she hopes the memories of building the squaris wheels will return when she needs to complete a project on her own.

Stephanie Ferguson admits children can be unpredictable at times, so she’s been unsure of their reaction to the odd gift. “I just hope we can see the magic of Christmas in their eyes when they see what we built for them and they’ll know how much we love them,� she said. “After all, Christmas is for kids.�

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Continued from page 1G ate inclusion in all schools to promote school communities that exercise all young people as agents of change to foster respect, dignity and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities, school officials said.

The students learned new sports skills and improved individual sport performance.

Participants also learned about individual and team sports and built friendships.

St. Helena Parish School System’s Chief of Innovation Donna Reno said it has been more than 10 years since Special Olympics has been in St. Helena Parish and was excited for the students to have the opportunity again. “We plan to compete in the regional games this spring where our athletes will compete with other athletes from surrounding parishes. In the near future, we will incorporate the inclusive Unified Games where students with and without disabilities will train and compete together,�

Reno said. “Special Olympics will only get bigger and better in St. Helena Parish and we are ready for all of our athletes to show off their abilities and bring home some ribbons.� “We were very excited for our students who participated, and very proud of the administrators and teachers who helped facilitate the event,�

Superintendent Kelli Joseph said. “We strive to include all of our students and provide them with opportunities to be successful in and out of the classroom.�

Special Olympics Louisiana provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympictype sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, dem-

Advocate staff photo by STEPHANIE WARREN

Students from St. Helena College and Career Academy and St. Helena Arts and Technology Academy on Dec.12 attend the Special Olympics kickoff in Greensburg.. Fifth-grade student Titus Brown plays a game of flag-football with his classmates.

Carrying the torch for the opening ceremony Dec. 12 at a Special Olympics kickoff in Greensburg are, front from left, director of Special Olympics Louisiana Brock Banos and fifth-grader Tyler Dover. Carrying the flag are sixth-grader Zy’Keirra Caston, left, and 10th-grader Troy Jackson. onstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a shar-

ing of gifts, skills and friend- Special Olympics athletes and ship with their families, other the community.

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Don’t forget hurting at holidays No matter what the holiday tradition is in your home — drawing names; hiding the elf; buying a gift for every member of your family, only the little ones or no one at all — it’s not about gift-giving but spending time together as a family. It’s about counting blessings.

True, ’tis the season to be merry, but there are friends and family we know right now who are experiencing heartache this season. They could be grieving the loss of a relative or burying a relative over the holidays.

The fact is, someone we know is having a difficult time this Christmas. Someone we know could be ill, in the hospital or a little downtrodden.

They could be working while we are playing, or they could be at home alone with no one to share the joy of the season.

So, no matter if you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Hail to the Camouflage in your home, reach out to someone this holiday and let them know you are thinking of them.

Happiest of holidays to you and yours.

In the meantime, around West Feliciana ...

19th Century Christmas

19th Century Christmas Decorations at Rosedown State Historic Site await you 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Wednesday. Rosedown’s Main House and Nina’s Wing will be dressed in historic, early to mid-19th-century Christmas decor, consisting of natural greenery garlands, fruit and nut displays, cypress and cedar wreaths and potted poinsettia blooms. For information, call (225) 635-3110.

Video game night

Teens and tweens in the West Feliciana area are invited to video game night at the West Feliciana Parish Library, 5114 Burnett Road, St. Francisville,

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from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday.

YA Cafe Book Club

Middle and high school students only are invited to week one of the YA Cafe Book Club Jan. 6. The book for January is “Croak” by Gina Damico.

Bring $8.50 to the library by Monday to purchase a copy, or bring your own copy of “Croak” to the first meeting at 5 p.m. Jan. 6.

Chapter one will be discussed.

Murder Mystery Night

Teens and tweens must sign up by Jan. 2 for Murder Mystery Night, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan. 10 by calling the WFPL at (225) 635-3364. Limit 18 people.

Learn more about teen programs at the WFPL by following westfelicianalibrary on Instagram; liking West Feliciana Parish Library on Facebook; signing up to receive text alerts by texting @westfel to 81010; or emailing your email address to wfplteenlibrarian@ gmail.com.

Strong women

A fitness and training session, Strong Women, begins Jan. 8 and ends May 15 at Independence Community Center, La. 965, St. Francisville.

Women who are motivated to increase their physical activity, reduce the risk of osteoporosis, increase muscle tone and flexibility, improve balance and do something special for themselves are invited to attend. Included in the program: guided weight training conducted twice a week; instruction on proper exercise technique; and information on strength training and nutrition.

Morning sessions are 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. An extra 30-minute floor session focusing on core will follow the morning classes only. Evening sessions are 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is $70 for entire session; $20 per month; or $5 per class. Floor sessions are optional and an additional $20 per month/$5 per session.

Register through the West Feliciana Parks and Recreation Department, 10226 W. Feliciana Parkway, or call (225) 784-8447. Contact Pam

Myers, instructor, at (225) 635-4878 or email sagittar@ bellsouth.net.

Business leader to speak

Will Campbell Jr., director of Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southern University, will be the featured speaker 6 p.m.

Jan. 8 at the Leadership North Alumni Association meeting held at the Zachary Library, 1900 Church St., in the meeting room.

Leadership North Alumni Association members and area residents are invited to attend.

This event is free. To RSVP, contact Carla Sibille, LNAA president, at carla.sibille@ gmail.com or by calling (225) 235-9476.

Tree toddler

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Libby Truitt, 18 months, recently checked out the noble firs at St. Francis Christmas Trees in the 4-H pavilion on Wilcox Street in St. Francisville. Libby is the daughter of Jordan and Liz Truitt, of St. Francisville, owners of the tree stand.

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WEST FELICIANA SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKINGS The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Prison by the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office Dec. 10-17.

DEC. 10

BANKS, KAYLA B.: 25, 4542 Ave. C, Zachary, passing a stopped school bus, driving under suspension, no evidence of insurance and canceled plate.

FRANCIS, JEFFREY W.: 22, 2500 Richland Ave., Metairie, fugitive of St. Tammany Parish.

HANCHEY JR., HENRY G.: 39, 6353 Pohlman Road, St. Francisville, second-degree domestic battery.

JOHNSON, RICKEY O.: 24, 5898 St. A, St. Francisville, possession with intent to distribute mari-

juana and failure to signal.

DEC. 14

CATHEY, DANIEL R.: 46, 4872 Ruth St., St. Francisville, third-offense driving while intoxicated, open container and aggravated assault.

GWINN, JERVONTRA T.: 18, 11735 Givens Road, St. Francisville, second-degree aggravated battery.

MEREDITH, SCOTT G.: 41, 2020 E. Eagle St., Zachary, fugitive of East Baton Rouge Parish.

MILLS, JAMES: 62, 5993 St. B, St. Francisville, driving under suspension and expired motor vehicle inspection.

STERLING, RODERICK J.: 24, 11721 Givens Road, St. Francisville, aggravated assault.

West Feliciana animals available The West Feliciana Animal Humane Society, 9946 W. Feliciana Parkway, St. Francisville, operates a low-kill shelter.

Dogs and cats are available for adoption. Dogs are $75 and cats cost $50; the fee covers spaying/neutering, deworming, rabies shot, tests and all immunizations until the animal

is adopted.

The shelter is open from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; and every day from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Visit wfanimalshelter.wix. com/wfanimalshelter or call (225) 635-5801 or (225) 2296787.

Available this week are:

Chere is an 8-month-old female domestic shorthair.

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Cruise is a 1- to 2-year-old Harvey is a 1- to 2-year-old male lab/hound mix. male labrador retriever mix.

West Feliciana students of all ages learn about nutrition

Advocate staff report What do you get when you bring together adult education students, parents of Early Head Start and Head Start children of the West Feliciana Family Services Center for a nutrition program?

You get a nutrition series filled with lessons, activities, games, tastings and food demonstrations, said Layne Langley, LSU Agricultural Center nutrition agent, who conducts the program.

For the past three months, the adult education class at the Family Services Center in St. Francisville has been learning about the MyPlate nutrition guide and the five food groups, as well as why it’s important to make half of the food on their plates servings of fruits and vegetables, Langley said.

MyPlate is the nutrition guide published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A food circle or pie chart depicting a place setting with a plate and glass divided into five food groups replaces the USDA’s previous pyramid food diagrams.

Program participants were taught the benefits of switching to skim or 1 percent milk. “To extend the lessons, the students and parents participated in hands-on food demonstrations, made quesadillas, a fruit cobbler called Rise and Shine and a snack known as honey milk balls,� Langley said.

The LSU AgCenter nutrition program met again Dec. 12 at Bains Lower Elementary.

To learn about the adult education nutrition programs, call Langley at (225) 635-3614 or email lalangley@agcenter.lsu. edu The program is open to anyone interested in learning about nutrition.

West Feliciana Head Start Pre-K student Jaylen Chappell takes a bite of an apple Participants in the adult education nutrition program at during a recent nutrition proWest Feliciana Family Services center sort food packages gram at the West Feliciana according to that they think contains the most calcium.

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Austin Fontenot prepares bean quesadillas recently while learning about MyPlate during the adult education nutrition program at West Feliciana Family Services.

Photos provided by LAYNE LANGLEY

Sarah White, Aubriney Williams, Mekhi Seymore and Maddison Collins, from left, of Pre-K Head Start at the West Feliciana Family Services, participate in a nutrition program.

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Church holds Christmas bazaar

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Clinton United Methodist Church held its annual Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 5 at the church. The children got a chance to write a letter to Santa and were given a stamped envelope to mail it with their return address so Santa could write them back.

ABOVE: A variety of items for silent auction are on display at the Clinton United Methodist Church’s annual Christmas Bazaar.

LEFT: Members of the Clinton United Methodist Church baked sweet treats for the church’s annual Christmas Bazaar.

EAST FELICIANA PARISH SHERIFF BOOKINGS The following people were arrested and booked into the East Feliciana Parish Prison from Dec. 11-17.

ANDERSON TYRONE: 49, 1225 Silver Lilly Lane, Marrero, hold for Department of Corrections.

BIENEMY, JOSEPH: 20, 322 S. Dupre St., New Orleans, hold for Department of Corrections.

CARPENTER, MICHAEL: 18, 3193 La. 952, Jackson, simple burglary.

CUNNINGHAM, NICHOLOS: 19, 2527 Charles Drive, Jackson, simple burglary.

DANIELS, DUANE: 36, 345 Deck Bar Ave., Jefferson, hold for Department of Corrections.

FRANKLIN, COURTNEY: 24, 9138 Mandal Lane, New Roads, driving under suspension, speeding.

GUILLOT, DONALD: 24, 10 Cherry Blossom Road, Marrero, hold for Department of Corrections.

HARRIS, DELANEY: 26, 2100 Rose Drive, Gretna, hold for Department of Corrections.

LONDON, WARREN: 40, 7411 Tommy James Lane, Jackson,

simple assault.

MAPRE, LARRY: 32, 41074 S. Range Road, Ponchatoula, hold for Department of Corrections.

RHODE, LEONARD: 45, address unknown, battery of a correctional officer.

RICHARD, TITUS: 27, 107 Pugh St., New Orleans, hold for De-

partment of Corrections.

SHOLES, GARVIS: 48, address unknown, aggravated assault.

WHITFIELD, MALCOLM: 19, 7030 La. 10, Jackson, simple burglary.

WASHINGTON, BRYON: 31, 1713 Thomas Street, Ville Platte, hold for Department of Corrections.

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Let holiday time become kickoff for listening

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Windows in the buildings of Charter Street Studio, the Gumbo Kitchen and the McKowen Pipes Building have been transformed for the holidays by Connie Hoffman McMillin, P.H. Price and Faye Hoffman Talbot, residents of East Feliciana Parish.

Window wonderland

Displays bring out holiday spirit downtown Advocate staff report Several of Jackson’s historical buildings have received a holiday make-over.

Charter Street Studio, the Gumbo Kitchen and the Pipes McKowen Building have been transformed, the buildings’ windows decorated with intricate window displays and twinkling lights.

Three East Feliciana residents — Connie Hoffman McMillin, of Jackson; P.H. Price, of Clinton; and Faye Hoffman Talbot, of Jackson — added the holiday accoutrements to the buildings on Charter Street.

Talbot said the Gumbo Kitchen has been decorated with holidaythemed china figurines while Charter Street Studio has been trussed up with Christmas village scenes and has a 3-foot tall nativity scene in its attic, which can be seen from the street.

“In the Pipes McKowen Building, the windows seem to magically come to life with vintage toys, teddy bears and dolls,” Talbot said.

Talbot and McMillin, sisters, and Price, a friend, said they took it upon themselves to decorate the windows. The sisters belong to the Jackson Assembly, which owns the buildings.

Talbot gives credit to Jackson resident and artist Donna Kilbourne, who decorated the windows of Pipes McKowen last year.

“We decorated Charter Street Studio last year and decided to expand to the Gumbo Kitchen this Christmas. When we heard Donna couldn’t decorate the Pipes McKowen building again, we decorated those, too,” Talbot said.

Talbot said the Gumbo Kitchen and Pipes McKowen buildings are empty, except during the Jackson Assembly Antique and Art show in March, so the friends thought “it would be a fun thing to do.”

The three are Baton Rouge natives who relocated to East Feliciana, Talbot said.

“We all love the area and wanted to share our Christmas cheer,” Talbot said.

Getting caught up in the chaos of Christmas makes it easy to lose sight of what’s really important: family, friends and others around us.

When we ask the question “how are you?” of others, are we really expecting them to answer us truthfully? Are we truly prepared for them to tell us how they are, what they’ve been doing or what their issues are? Or has the question become so perfunctory, we’re not expecting anyone to really answer us at all except to say, “I’m fine, I’m good, and you?” with both parties going about their merry ways.

Recently, while grocery shopping, this happened to me. I asked this question of someone I barely know but who had taken the time to approach me to extend pleasantries. “Hey, how are you, how’s it going?” I asked, unsure of what to say.

“Not so good. It really hasn’t been a good year for my family. We lost a loved one, and it’s been really difficult,” they replied.

I was completely unprepared, jolted out of my little reverie, because I never expected this person to truly tell me how they were. I did ask the question after all, but what was I expecting? If I wasn’t prepared for the answer, then why ask the question? My theory is that we’ve become preoccupied with self, so busy with our lives, we’ve grown oblivious of others and what’s going on with them. It’s not that we don’t care; we do.

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ana 4-H will join forces for the annual Feliciana 4-H and FFA Mini-Farm and Livestock show Jan. 16-17 in St. Francisville at the WF Sports Park Barn. Admission is free, and events are open to the public.

AROUND School and community EAST FELICIANA displays, livestock animals, SGILL@ THEADVOCATE.COM animal projects, agriculture displays, concessions and ill-equipped to handle a conmore will be featured. versation in person or one that Visit East Feliciana Parish doesn’t involve typing a reply 4-H on Facebook or @EastFeand hitting the “send” button. liciana4H on Twitter to learn Perhaps my New Year’s res- more or contact Cupit at (225) olution for 2015 should be to 683-3101 for information. text less and talk more, truly listening to others around me. Council on Aging at a glance The following events are 4-H open enrollment for the East Feliciana Council on Aging, 11120 Bank St., East Feliciana youth in Clinton. ninth through 12th grades Friday: closed interested in 4-H are invited Monday: arthritis movement to join whether in public exercise class at 11 a.m. or private school or homeTuesday: games schooled. 4-H has a club for Wednesday: bingo at 11 a.m. all students.

Jan. 1: closed Leanna B. Cupit, assistant Jan. 2: arthritis movement extension agent for East Feliciana Parish 4-H, says plenty exercise class at 11 a.m.

East Feliciana Public Transit of activities and events reprovides transport for seniors main throughout the 2014-15 to East Baton Rouge Parish year such as 4-H camps for fourth- through sixth-graders Monday through Friday.

The Council on Aging also or 4-H University for ages 13 provides financial assistance and up. to seniors 60 and older with A monthly sewing club begins Jan. 26. Plans are to start emergency energy-related needs — gas or Entergy eleca cooking club as well, Cupit tric bills only. Call (225) 683said. Cost to join East Felici9862 for information. ana 4-H is $5 per child/teen.

Pick up an application to join Clinton Community Market 4-H at the East Feliciana Parish office, 4419 Idlewild On the first Saturday of Road, Clinton. each month, vendor booths Cupit will be visiting line St. Helena Street in schools in January.

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Market hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no charge to set up a booth.

A band performs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Two local banks, Feliciana Bank and Landmark Bank, donate the funds used to hire the band each month.

Butch Hooge, of Clinton, is the director, and Al O’Brien, of Ethel, serves as volunteer vendor coordinator for the market.

The next Clinton market is Jan. 3. For information, call Hooge at (225) 719-1047.

Bluegrass festival

The 23rd annual Pecan Ridge Bluegrass Festival Camp and Jam, Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, brings in the new year with performances by bluegrass, gospel and old-time country bands that like to jam. Held four times a year in December or January, May, July and September, the festival was started by the bands themselves and just grew, said Pecan Ridge campground owner Alvin Havard.

Admission is free. Havard said shows Dec. 29-31 are likely to begin around 5:30 p.m. The Pecan Ridge Bluegrass park is at 4225 La. 952, Jackson. Contact Havard at (225) 629-5852 for information.

Send your Around East Feliciana events to Stacy Gill by 3 p.m. Friday for publication in the next edition of The Watchman. Email your news, photos and more to sgill@ theadvocate.com.

Jackson Head Start holds Christmas pageant

Photo provided by BETH DAWSON Tatyanna Van Norman recites her lines in the Jackson Head Start Christmas pageant Dec. 17. Children performed a Christmas program for parents that included storytelling and singing.

Prekindergarten pupils at Jackson Head Start held a Christmas program Dec. 17 for parents and friends.

The Jackson Head Start boys choir sang Christmas carols, some children dressed as Christmas characters while others recited lines from holiday classics.

Joshua Martin portrays an elf at the Christmas program at Jackson Head Start pre-kindergarten school Dec. 17. Martin and his classmates performed as classic Christmas characters.

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Students who were named to the St. Helena Arts and Technology Academy honor roll are treated Dec. 10 to a breakfast in the cafeteria on campus in Greensburg. Attending, from left, are, seventh-grade student Anais Newbertm and sixth-graders Valencia Tripes, Kandis Bowlin, Yelitza Gonzales and Nadia Williams.

BANKS, AKEEM: 23, 903 Perry Lane, Amite, failure to appear.

MILLER, TAYLOR: 23, 1653 Newman Road, Pine Grove, theft.

MELTON, VICTORIA: 26, 73 Hurst Hilltop Loop, Darlington, firstoffense driving while intoxicated, speeding.

MILLER, BRANDI: 26, 10026 La. 1063, Amite, driving while intoxicated, improper lane use.

OLIPHANT, JOSHUA: 19, 13018 Velma Road, Amite, speeding, interference with State Police, no driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, underage driving while intoxicated.

ROSADO, DUSTIN: 28, 28954 La. 1036, Grangeville, driving while intoxicated, no license plate, speeding.

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Christmas has arrived, St.Helena After all of the hustle and bustle of the holidays, Christmas is finally here.

Indulge in the food, enjoy time spent with your family and cherish the holiday memories. Merry Christmas, St. Helena.

The schools St. Helena Parish and surrounding areas are closed for the Christmas holidays.

St. Helena Parish Sheriff Nat Williams encourages the community to take a little extra caution while driving to work or other destinations, as children could be out riding their

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Editor’s note: Jazz Ferguson will be featured in an upcoming sports column in The Advocate Extra.

When Ryan Reed and Jazz Ferguson left for Shreveport by bus last week to play in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association EastWest All-Star game, the two West Feliciana Saints were beginning the final chapter of a long and remarkable story as football teammates.

“We’ve been playing together since pee-wee football, 11 or 12 years ago,” Reed said.

“He came to school here in sixth grade, and we hit it off immediately. We both played football and baseball, the same positions, and we just began working together and became friends. He’s someone I grew up with, and we’ve been teammates for a long time.”

That familiarity was evident as their team enjoyed a remarkable football season this fall. Reed was quarterback for the Saints, and Ferguson was his No. 1 target at wide receiver. They also played in the defensive backfield together.

The Saints earned a fifth seed and had a remarkable run in the Class 3A playoffs, losing to eventual champion and top-seeded Livonia 23-15 in the semifinals. They concluded the season with an 11-3 record.

With the final snap of last Saturday’s game at Independence Stadium, Reed’s and Ferguson’s football careers

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likely will diverge down different paths beginning next year.

Ferguson, 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds, has committed to play for LSU next fall.

He’s currently on the Saints basketball team, and he’ll play baseball in the spring.

Reed is a versatile athlete as well. He’s been a standout as a quarterback and defensive back. The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder has received offers from Northwestern State to play “wildcat” quarterback, defensive back and kick returner and to play defensive back at Nicholls State.

He’s also had strong interest from Southeastern Louisiana, Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss. More schools will certainly recruit him after the all-star contest.

“I’ll decide in January which five schools I’m going to visit; then I’ll make my final decision after that,” said Reed, who plans to study civil engineering in college.

He also plays sweeper, a defensive position, for the West Feliciana soccer team.

He’s the starting shortstop and a top-of-the-lineup hitter for the Saints baseball team who throws right and bats

left. This spring, he’ll also be a sprinter on the track team, running the 100 and 200 dashes and the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams.

Last year, in a first-round playoff game against Marksville, Reed broke his leg, but the injury didn’t slow him down for long. He missed soccer season and didn’t run track, but he played every game in baseball. He still has a couple of screws and a rod in his leg, but that hasn’t slowed him down.

“I’m actually faster now than I was before I broke my leg,” said Reed, who estimates he’s picked up a tenth or two tenths of a second in the 40yard dash.

Reed said he and Ferguson will play baseball together, and they’ve talked about the possibility of playing college football on the same team.

“I’d consider it, but when I get an offer and I make a commitment, I’m not going to decommit, I’m going to stick with it,” Reed said.

Instead, they might find themselves on opposite teams in the future, and Reed would know what to expect.

“Everything’s competitive with Jazz,” Reed said with a laugh. “We go at it. We even play games with apps on our cellphones, competing against each other. I’d know what to expect.”

Redstick Bowl features locals

Three players from the Feliciana region were invited to play in the 13th annual U.S. Army Redstick Bowl last week

Photo provided by HEIDI SMITH

West Feliciana quarterback Ryan Reed hands off to Desmond Wilson against Livonia earlier in the season and helped lead the Saints to an 11-3 record. Reed has received offers from Northwestern State and Nicholls State and has had strong interest from Louisiana Tech, Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Miss. at Olympia Stadium. The game showcases senior all-star football players from the greater Baton Rouge region.

Playing for the Black Knights were West Feliciana’s Lorenzo Green, a

5-foot-9, 175-pound wide receiver; East Feliciana’s TyQuincey Kilbourne, a 6-foot1, 245-pound linebacker; and Silliman Institute’s Jozie Milton, a 6-foot-3, 297-pound defensive lineman. Milton

has committed to play collegiality at South Carolina.

Send sports news, photos and stats to Howard Arceneaux at harceneaux@theadvocate. com.

Silliman cheers from Disney Advocate staff report S i l l i m a n ’s v a r s i t y cheerleaders recently took part in performances at Disney’s Magic Kingdom.

The squad performed with the National Cheerleaders Association and the National Dance Alliance. They made the trip after winning the Game Time Top Team Award at summer camp.

Silliman representative Katy Hayes said it was the second year the school was invited to the event.

The Silliman cheerleaders joined more than 830 performers from 41 states at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World on Dec. 3-8 to perform in the Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration, a “Frozen” twist on the 31st annual telecast airing at 9 a.m. Thursday on ABC. This year’s Christmas special, hosted by Louisiana native Robin Roberts, of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” is inspired by the blockbuster movie “Frozen,” about uniting family and loved ones, Hayes said.

Roberts will telecast from Disney World in Florida with support from Tim Tebow, GMA contributor and ESPN/ SEC network analyst.

“This was a great experience for the Silliman cheerleaders,” Hayes said. “They are grateful to everyone who supported them in making this dream come true.”

Advocate staff photos by HEATHER MCCLELLAND

Photo provided by KATY HAYES

Silliman Institute Cheerleaders perform at Disney World Dec. 3-8 with the National Cheerleaders Association and the National Dance Alliance in a Disney Christmas special that airs Thursday, Dec. 25, on ABC. Silliman Cheerleaders front, from left, are Stefanee Peters, Abby Kent and Mikayla Gayle; and back, from left, are Callie Venable, Maggie Bishop, Kayla Hebert, Taylor Rogillio, Kingsley Butler, Kaitlin Perry and Baleigh Bellue.

ABOVE: West Feliciana’s Joe Bangham attempts to score in the last four seconds of the first half against Southern Lab on Dec. 16 at Seymour Hall on Southern’s campus.

LEFT: West Feliciana coach Jason Norris talks to the team during a time out against Southern Lab.

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NOTICE --Gas Utility District #2, East Feliciana Parish is accepting sealed bids for (1) 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 truck with utility bed & pipe rack.

Minimum bid is $16,000.00.

Also accepting bids for (1) 2008 Ford F250 with a minimum bid of $3,500.00.

Specifications can be obtained at the Gas District office at 5426 Hwy. 19, Ethel, LA, Monday through Friday from 7:30 – 4:00 PM or by calling Mike at (225) 6839416. Mailing address is P. O. Box 9, Clinton, LA 70722.

Trucks are sold without any warranty of condition or suitability for any purpose for cash. Sealed bids will be opened on January 12, 2015 at 3:45PM. Gas Utility District #2, East Feliciana reserves the right to reject any & all bids.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE A public sale of the below described property will be held on the 6th day of Dec., 2014, at the Metco Enterprises, L. L. C. facility located at 7371 Line Road, Jackson, Louisiana 70748, at 7:00 a.m. The terms of the sale are cash to the highest bidder. The property will be sold "As Is" without any warranty whatsoever. #23 L. Jackson #26 T. Allen 5072310 Dec. 25, 2014 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Glenn C. Trahan, contact Atty. at Law Jerry Shropshire, P. O. Box 8181, Clinton, LA 70722. 225-683-1047 and/or 225-719-0089 5072368 Dec. 25, '14, Jan. 1, 8, 2015 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Charles Anthony Bernard, contact Atty. Jerry Shropshire, P. O. Box 8181, Clinton, LA 70722.

225-683-1047 and/or 225-719-0089 5072379 Dec. 25, '14, Jan. 1, 8, 2015 NOTICE --20th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Feliciana The East Feliciana Clerk of Court's Office, by order signed by George H. Ware, Jr., Judge, Division A, was closed December 19, 2014, from 9:00 am - 10:30 am for the formal swearing-in ceremony of Judge-Elect Kathryn E. "Betsy" Jones.

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NOTICE --NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS Thursday, December 25, 2014 Village of Wilson P. O. Box 40, Wilson, LA 70789 225.629.5415 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Village of Wilson.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about January 13, 2015 the Village of Wilson will submit a request to the Louisiana Division of Administration for the release of FY 2014 Public Facilities Improvements funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake a project known as FY2014 Water Improvements for the purpose of the construction of a new water well for the Village of Wilson. This project will be to design and construct a new 300 gpm potable water well and 8-inch water line connecting the well to the existing system. The existing well is older and running at 60% capacity. If it should fail, the Village does not have a back-up water supply. Construction of the new well will provide the Village with a reliable water source to serve the current residents and account for future growth.

The new well will be located at the intersection of Hwy. 68 (Grant Street) and Poplar Street. The water line will be in existing ROW. It will be directionally drilled down Poplar Street and tied in at Virginia Street. The well will service the corporate limits of the Village as well as additional customers outside the limits. All residents in the Target Area will benefit from this project as the Village will have an acceptable water well meeting the EPA’s Standards and Guidelines.

Available ground water shall be pumped and disinfected before use by the public.

The grant funding amount is $698,500.00. Total project cost is approximately $819,600.00.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Village of Wilson has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Village of Wilson Office, 6528 Sycamore Street, Wilson, LA and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Village of Wilson, P O Box 40, Wilson, LA 70789.

All comments received by January 9, 2015 will be considered by the Village prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The Village of Wilson certifies to the LA Division of Administration that Marilyn Broadway in her capacity as Mayor consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied.

The Louisiana Division of Administration’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the Village of Wilson to use HUD program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS The Louisiana Division of Administration will accept objections to its release of funds and the Village of Wilson’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer or other officer of the Village; (b) the Village has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required

by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the Louisiana Division of Administration; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

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Potential objectors should contact the Louisiana Division of Administration to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Marilyn Broadway, Mayor Village of Wilson 5073388-dec 25-1t

NOTICE --VILLAGE OF NORWOOD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN REGULAR SESSION NOVEMBER 13, 2014 The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in regular session on Thurs., November 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Becky Bellue presiding. Aldermen Willie Duncan and Andy Jelks were present.

Alderman Jimmy Reynolds was absent.

All motions carried unanimously unless otherwise noted.

A motion was made by Ald. Jelks and seconded by Ald. Duncan approving the minutes of the October meeting with the correction that Ald. Duncan was absent at October meeting.

A motion was made by Ald. Duncan and seconded

by Ald. Jelks approving the financial statement for October and payment of the new bills for November.

OLD BUSINESS: 1.

Police Report – Police Chief James Nevels reported that the charger has been towed to Henry Brothers. They say that the motor is gone and it will cost more to rebuild than the car is worth.

Mayor Bellue reminded everyone that we have applied for 2 new units through Pennington and advised that we wait until December when those grants are awarded before any decisions are made. This matter was tabled. Christmas with a Cop was discussed. Chief Nevels will be talking to his volunteers to try to set that up. There was some discussion about the body cameras that we have been using on a trial basis for the last couple of weeks. A motion was made by Ald. Jelks and seconded

by Ald. Duncan to purchase 3 of the cameras.

2.

Fire Report – Fire Chief Jimmy Garig gave the monthly report, expressing his gratitude that the tax renewal had passed. There were several classes held in Oct. Chief Garig said that when the hydrant work is completed, there will be 38 hydrants in town. There will be water shuttle practice and a fire safety class for children held at the fire station on 11/29.

3.

Gas Report – Jimmy Garig gave the monthly activity report.

4.

Maintenance Report – Mayor Bellue reported that the police jury has cut around the oxidation pond, on Pine Street and on Honeysuckle Street with the side cutter. She is still working on quotes for the tank inspection that she expects to get done in the Spring 5.

Clerk’s Report – Just a reminder that there’s only a short time to finish up your Ethic’s Training.

NEW BUSINESS: 1.

L G A P Application – Mayor Bellue suggested having a special meeting when Ald. Reynolds could be here to discuss the LGAP application.

She suggested maybe trying to replace the tractor. Ald. Jelks said that we should be dedicated to repairing Thompson Creek Road, even if it takes several years of grant money. A motion was made by Ald. Jelks and seconded

by Ald. Duncan to table this discussion.

2.

Council on Aging – A motion was made by Ald. Jelks and seconded

by Ald. Duncan to give the Council on Aging $150.00 toward their Meals on Wheels program.

3.

Safe/Fire Proof File Cabinet – The safe that we have is full of minute books and maps and we are in need of a bigger safe or another safe. A motion was made by Ald. Duncan and seconded by Ald. Jelks approving a purchase of up to $1500.00 toward a new safe.

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Citizen’s Participation – Glenn Killough invited everyone to a Community Thanksgiving Service at the Norwood Presbyterian Church on Nov. 25 at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Russ Hicks from the EFP Police Jury commended the town officials on how well our meetings run. Mr. Louis Kent, EFP Police Jury President, said that he would be working on paving Thompson Creek Road soon. Ald. Jelks asked what part of the road

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There being no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Ald. Duncan and seconded by Ald. Jelks. ___________________ Rebecca G. Bellue Mayor ___________________ Jennifer R. Jelks Town Clerk 5073395-dec 25-1t

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING: SUBDIVISION REQUEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Parish of West Feliciana will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

Further, the West Feliciana Parish Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday , January 20, 2015 at 5:30 p.m.

Both public hearings will be held in the Parish Council Meeting Room in the Courthouse Annex, Second Floor at 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, La. The following Subdivision Request will be considered: Preliminary Plan of Oak Run 3281 Highway 966.

St. Francisville Louisiana 70775 Proposed Use: 27 Lot Subdivision

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Parish of West Feliciana will hold a public hearing on Tuesday January 6, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

This meeting is open to the public.

The public hearing will be held in the Parish Council Meeting Room in the Courthouse Annex, Second Floor at 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, La.

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The following proposed amendments to the West Feliciana Planning and Zoning Ordinance are to be considered: Article I (General) Part 2 (Jurisdiction) of the West Feliciana Parish Planning Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.

JURISDICTION The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all land, buildings and structures within the unincorporated areas in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Works Standard Plans shall be observed and followed for all infrastructure work related to development associated with ordinance.

Article 1, Section 9 Definitions, Parish of The West Feliciana Planning and Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to add the definition as follows: Private Residential Subdivision: Residential development classified as a Major Subdivision where the infrastructure constructed to support the development (including but not limited to roads, sewerage collection if applicable, and drainage) shall be maintained perpetually by the owner, developer, or Home Owners Association (HOA), yet must built to the current parish public standards.

Article II, Planning Districts, Section 21, Table C, Parish of The West Feliciana Planning and Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to reflect below as follows: Allowable uses for the Planned Unit Development District (PUD) shall include all designated uses specified for Neighborhood Commercial Districts (C-1), General Commercial Districts (C-2), Professional Districts (P-1), and all Residential Districts (R-A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, T-R, A-R, M-R). All provisions of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance in conflict with this amendment are hereby amended in conformity herewith.

Article II, Planning Districts, Section 10, Table B Parish of The West Feliciana Planning and Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to reflect below as follows: The minimum lot width at the building line for R-A designated zoning is hereby established at a width not less than the road frontage width. All provisions of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance in conflict with this amendment are hereby amended in conformity herewith.

Article V, Section F, Part 2(A)(3), Major Subdivision, Parish of The West Feliciana Planning and Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to add as follows: c. Prior to Final Plat approval, any major subdivision constructed as a “private residential subdivision” shall require the owner’s design engineer to certify all infrastructure has been constructed in accordance to the approved construction plans and to the parish public standard. The Owner shall also be required to provide a recorded copy of the deed restrictions and maintenance covenants to assure upkeep and maintenance of the private infrastructure.

This meeting is open to the public.

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By: /s/ Sally M. Snowden West Feliciana Parish Council

NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 9802 Sealed bids will be opened and publicly read by the Purchasing Section of the Division of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2160, (P.O. Box 94095), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the following:

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Motion carried.

It was discussed and decided that an advertisement for the new position would be sent to the St. Francisville Chamber of Commerce in hopes that they would publish it as soon as possible in their newsletter and on their website. Should the need arise, the advertisement can be published in the Advocate. Dennis Neal offered a motion to pay for the advertisement to be published as directed by Board President Kevin Beauchamp. CB Owen seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.

Superintendent Clay Hardouin had nothing to report.

Plater Gooden offered a motion to adjourn, seconded by CB Owen. Motion carried.

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NOTICE --Fire Protection District No. 1 of West Feliciana Parish Fire Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Schedule for 2015 January 12, 2015 February 9, 2015 March 9, 2015 April 13, 2015

File No. V541791, Solicitation No. 2258808 - AluminumPE, 01/07/2015

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Bid proposal forms, information and specifications may be obtained by accessing the bid number in LaPac at www.doa.Louisiana. gov/osp or from the purchasing section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities.

July 13, 2015

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NOTICE --A Special meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Gas Utility District #1 of West Feliciana Parish was held at 3:30 p.m. November 20, 2014, at 4789 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Members present: Kevin Beauchamp, Tim Byrd, Plater Gooden, Dennis Neal, Terry Osterberger, CB Owen Members absent: Heather Giammanchere, Leonard White, Bess Kelley, David Norwood, Glenn Thomas Also present: Clay Hardouin, Superintendent; Becky Hilliard, Administrative Assistant; Mike Hughes, Assistant District Attorney; Charlie Wood, SJB CB Owen offered a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Tim Byrd. Motion carried.

Plater Gooden offered a motion to add agenda item (4)(C) Bayou State Construction Surety Bond.

CB Owen seconded the motion. No opposition.

Motion carried.

Terry Osterberger offered a motion to approve the minutes from the November 13 meeting, seconded by Dennis Neal.

Motion carried.

CB Owen explained the Blending Agreement required to make the Midla settlement work for all customers on the current Midla system. The blending agreement will result in increased gas transportation costs for all customers in the system. This penalty can be reduced should the customer base grow. The key benefit of the agreement is to eliminate the risk of service interruption due to Midla failure or closure. The risk of interruption was not acceptable to our State customers and would greatly impact our residential customers. For these reasons, the Finance Committee recommends approval the blending agreement as presented and authorize Board President Kevin Beauchamp to sign the necessary document. Dennis Neal offered a motion to approve the agreement as presented and authorize Board President Kevin Beauchamp to sign the necessary document. Terry Osterberger seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.

Staff explained to the board a situation with the surety bond from Bayou State Construction. Plater Gooden offered a motion to approve leaving the surety bond as is, seconded by CB Owen. All in favor. Motion carried.

CB Owen explained the process that the Finance Committee followed in developing the job description for the Financial and

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 9819 Sealed bids will be opened and publicly read by the Purchasing Section of the Division of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2160, (P.O. Box 94095), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the following: File No. V541571, Solicitation No. 2258813 - Commercial Fertilizer To Be Free Flow Uniformly Granulated, 01/08/2015 Bid proposal forms, information and specifications may be obtained by accessing the bid number in LaPac at www.doa.Louisiana. gov/osp or from the purchasing section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities.

Paul Holmes Director of State Purchasing FAX (225) 342-8688 5072792-dec 25-1t

NOTICE --PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014.

The Council of the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana, met in regular session at its regular meeting place, the Council Meeting Room on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex, 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana on Monday, September 15, 2014 at FiveThirty (5:30) p.m.

Chairperson Heather R. Howle called the meeting to order and directed the Secretary, Rolanda J. Robinson to call the roll: PRESENT: Hon. Chair Heather R. Howle and Council Members Ms. Lea Reid Williams, Mel Percy, Melvin Young, Merrick “Ricky” Lambert, John S. Kean, IV and Otis L. Wilson.

ABSENT: None.

OTHERS: Parish President, Kevin Couhig, District Attorney (DA) Sam D’Aquilla and Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Michael L. Hughes.

3. PRAYER & PLEDGE Those who liked joined in the saying of the Lord’s Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

4. RULES OF MEETING ORDER The Chair stated that the meeting would be conducted under Robert’s Rules of Order unless otherwise noted.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS – SUBMITTAL OF FORMS The Chair asked those who wanted to make comments on a specific agenda item to please fill out the

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6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION Mr. Percy offered a motion to amend the agenda to waive executive privilege with the exception of the executive session meeting earlier today as it pertains to the Lambert Lawsuit. This amendment to the agenda requires a unanimous vote. Seconded

by Mr. Young. Upon a roll call vote, Young, Percy and Howle voted in favor of the motion. Kean, Wilson and Williams dissented. Mr. Lambert abstained. Motion failed.

Mr. Kean asked that item 10.C.x. be removed from the agenda. Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Wilson, the Council unanimously approved the agenda with the exception of item 8.E. which was added after the 144 hour deadline.

Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Lambert, the Council approved agenda item 8.E. 7. APPROVAL OF PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Mr. Lambert offered a motion to approve the minutes from the special meeting of August 27th and the regular meeting of August 18th, 2014 as written.

Seconded by Mr. Percy.

Discussion ensued on the status of the minutes of the June 23rd special meeting and the minutes of the July 21st regular meeting. Ms. Williams made a substitute motion to approve the minutes with the addition of the four (4) comments or statements in the minutes of the August 27th special meeting.

Discussion ensued prior to the vote referencing a state law of the requirements for inclusion in the minutes. Upon a roll call vote, Wilson, Williams, Young and Howle voted in favor of the motion. Casting the only dissenting vote was Percy.

Lambert and Kean abstained. Motion carried.

8. PUBLIC HEARING At 5:47 p.m., Mr. Percy offered a motion to enter into public hearing.

Seconded by Mr. Young.

There were no objections.

Motion carried.

The Chair asked those present for the public hearing to sign the roll.

8.A-8.C. The Chair read aloud the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2014 September 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 establishing the Office of the Assistant Secretary; Ordinance No. 2014 September 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 for oil and gas well registration and Ordinance No. 2014 September 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 for settlement of pending litigation entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Lambert Gravel Company, Inc., et al v.

Parish of West Feliciana, et al)â&#x20AC;?.

The Council posed questions to the staff regarding the oil and gas well registration ordinance and public comments were made at length on Ordinance No. 2014 September 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3.

[A summary of the ordinances named above were previously published in the August 13th, August 27th and September 3rd, 2014 editions of the Official Journal, the St. Francisville Democrat, respectively.]

8.D. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8.E. The Chair read aloud and introduced an ordinance to set new water hook-up and user rates and the ordinance on the Independence Sewer.

The ADA recommended an amended to the ordinance to set new water hook-up and user rates by adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;or any part thereofâ&#x20AC;? under Usage for both Residential and Commercial to read, â&#x20AC;&#x153;$3.50 per 1,000 gallons or any part thereof over minimum.â&#x20AC;?

[A summary of the ordinances were published in the September 24th, 2014 edition of the Official Journal, the St. Francisville Democrat.]

At 6:36 p.m. Mr. Percy offered a motion to end the public hearing and return to regular session.

Seconded by Mr. Lambert.

There were no objections.

Motion carried.

Upon a motion of Ms. Williams, seconded by Mr. Lambert, the Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2014 - September 15 - 1 establishing the Office of Assistant Secretary as presented.

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proposed 9 Lot [private] Subdivision, Catalpa Plantation, LLC for approval as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Mr. Couhig asked the ADA for clarification on the P&Z recommendation. He continued by stating that this again is our reputation for dealing with developers.

We walk them through and we pull the rug out from under them. Not saying he shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do a 16 ft road but there is no reason to impose a 20 ft road on 9 lots. If Planning and Zoning recommended it as presented, then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they recommended. If you want it to be 16 ft â&#x20AC;Ś not to be 16 ft, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll respect that but I just want to point out this is a continuation of our reputation with the development community that we wait and pull the rug out and people have to add cost and start over. Part of the reason we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get anything developed.

liability insurance, workerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comp, automobile coverage, etc. that was done with input from agent, Butler Bourgeois. He interjected that local companies sometimes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet the insurance requirements and exceptions have been made in the past. He further advised the Council to revisit these requirements and possibly revise them for different insurance requirements in particular instances.

ment, voting in favor of the motion were Young, Kean, Wilson, Williams and Percy.

Casting dissenting votes were Lambert and Howle.

Motion passed 5-2.

the road is 20 ft or 16 ft itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whether you are going to stick with the rules or whether you not going to stick with the rules for everybody â&#x20AC;Ś the same procedures. But I can tell you that map when it was first brought to my attention earlier this year they did not know what those initials were â&#x20AC;Ś and the reason that I put those initials there as the Head of Planning and Zoning when they were approved that was just so no one could go in there and do what happened in that particular area. And so the â&#x20AC;Ś not to approve that map with the change on it to go back to the original map and if you want to transfer it to the new map â&#x20AC;Ś that point forward to whatever zoning yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all have. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cause what you got on there right now is incorrect. Ms. Williams then asked the Secretary to note the comments by Mr. Griffin to be a part of the record.

Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Lambert, the Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 for oil and gas well registration.

[Ordinance No. 2014 September 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 was previously published in its entirety for two consecutive weeks in the September 24 & October 1, 2014 edition of the Official Journal, the St. Francisville Democrat.]

Mr. Percy made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2014 September 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 for settlement of pending litigation entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Lambert Gravel Company, Inc., et al v. Parish of West Feliciana, et al)â&#x20AC;?. Seconded by Mr. Young. Upon a roll call vote, Percy, Young and Howle voted in favor of the motion. Williams, Kean and Wilson voted against the motion.

Mr. Lambert abstained. Motion failed 33-1.

Mr. Lambert made a motion to set the date and time of the public hearing on the Independence Sewer Ordinance for October 20, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in this meeting room. Seconded

by Mr. Percy. There was no objection. Motion passed.

The Council, upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Lambert set the date and time of the public hearing on an ordinance to set new water hook-up and user rates for October 20, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in this meeting room.

8.F. TAKE ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY Action noted above.

NEW BUSINESS 9.A. OFFICIAL JOURNAL Dan Shea, President/COO of The Advocate and Fred Kalmbach, Managing Editor representing Capital City Press (Morning Advocate) gave a brief presentation on the future of the St. Francisville Democrat going forward and its desire to maintain community relations.

9.B. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION 9.B.i. Public Hearing At 6:54 p.m., Mr. Percy offered a motion to enter into public hearing.

Seconded by Mr. Kean.

There were no objections.

Motion carried.

Planning Administrator, Jim Ferguson was in attendance and presented the

Ms. Howle stated that she attended the P&Z meeting and there was talk about the roads and that it meets parish standards for subdivisions. She continued then asked what is the width of the street for Catalpa Plantation to which the Administrator responded 16 ft. She then referenced the Subdivision Regulation as being 20 ft.

Mr. Young stated that there have been subdivisions with four and five lots that were told they had to put in adequate roadway and were turned down because they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do the roads [meet the road requirement]. He mentioned another instance where there was issue with school buses and private roads.

Developer, Greg Ferris explained that this is a 9 Lot Subdivision with a turnaround at the end and the road will never be extended so with the amount of traffic they feel that 16 ft is sufficient. He also concurred with the Administratorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation and asked the Council for approval. He concluded by referencing the Comprehensive Plan in support of his request to allow 16 ft rather than 20 ft.

Mary Godke, Planning and Zoning Chair, stated that is my [her] understanding that we [the Planning and Zoning Commission] donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the ability to grant a variance. That goes to the Board of Adjustment. We can grant whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in our ordinances which is 20 ft and much discussion was had on that but asked the ADA for guidance. She believes that we [P&Z] cannot vary from the ordinance. She concluded by asking the developer to go before the Board of Adjustment and ask for a variance or comply with the 20 ft.

The ADA concurred with Ms. Godke by responding that â&#x20AC;&#x153;she is right.â&#x20AC;?

Mr. Fergusonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final recommendation to Council is to approve the proposed 9 Lot Subdivision requiring the 20 ft. as stated in the current ordinance and that the Development goes before the Board of Adjustment for a possible variance.

The ADA asked the Chair to read aloud the recommendation from P&Z which did not specifically stipulate anything on roads.

At 7:10 p.m. Mr. Percy offered a motion to end the public hearing and return to regular session.

Seconded by Mr. Young.

There were no objections.

Motion carried.

Mr. Percy made a motion to accept the recommendation of Planning and Zoning for Catalpa Plantation. Mr. Kean made a substitute motion to accept P&Zâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation subject to the public standards on roads of 20ft. Seconded by Mr. Wilson. Discussion ensued and Mr. Kean was made aware of a possible conflict of interest. Ms. Williams then made the substitute motion.

Seconded by Mr. Wilson.

Upon a roll call vote, Percy, Young, Lambert, Wilson, Williams and Howle voted in favor of the motion. Kean abstained. Motion carried 6-0-1.

9.C. 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015 BUDGET REVISION NO. 1 The Council deferred action on this item to the Finance Committee for a recommendation.

Mr. Percy resigned from the Lambert Lawsuit Committee effective immediately. For the record, Mr. Lambert then informed the Chair that he will step down as a member of the Finance Committee.

9.D. INSURANCE COVERAGE The ADA explained that about fifteen years ago the then-Police Jury adopted a uniform set of insurance requirements for anyone who contracts with the Police Jury which includes

Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Ms. Williams, the Council authorized the Parish President to enter into an agreement for Contracted Services with modified insurance requirements as negotiated.

9.E. LIQUOR PERMITS APPROVAL Contingent upon no objection by the District Attorney and payment of fees, the Council, upon motion of Mr. Lambert, seconded by Mr. Percy, the Council approved the liquor permit of Lindsey S. Wilcox d/b/a Wilcox Chevron, LLC. OLD BUSINESS 10.A. BOARD/COMMISSION APPOINTMENT Mr. Lambert made a motion to reappoint Mr. Shane P. Landry to the Board of Adjustment.

Seconded by Mr. Percy. Ms. Williams entered a substitute motion to appoint Mr. Charles Griffin. Seconded

by Mr. Kean. Upon a roll call vote, casting votes in favor of the substitute motion were Williams and Kean.

Casting dissenting votes were Percy, Young, Lambert, Wilson and Howle. Upon a roll call vote in favor of Mr. Shane P. Landry, the Council unanimously reappointed him to serve a two year term according to the Home Rule Charter.

Mr. Young nominated Mr. Jessie Van Gilmore to serve as his appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission. Mr. Wilson entered a motion accepting Mr. Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nomination.

Seconded by Ms. Williams.

Discussion ensued upon whether a resume was required according to the Home Rule Charter. One applicant provided a letter only and the other applicant provided both the letter and resume. The ADA also interjected regarding the actions of the Council.

Mr. Wilson offered a substitute motion to defer the appointment until a later date. Seconded by Mr. Kean. Further discussion ensued. Due to objection for postponing the appoint-

The Council, upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Wilson appointed the positions of Director of Public Works and the Director of Homeland Security to serve on the Board of Commissioners of the Communication District.

There were no applicants to fill the three (3) vacant seats on the Port Commission.

10.B. PERSONNEL BOARD There were no applicants for the two Council appointees and no action was taken.

10.C. LAMBERT GRAVEL COMPANY, INC. AND THE SUCCESSION OF PAUL A. LAMBERT, SR. V. PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, SUIT NO. 21774 20TH JDC, PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA i. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; iii. Ms. Williams along with persons making public comments discussed these items at length pertaining to the named subject matter. No action was taken by the Council. iv. Ms. Williams asked Mr. Charles Griffin to speak. He [Charles Griffin] stated if you want to be clear to the public and transparent you need to go back and change the zoning of that area as it was on the original map that was approved by the original Planning and Zoning. And that was there was only a sliver on the riverfront that was C-3.

Everything else was R-A. And if there was something there that was not conforming then it was a NonConforming use grandfathered in. But that whole area was not zoned in by the Planning and Zoning.

Somebody went in there and changed it and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow the process.

So once yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all get the ownership of that property straight then they can go forward and do what you are supposed to do, follow the rules and have the public hearings and so forth to â&#x20AC;Ś somebody just drawing it in is a problem because when you talk about why businesses donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come here, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t because of the original zoning map itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because people can go in there and do things like that and it depended on who they are and who they know. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same thing yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all said about the roads, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the fact that

Ms. Williams made a motion to have the Planning & Zoning Commission investigate changes made to official zoning map at the Riverfront. Seconded by Mr. Wilson. Upon a roll call vote, voting in favor of the motion were Williams, Kean and Wilson. Dissenting were Percy, Young and Howle.

Mr. Lambert abstained. Motion failed 33-1.

After the motion failed, Ms. Williams commented, so our Council is going to accept the fact that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been told that the map was done incorrectly and yet we do not want any kind of investigation or to see what happened. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the Council is saying. And she then directed the Secretary to add these comments to the record.

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11. PARISH PRESIDENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REPORT The Parish President, Mr. Couhig waived his option to give a report to the Council.

12. ADJOURNMENT At 9:05 p.m., upon a motion by Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Young, the Council stood adjourned until the regular meeting of October 20, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. /s/Heather R. Howle, Chairperson /s/Rolanda J. Robinson, Secretary 5073159-dec 25-1t

NOTICE --PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014.

The Council of the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana, met in regular session at its regular meeting place, the Council Meeting Room on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex, 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana on Monday, October 20, 2014 at FiveThirty (5:30) p.m.

Chairperson Heather R. Howle called the meeting to order and directed the Secretary, Rolanda J. Robinson to call the roll:

v. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; vii. Ms. Williams continued her discussion on these items pertaining to the named subject matter.

For the record, Mr. Couhig interjected that some information was prohibited due to settlement talks mentioned in executive session.

Public comments were allowed by those wishing to speak. No action was taken by the Council.

PRESENT: Hon. Chair Heather R. Howle and Council Members Ms. Lea Reid Williams, Mel Percy, Melvin Young, Merrick â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rickyâ&#x20AC;? Lambert, John S. Kean, IV and Otis L. Wilson.

ABSENT: None.

OTHERS: Parish President, Kevin Couhig and Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Michael L. Hughes.

viii. Ms. Williams waived discussion on this agenda item.

3. PRAYER & PLEDGE Those who liked joined in the saying of the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

ix. Mr. Kean introduced to the Council a proposed alternative non-binding riverfront settlement.

Discussion followed including public comments; however, no action was taken by the Council.

4. RULES OF MEETING ORDER The Chair stated that the meeting would be conducted under Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Order unless otherwise

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5. PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS – SUBMITTAL OF FORMS The Chair asked those who wanted to make comments on a specific agenda item to please fill out the form and turn them in so they will be recognized at the proper time. She asked that during the course of the meeting should anyone wish to speak, please raise your hand and be recognized before approaching the podium. She further noted that conversation in the audience and blurting out comments will not be tolerated.

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nance to amend Operating Budget for FY 2014-2015 for legal expenses regarding the Lambert Lawsuit.

Upon a roll call vote, Percy, Lambert, Kean and Howle voted to approve ordinance 2014 October 20 – 2 as written. Young, Wilson and Williams casted dissenting votes. Motion passed 4-3.

long period of time. I [Ms. Williams] have gone on record as saying to all of y’all the person that was ended up being our mediator was an attorney that I worked for, I [Ms. Williams] was his legal assistant. And I said I don’t think we should use him and that’s very expensive I [Ms. Williams] don’t think we should be doing the mediation. From what I [Ms. Williams] could understand, everyone thought the mediation was not necessary and a waste of time.

We were ready to go to court and we postponed it all for some reason to go through all the settlement negotiations. Fooling with the settlement has been very expensive. Now the attorney’s have contacted me because I [Ms. Williams] have to give my deposition and they had to go through all my information. But when we were initially on this, we worked closely … Mr. Hashagen and the Council with our attorney. We had all the information gathered. And that was the only place the attorneys had to get the information from. So if we would let the attorney who is willing to do it for $20,000 or on a pro-bono matter, we would not be having this huge expense. We have a set amount that he said he would charge us. Twenty thousand or if we just simply could not afford it he would do it on a pro-bono basis.

for FY 2014 – 2015 for legal expenses regarding the Lambert Lawsuit for November 17, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in this meeting room.

Seconded by Mr. Kean.

There were no objections.

Motion carried.

acquire as the beginning basis for a port. A deal like that … a negotiation like that can’t occur in a one day situation, which is what the mediation was but to the Lambert’s credit they have not rejected that proposal.

They [the Lambert’s] do see the efficacy of their operation taking place in a commercial district … one that will be a commercial district for the long term. It’s a creative option to let the Lambert’s be in business, in a place that’s suitable for them to be in from the Parish’s perspective and that the Town of St. Francisville can have a quiet enjoyment of the streets and that the people of the Parish can continue to use the riverfront to load boats for tourism and for other matters. And we’ll continue to resolve this in a manner that suits everyone.

regular scheduled meeting and since it was done in a public forum he would like to rebut in a public forum and read aloud the following:

Upon a roll call vote, voting in favor of the amended $12.00 rate were Wilson and Williams. Voting in opposition were Percy, Young, Lambert, Kean and Howle.

Motion failed 2-5.

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The motion for the amendment of Reconnect only also died for lack of a second.

Mr. Young offered a motion to amend the proposed rate to those currently established as follows: 1) Residential, $9.75; and 2) Commercial, $33.75.

Seconded by Mr. Wilson.

Upon a roll call vote, voting in favor of the amended $9.75 rate were Young, Wilson and Williams. Voting in opposition were Lambert, Kean, Percy and Howle. Motion failed 3-4.

Upon a roll call vote, voting in favor of the amended $33.75 rate were Wilson, Williams and Young. Voting in opposition were Lambert, Kean, Percy and Howle. Motion failed 3-4.

Mr. Lambert offered a motion to amend Cutoff/ Reconnect: $50.00 to Cutoff or Reconnect: $50.00 each.

Seconded by Mr. Percy.

Upon a roll call vote, voting in favor of the amendment Cutoff or Reconnect: $50.00 each were Percy, Lambert and Howle. Voting in opposition of the motion were Kean, Wilson, Williams and Young. Motion failed 3-4.

No other amendments were proposed and the ordinance will be considered for action as presented.

C. INTRODUCE ORDINANCE TO AMEND OPERATING BUDGET FOR FY 20142015 FOR LEGAL EXPENSES REGARDING THE LAMBERT LAWSUIT The Chair read aloud for introduction only, an ordi-

PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was offered for adoption by Larry Beauchamp and seconded by Dennis Aucoin: ORDINANCE An ordinance providing for the levy within the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, (i) effective January 1, 2015, of a three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) sales and use tax, (ii) effective January 1, 2015, of a one-fourth on one percent (1/4%) sales and use tax and (iii) effective January 1, 2015, of a one percent (1%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services in said Parish, levying and providing for the assessment, collection, payment and dedication of the proceeds of such taxes and the purpose for which the proceeds of the taxes may be expended, such taxes having been authorized at a special election held in the Parish on December 6, 2014.

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority and an election held on December 6, 2014, the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), acting through the Police Jury of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, as its governing authority (the “Governing Authority”), is authorized to levy and collect within the Parish (i) from and after January 1, 2015, a three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) sales and use tax (the “3/4% Tax”), (ii) from and after January 1, 2015, a one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) sales and use tax (the “1/4% Tax”) and (iii) from and after January 1, 2015, a one percent (1%) (the “1% Tax”) (said taxes being collectively referred to as the “Taxes”) each for a period of ten (10) years, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services as defined in applicable statutory authority, pursuant to the following propositions which were approved at said election held on December 6, 2014: PROPOSITION NO. 1 (3/4% SALES TAX RENEWAL) Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 3/4% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $862,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds thereof (after costs of collection and administration) to be used to provide, maintain, operate, construct, acquire and/or improve solid waste disposal facilities and services and to contribute to the maintenance of the reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for solid waste purposes as determined by the prior year’s Parish’s Solid Waste Fund financial statement and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 50% to the Parish’s General Fund and (ii) 50% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for any and all road and bridge purposes, including equipment therefor?

PROPOSITION NO. 2 (1/4% SALES TAX RENEWAL) Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 1/4% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $287,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds thereof (after costs of collection and administration) to be used to provide, maintain, operate, construct, acquire and/or improve solid waste disposal facilities and services and to contribute to the maintenance of the reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for solid waste purposes as determined by the prior year’s Parish’s Solid Waste Fund financial statement and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 50% to the Parish’s General Fund and (ii) 50% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for any and all road and bridge purposes, including equipment therefor?

PROPOSITION NO. 3 (1% SALES TAX RENEWAL) Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 1% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish, (an estimated $1,150,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds (after costs of collection and administration) to be divided between the Parish and incorporated municipalities therein as follows: (i) 62.8135%

to the Police Jury of the Parish, the governing authority thereof:

(ii) 3.8181%

to Slaughter;

(iii) 14.6863%

to Jackson;

(iv) 2.2908%

to Norwood;

(v) 3.9892%

to Wilson;

(vi) 12.4021%

to Clinton;

and shall the aforesaid proceeds of the respective Tax allocations be dedicated as follows: (a)

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Ms. Williams offered a motion to amend the ordinance as follows which were each voted on separately: 1) 2.a.-change 16.50 per month (minimum) to $12.00; 2) 2.b.-change $56.00 per month (minimum) to $40.00 and 3) 3. Change Cutoff/Reconnect to Reconnect only. Seconded

by Mr. Wilson.

A. ADOPT AND/OR AMEND ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FEES FOR CONNECTION TO

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amendment of $40.00 dies for lack of a second.

B. ADOPT AND/OR AMEND ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING UNIFORM RATES AND FEES TO BE CHARGED BY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT #13 AND THE TUNICA WATER SYSTEM The Chair read aloud Ordinance No. 2014 October 20 – 2 establishing uniform rates and fees to be charged by Consolidated Water District #13 and the Tunica Water System.

8. PUBLIC HEARING At 5:35 p.m., Mr. Percy offered a motion to enter into public hearing.

Seconded by Mr. Kean.

There was no objection.

Motion carried.

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There were no amendments proposed.

7. APPROVAL OF PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES Mr. Percy offered a motion to approve the minutes from the special meetings of June 23rd and September 15th, and the minutes of the regular meeting of July 21st, 2014 as written. The minutes of the regular meeting of September 15th were deferred until next month.

Seconded by Mr. Young.

Discussion ensued briefly.

There were no objections.

Motion carried.

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THE INDEPENDENCE SEWER SYSTEM The Chair read aloud Ordinance No. 2014 October 20 - 1 establishing fees for connection to Independence Sewer System.

Mr. Wilson acknowledged opposition to establishing fees to connect solely to the Independence Sewer System which does not include other systems in the parish and suggested action be postponed. Ms. Williams concurred.

Discussion continued and public comments were allowed.

6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION Mr. Percy offered a motion to approve the proposed agenda as presented. Seconded by Mr. Kean.

There were no objections.

Motion carried

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[A summary of the ordinance was published for two consecutive weeks in the October 30, 2014 and November 6th editions of the Official Journal, the Advocate Extra, a weekly newspaper of general circulation published in St. Francisville, Clinton, and Greensburg, Louisiana.]

At 6:27 p.m. Mr. Kean offered a motion to end the public hearing and return to regular session.

Seconded by Mr. Percy.

There were no objections.

Motion carried.

Mr. Percy made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2014 October 20 - 1 establishing fees for connection to the Independence Sewer System as written.

Seconded by Mr. Lambert.

Ms. Williams offered a substitute motion to table this ordinance. Seconded by Mr. Wilson. Upon a roll call vote, Wilson, Williams, Young and Kean voted in favor of the substitute motion, while Percy, Lambert and Howle casted dissenting votes. Motion passed 4-3.

Mr. Kean made a motion to approve ordinance 2014 October 20 – 2 establishing uniform rates and fees to be charged by Consolidated Water District #13 and the Tunica Water System. Seconded by Mr. Percy. Ms. Williams offered a substitute motion to table this ordinance. Seconded

by Mr. Wilson. Upon a roll call vote, Williams, Young and Wilson voted in favor of the substitute motion, while Percy Lambert, Kean and Howle casted dissenting votes. Motion failed 3-4.

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11.F. 2014 – 2015 BUDGET REVISION NO. 1 – LAMBERT LAWSUIT LEGAL FEES The Chair, Ms. Howle moved up this item prior to setting the date and time of the public hearing and removed ii. and iii. that is a part of the ordinance. She stated that the Finance Committee did meet and recommended that $200,000.00 be taken from the General Fund to cover expenses associated with the Lambert Lawsuit.

In response to Parish President Couhig, Ms. Williams stated that we [the Council] have an attorney that I don’t think you [Mr. Couhig] could dismiss, maybe you [Mr. Couhig] can. We did not dismiss our attorney. He was the attorney we had of record. He is our attorney of record. He has offered to take this thing through to the Court of Appeal for $20,000 and if we could not afford it, he has offered to do it on a pro-bono basis. I [Ms. Williams] think Phelps and Dunbar is a magnificent firm, but it puts four, five, six attorney’s that we cannot afford. We cannot afford them. We know that we cannot afford them. The mediation was going to cost us a whole lot of money. We are having to pay an attorney $350 an hour, a $400 set-up fee, we could not afford that. In addition to that the mediation we had to have our attorneys spend a great deal of time gathering all this other information they had to provide, plus show up for the mediation for a

Public comments were made by members of the audience requesting to do so.

8.C.i. SET DATE AND TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Percy made a motion to set the date and time of the public hearing to amend Operating Budget

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7:04 p.m., Mr. Kean offered a motion to enter into executive session not to exceed forty minutes.

Seconded by Mr. Percy.

There was no objection.

Motion carried.

At 7:36 p.m., the Council returned to the meeting place. Mr. Wilson offered a motion to exit the executive session and return to regular session. Seconded

by Mr. Percy. There was no objection. Motion carried.

The Parish President disclosed that the settlement that was negotiated with the Lambert’s, that agreement which was the basis for a settlement is not going forward.

Furthermore, the mediation that we were ordered into by the Judge has failed.

Where we are today is we are heading towards a lawsuit and towards a trial.

During the mediation, we can up with an idea that I [Couhig] think is the basis for resolving every major problem relating to the current legal circumstance. I [Couhig] have proposed that the Parish begin the process of building a port by acquiring some property along River Road next to Tembec [d/b/a KPAQ].

There are a couple of different options. And we [the Parish] have proposed to the Lambert’s that our last and final offer as a settlement of this matter will be resolved by an exchange of their right, title and interest to the riverfront for the land we [the Parish]

NEW BUSINESS 10.A. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Kean, the Council entered a public hearing.

Jim Ferguson noted for the record that the matter was tabled by P&Z and no further report is necessary.

There were no comments from the audience.

The Council, upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded my Mr. Wilson ended the public hearing and returned to regular session.

10.E. READ LETTER INTO THE RECORD FROM MR. BERT BABERS REGARDING ALLEGATIONS MADE AT THE LAST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Mr. Bert F. Babers, III was in attendance to address the Council to respond to allegations made at the last

Rosemound Plantation 5101 Rosemound Loop St. Francisville, LA 70775 September 29, 2014 Mr. Charles Griffin Attorney at Law St. Francisville, LA Re: Your slanderous comment before the Parish Council Charles: I have no idea why you so recklessly suggested I would inappropriately alter a governmental document.

For the record and with God as my witness I am in no way, personally or conspiratorially with others, responsible for any entry or change to the official parish zoning map (or any other zoning document) in regard to Lambert property.

I do not recall ever particularly observing the questioned entry. I could speculate but I do not know its provenance (how, when, what authority). Neither do I know who posted it to the map.

Mr. Babers ended his previously submitted letter to the Council and stated that in all fairness to Charles, he has sent me [Mr. Babers] a letter and apologized for any … he has caused me [Mr. Babers]. And thanked the Council for allowing him to respond.

Mr. Charles Griffin then read into the record his response letter which read as follows:

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amount of the Tax due for each thirty-day period, not to exceed five thirty-day periods.

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid constitutional and statutory authority and said special election of December 6, 2014, it is the desire of this Governing Authority to provide for the levy and collection of the Taxes and to provide for distribution of the proceeds thereof and other matters in connection therewith as hereinafter provided in this ordinance;

SECTION 12. Penalty for False or Fraudulent Return. Penalty as provided by La. R.S. 47:337.72 shall be fifty percent (50%) of the Taxes found to be due.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Police Jury of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, thereof, that: SECTION 1. Imposition. Pursuant to the authority of a special election held in the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, on December 6, 2014, the Taxes are hereby levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property, and upon the lease or rental of tangible personal property and on the sales of services in the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, as defined by law. The Uniform Local Sales Tax Code, as enacted by Act 73 of the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and as it may be amended, shall apply in the assessment, collection, administration and enforcement of the Taxes, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference. The levy and collection of the Taxes will be a continuation of the similar sales and use taxes previously authorized to be levied by the Parish.

SECTION 2. Rate of 3/4% Tax. The 3/4% Tax is levied at the rate of three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) of the sales price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in the Parish, the 3/4% Tax to be computed on gross sales for the purpose of remitting the amount of tax due to the Parish, and to include each and every retail sale. The 3/4% Tax is levied at the rate of three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) of the cost price of each item or article of tangible personal property when the same is not sold but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use or consumption in the Parish, provided there shall be no duplication of the 3/4% Tax. The 3/4% Tax is levied at the rate of three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) of the gross proceeds derived from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as defined by law, where the lease or rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established business, or the same is incidental or germane to the said business, or of the monthly lease or rental price paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee to the owner of the tangible personal property. The 3/4% Tax is levied at the rate of three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) of the amount paid or charged for taxable services, as defined by law, performed in the Parish.

SECTION 3. Rate of 1/4% Tax. The 1/4% Tax is levied at the rate of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) of the sales price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in the Parish, the 1/4% Tax to be computed on gross sales for the purpose of remitting the amount of tax due to the Parish, and to include each and every retail sale. The 1/4% Tax is levied at the rate of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) of the cost price of each item or article of tangible personal property when the same is not sold but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use or consumption in the Parish, provided there shall be no duplication of the 1/4% Tax. The 1/4% Tax is levied at the rate of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) of the gross proceeds derived from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as defined by law, where the lease or rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established business, or the same is incidental or germane to the said business, or of the monthly lease or rental price paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee to the owner of the tangible personal property. The 1/4% Tax is levied at the rate of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) of the amount paid or charged for taxable services, as defined by law, performed in the Parish.

SECTION 4. Rate of 1% Tax. The 1% Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the sales price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in the Parish, the 1% Tax to be computed on gross sales for the purpose of remitting the amount of tax due to the Parish, and to include each and every retail sale. The 1% Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the cost price of each item or article of tangible personal property when the same is not sold but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use or consumption in the Parish, provided there shall be no duplication of the 1% Tax. The 1% Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds derived from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as defined by law, where the lease or rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established business, or the same is incidental or germane to the said business, or of the monthly lease or rental price paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee to the owner of the tangible personal property. The 1% Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the amount paid or charged for taxable services, as defined by law, performed in the Parish.

SECTION 5. Effective Date. The 3/4% Tax shall be effective on January 1, 2015. The 1/4% Tax shall be effective on January 1, 2015. The 1% Tax shall be effective on January 1, 2015 SECTION 6. Term. The Taxes shall remain in effect for ten (10) years (the 3/4% Tax: January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2024; the 1/4% Tax: January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2024; the 1% Tax: January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2024).

SECTION 7. Purposes. The proceeds of the 3/4% Tax shall be used for the purposes set forth in the proposition approved by the voters in the special election held in the Parish on December 6, 2014, authorizing the 3/4% Tax, the proceeds of the 1/4% Tax shall be used for the purposes set forth in the proposition approved by the voters in the special election held in the Parish on December 6, 2014, authorizing the 1/4% Tax and the proceeds of the 1% Tax shall be used for the purposes set forth in the proposition approved by the voters in the special election held in the Parish on December 6, 2014, authorizing the 1% Tax, which propositions are set forth in the preamble hereto.

SECTION 8. Vendor’s Compensation. For the purpose of compensating the dealer in accounting for and remitting the Taxes levied by this ordinance, each dealer shall be allowed two percent (2%) of the amount of Taxes due and accounted for and remitted to the Parish’s collector in the form of a deduction in submitting its report and paying the amount due by the dealer, provided the amount due was not delinquent at the time of payment, and provided the amount of any credit claimed for taxes already paid to a wholesaler shall not be deducted in computing the commission allowed the dealer hereunder.

SECTION 9. Exclusions and Exemptions. The Governing Authority adopts none of the optional exclusions or exemptions allowed by State sales and use tax law, nor does this Governing Authority adopt any exclusions or exemptions authorized by legislation enacted under Article VI, Section 29 (D)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, that are not allowed as an exclusion or exemption from State sales and use tax. Included within the base of each Tax is every transaction, whether sales, use, lease or rental, consumption, storage or service, with no exclusions or exemptions except for those mandated upon political subdivisions by the Constitution or statutes of the State of Louisiana, including the Act. SECTION 10. Interest. The interest on unpaid Taxes provided for by La. R.S. 47:337.69 shall be at the rate of one and one-fourth percent (1-¼%) per month.

SECTION 11. Delinquency Penalty. The delinquency penalty, as provided by La. R.S. 47:337.70, shall be five percent (5%) per month on the unpaid

SECTION 13. Negligence Penalty. The penalty provided by La. R.S. 47:337.73 shall be five percent (5%) of the Taxes or deficiency found to be due, or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater.

SECTION 14. Penalty for Insufficient Funds Check. The penalty provided in La. R.S. 47:337.74 shall be an amount equal to the greater of one percent (1%) of the check or twenty dollars ($20.00).

SECTION 15. Attorney Fees. The collector is authorized to employ private counsel to assist in the collection of any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance, or to represent him in any proceeding under this ordinance.

If any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance are referred to an attorney at law for collection, an additional charge of attorney fees, in the amount of ten per centum (10%) of the taxes, penalties and interest due, shall be paid by the tax debtor.

SECTION 16. Penalty for Costs Incurred. As provided by R.S. 47:337.75, and under the circumstances set forth therein, a penalty shall be added to the amount of Taxes due in an amount as itemized by the Collector to compensate for all costs incurred in making an examination of books, records or documents, or an audit thereof, or in the holding of hearings or the subpoenaing and compensating of witnesses.

SECTION 17. Distraint Penalty. The penalty as provided by R.S. 47:337.76 in cases where the distraint procedure is used in the collection of the Taxes shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

SECTION 18. Limits on Interest, Penalty and Attorney Fees. Should the interest, penalties or attorney fees herein, or the combined interest, penalties and attorney fees be declared to be in excess of limits provided by other law, including relevant jurisprudence, then the maximum interest, penalties and attorney fees allowed by such other law shall apply.

SECTION 19. Collector. The Taxes levied by this ordinance is authorized to be collected by a “Collector” which term shall mean the East Feliciana Parish School Board.

SECTION 20. Powers of Collector. The Collector is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to carry into effect the provisions of this ordinance, to appoint deputies, assistants or agents to assist it in the performance of its duties, and in pursuance thereof to make and enforce such rules as it may deem necessary.

SECTION 21. Agreement to Collect Taxes on Vehicles. With regard to the collection of the Taxes on any motor vehicle, automobile, truck, truck-trailer, trailer, semi-trailer, motor bus, home trailer, or any other vehicle subject to the vehicle registration license Taxes, this Governing Authority, acting through the President of the Governing Authority and on behalf of the Parish, is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Vehicle Commissioner, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, for the collection of the Taxes on such vehicles, as provided by R.S.47:303(B).

SECTION 22. Revenues of Taxes. All taxes, revenues, funds, assessments, moneys, penalties, fees or other income which may be collected or come into the possession of the Collector under any provision or provisions of this ordinance relating to the Taxes shall be promptly deposited by the Collector for the respective accounts of the Parish in the special funds heretofore established and maintained for the deposit of such proceeds, which fund shall be a separate bank account established and maintained with the regularly designated fiscal agent of the Parish , provided, however, any amount which is paid under protest or which is subject to litigation may be transferred to a separate account established by the Collector with said fiscal agent pending the final determination of the protest or litigation.

In compliance with the said special election of December 6, 2014, authorizing the Taxes, after all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administration of the Taxes has been paid as provided for above, the remaining balances in the respective special funds shall be available for appropriation and expenditures by the Governing Authority solely for the purposes designated in the applicable propositions authorizing the levy of the respective Taxes.

SECTION 23. Severability. If any or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained herein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of this ordinance which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this ordinance.

SECTION 24. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption, being an ordinance affecting the public peace, health and safety.

SECTION 25. Publication and Recordation. This ordinance shall be published in one issue of the official journal of this Governing Authority as soon as is reasonably possible. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be recorded in the mortgage records of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana.

The final adoption of the foregoing ordinance having been duly moved and seconded, the roll was called and the following vote was taken and recorded: MEMBERS

YEAS

Dennis Aucoin Chris Hall Edward Brooks, Sr. Jason McCray Keith Mills Dwight Hill Larry Beauchamp Louis Kent

X X X X X X X

NAYS

ABSENT

ABSTAINING

X

And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 16th day of December, 2014. /s/ John “JR” Rouchon Parish Manager 5073554-dec 25-1t

/s/ Louis Kent President

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PUBLIC NOTICE

(b)

The following resolution was offered by Dennis Aucoin and seconded

by Chris Hall:

to contribute to the maintenance of the reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for solid waste purposes as determined by the prior year’s Parish’s Solid Waste Fund financial statement and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 50% to the Parish’s General Fund and (ii) 50% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for any and all road and bridge purposes, including equipment therefor?

PROPOSITION NO. 4 (MILLAGE RENEWAL)

RESOLUTION A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, December 6, 2014, to authorize the levy of sales and use taxes and the levy of a special tax therein.

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), be authorized to levy a three (3) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $390,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2015 and ending with the year 2024, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating the public health unit of the Parish, and to maintain a reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for said public health unit as determined by the prior year’s financial statement of the Parish’s Health Unit Fund, and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 10% to the Parish’s General Fund for any lawful corporate purpose and (ii) 90% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for (a) purchasing equipment for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges and (b) constructing capital improvements in connection with public roads, highways and bridges?

BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, that: SECTION 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, to authorize the levy of sales and use taxes and the levy of a special tax therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the special election.a SECTION 2. Procès Verbal. A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of East Feliciana, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.

Municipalities - for constructing and maintaining streets and sidewalks?

PROPOSITION NO. 2 (1/4% SALES TAX RENEWAL) Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 1/4% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $287,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds thereof (after costs of collection and administration) to be used to provide, maintain, operate, construct, acquire and/or improve solid waste disposal facilities and services and to contribute to the maintenance of the reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for solid waste purposes as determined by the prior year’s Parish’s Solid Waste Fund financial statement and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 50% to the Parish’s General Fund and (ii) 50% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for any and all road and bridge purposes, including equipment therefor?

There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the propositions as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:

SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Results. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law. as follows:

PROPOSITION NO. 3 (1% SALES TAX RENEWAL)

This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was

MEMBERS

YEAS

Dennis Aucoin Chris Hall Edward Brooks, Sr. Jason McCray Keith Mills Dwight Hill Larry Beauchamp Sean Smith Louis Kent

NAYS

ABSENT

X X X

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 1% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish, (an estimated $1,150,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds (after costs of collection and administration) to be divided between the Parish and incorporated municipalities therein as follows:

ABSTAINING

X

X X X X X

And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 16th day of December, 2014. /s/ John “JR” Rouchon Parish Manager

/s/Louis Kent President

PROCÈS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at six o’clock (6:00) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, 12064 Marston Street, Clinton, Louisiana, the Police Jury of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, December 6, 2014, with the following members present:

There being absent: Jason McCray; did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following propositions, to wit:

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 1/4% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $287,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds thereof (after costs of collection and administration) to be used to provide, maintain, operate, construct, acquire and/or improve solid waste disposal facilities and services and to contribute to the maintenance of the reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for solid waste purposes as determined by the prior year’s Parish’s Solid Waste Fund financial statement and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 50% to the Parish’s General Fund and (ii) 50% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for any and all road and bridge purposes, including equipment therefor?

PROPOSITION NO. 3 (1% SALES TAX RENEWAL) Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 1% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish, (an estimated $1,150,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds (after costs of collection and administration) to be divided between the Parish and incorporated municipalities therein as follows: (i) 62.8135%

to the Police Jury of the Parish, the governing authority thereof:

(ii) 3.8181%

to Slaughter;

(iii) 14.6863%

to Jackson;

(iv) 2.2908%

to Norwood;

(v) 3.9892%

to Wilson;

(vi) 12.4021%

to Clinton;

and shall the aforesaid proceeds of the respective Tax allocations be dedicated as follows: (a) 5073555-dec 25-1t

Parish - for constructing and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges;

(ii)

3.8181% to Slaughter;

(iii)

14.6863% to Jackson;

(iv)

2.2908% to Norwood;

(v)

3.9892% to Wilson;

(vi)

12.4021% to Clinton;

(a)

Parish - for constructing and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges;

(b)

Municipalities - for constructing and maintaining streets and sidewalks?

PROPOSITION NO. 4 (MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), be authorized to levy a three (3) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $390,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2015 and ending with the year 2024, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating the public health unit of the Parish, and to maintain a reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for said public health unit as determined by the prior year’s financial statement of the Parish’s Health Unit Fund, and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 10% to the Parish’s General Fund for any lawful corporate purpose and (ii) 90% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for (a) purchasing equipment for constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges and (b) constructing capital improvements in connection with public roads, highways and bridges?

PROPOSITION NO. 1 (3/4% SALES TAX RENEWAL)

PROPOSITION NO. 2 (1/4% SALES TAX RENEWAL)

62.8135% to the Police Jury of the Parish, the governing authority thereof:

and shall the aforesaid proceeds of the respective Tax allocations be dedicated as follows:

Dennis Aucoin, Chris Hall, Edward Brooks, Sr., Keith Mills, Dwight Hill, Larry Beauchamp, Sean Smith and Louis Kent;

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 3/4% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $862,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds thereof (after costs of collection and administration) to be used to provide, maintain, operate, construct, acquire and/or improve solid waste disposal facilities and services and to contribute to the maintenance of the reserve equal to one year’s operating expenses for solid waste purposes as determined by the prior year’s Parish’s Solid Waste Fund financial statement and any proceeds in excess of the above purposes to be used as follows: (i) 50% to the Parish’s General Fund and (ii) 50% to the Parish’s Road and Bridge Fund for any and all road and bridge purposes, including equipment therefor?

(i)

THE The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that (i) there was a total of 3,542 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 1 and a total of 3,010 votes cast AGAINST Proposition No. 1, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 532 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 1 as hereinabove set forth;

The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the Parish, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit: POLLING PLACES

(ii) there was a total of 3,485 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 2 and a total of 3,036 votes cast AGAINST Proposition No. 2, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 449 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 2 as hereinabove set forth;

Precinct

(iii) there was a total of 3,576 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 3 and a total of 3,058 votes cast AGAINST Proposition No. 3, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 518 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 3 as hereinabove set forth and; (iv) there was a total of 3,443 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 4 and a total of 3,162 votes cast AGAINST Proposition No. 4, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 281 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 4 as hereinabove set forth.

Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that Proposition No. 1, Proposition No. 2, Proposition No. 3 and Proposition No. 4 as hereinabove set forth were duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the Parish on Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part of this Procès Verbal is a copy of the Notice of Special Election and proof of publication thereof.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Clinton, Louisiana, on this, the 16th day of December, 2014.

ATTEST:

/s/ Louis Kent President /s/ John “JR” Rouchon Parish Manager EXHIBIT “A” NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), on August 19, 2014, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the Parish on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to-wit:

Location

1

Slaughter Town Hall, 3337 Church Street, Slaughter

2

Slaughter Town Hall, 3337 Church Street, Slaughter

4

Highway 68 Voting Booth, 2527 Hwy. 68, Lindsay

5

Ethel Fire Station, 9320 La. Hwy. 955 E, Ethel

6

Ethel Fire Station, 9320 La, Hwy. 955 E, Ethel

7B

Ethel Fire Station, 9320 La. Hwy. 955 E, Ethel

7C

Clinton Maintenance Dept., 12305 Jackson Street, Clinton

7D

Ethel Fire Station, 9320 La. Hwy. 955 E, Ethel

8

Jackson Civic Center, 2084 Hwy. 10, Jackson

9A

Jackson Civic Center, 2084 Hwy. 10, Jackson

9B

Jackson Civic Center, 2084 Hwy. 10, Jackson

10

Jackson Civic Center, 2084 Hwy. 10, Jackson

11A

McManus Volunteer Fire Station, 5270 La. Hwy. 10, McManus

12A

McManus Volunteer Fire Station, 5270 La. Hwy. 10, McManus

12B

Ethel Fire Station, 9320 La, Hwy. 955 E, Ethel

13

Wilson Community Center, 6516 Sycamore Street, Wilson

14

Wilson Community Center, 6516 Sycamore Street, Wilson

15

Norwood Town Hall, 3814 Azalea Street, Norwood

16

Clinton Maintenance Dept., 12305 Jackson Street, Clinton

17A

Hwy. 67 Voting Booth (South), 4273 Hwy. 67, Clinton

17B 18 19A 19B

Hwy. 67 Voting Booth (South), 4273 Hwy. 67, Clinton Clinton Maintenance Dept., 12305 Jackson Street, Clinton Bluff Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., 15456 Hwy. 959, Bluff Creek Bluff Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., 15456 Hwy. 959, Bluff Creek

20

Hwy. 67 Voting Booth (North), 13180 Hwy. 67, Clinton

21

Magnolia Fire Station, 7351 Smith Road, Clinton

The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 (3/4% SALES TAX RENEWAL)

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Millage Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

Shall the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under Article VI, Section 29 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 3/4% (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish (an estimated $862,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for ten (10) years, commencing January 1, 2015, with the proceeds thereof (after costs of collection and administration) to be used to provide, maintain, operate, construct, acquire and/or improve solid waste disposal facilities and services and

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, 12064 Marston Street, Clinton, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014, at SIX O’CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election. All registered voters of the Parish are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

The Advocate West Feliciana Public Notices

10290 THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Clinton, Louisiana, on this, the 19th day of August, 2014.

ATTEST:

/s/ Louis Kent President

Young, the Council added Gladys Ruffin, Papa Shang’s Conv. & Deli to the agenda for consideration and action which was added after the 144 hour deadline.

Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Young, the Council approved the liquor permit of John H. Green, Wakefield Community Store contingent upon no objection by the District Attorney and payment of fees.

/s/ John “JR” Rouchon Parish Manager

The Council, upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Wilson, approved the liquor permit of Gerald H. Schiff, St. Francisville Investments, LLC d/b/a Southern Belle Casino contingent upon no objection by the District Attorney and payment of fees.

Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Lambert, the Council approved the liquor permit of Gerald H. Schiff, St. Francisville Investment, LLC d/b/a Convenience Store contingent upon no objection by the District Attorney and payment of fees.

The Council, upon a motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Percy approved the liquor permit of Gladys Ruffin, Papa Shang’s Conv. & Deli contingent upon no objection by the District Attorney and payment of fees.

OLD BUSINESS 11.A. RONALD SULLIVAN The Parish President stated that Mr. Sullivan was not present but asked that he express his concerns for the safety of the bicyclist and the drivers. Mr. Couhig reported that a campaign for the bicyclist will be conducted to remind and make people aware of the bicyclist on the road which will consist of a map of suggested routes, rules and regulations for bicyclist, etc.

11.G. LAMBERT GRAVEL COMPANY, INC., ET AL V. PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA – SUIT NO. 21774. 20TH JDC, PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA Mr. Kean requested to the Chair that items 11.G.i.iv. be removed from the agenda due to discussions which took place in the executive session.

11.B. PARISH REDISTRICTING PLAN i. Mike Heffner stated that he is looking forward to working with the Council to develop a 4-1 plan consisting of four (4) single member districts and one (1) at-large that would comply not only with the Voting Rights Act but also state laws and meets the needs of the parish. Mr. Heffner explains his collaborative efforts process in developing a plan by setting up public meetings along with the criteria.

The Council asked questions and public comments were allowed by those who wished to speak. ii. Upon a motion of Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Percy, the Council set the date and time of the public hearing to start hearing amendments to the Home Rule Charter for November 17th, at 5:30 p.m. in this meeting room. iii. Action noted above.

BOARD/COMMIS11.C. SION APPOINTMENT On nomination of Mr. Kean, the Council, on motion of Mr. Lambert, seconded by Mr. Percy appointed Stephen D. Neal to the Fire District Board to finish the remainder of a term until December 2014.

PROCLAMATION I, the undersigned President of the Police Jury of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that Proposition No. 1, Proposition No. 2, Proposition No. 3 and Proposition No. 4 submitted at the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, December 6, 2014, were CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procès Verbal.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Clinton, Louisiana, on this, the 16th day of December, 2014. /s/ Louis Kent President

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10290 Dear Mr. Bert: In response to your letter of September 29, 2014, please be advised that the comments that were made at the Parish Council meeting and that were reported in the newspaper, that were related to you, were not complete. If they had been, you would have known that I did not slander you, but that I repeated that I was told by Paul A. “Pal” Lambert, Jr. that you accompanied him and/or his dad and allowed them to alter the map. I have no personal knowledge of how the document was changed, other than I know it was not properly changed, as the Planning and Zoning Committee had not authorized the change when the map was approved and the parish zoning went into effect.

I realize that you have no dog in the river front fight, financially or otherwise, nor do I, and I have never suggested anything to the contrary. I only relayed the information as it was given to me by Mr. Lambert, who is a party in interest. I am sorry that the above information caused you grief, but I was only repeating what I was told when I requested to reveal what knowledge I had of the change by Mr. Couhig at the public meeting.

Mr. Paul A. Lambert, Jr. then approached the podium stating that he never made any of these statements that was read by Mr. Charles Griffin. I [Mr. Lambert] did not make them to him or anyone else at all. Those are complete falsehoods.

10.F. NEW LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION Glenna Fallin gave a brief report since the grand opening of the new library which has exceeded their expectation beyond belief.

Ms. Fallin also gave a financial report. She then requested that the Council approve a resolution for the transfer of funds from LAMP in the amount of $416,000.

Mr. Percy made a motion to approve the transfer of funds from LAMP in the amount of $416,000.

Seconded by Mr. Wilson.

The ADA asked if the certificate of substantial completion has been filed, to which Ms. Fallin’s response was “yes.” There was no objection. Motion carried.

11.G. LAMBERT GRAVEL COMPANY, INC. AND THE SUCCESSION OF PAUL A. LAMBERT, SR v. PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA Mr. Kean requested that this item be removed from the agenda due to executive session discussions.

10.B. FEDERAL OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM The Director of Public Works, Jim Ferguson stated that the Council is required to adopt annually the following resolution in order to continue to participate in the Federal-Off System Bridge Replacement

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Directive No. 1.1.1.8. All DOTD supplied load posting information concerning a bridge shall be critically reviewed by a consulting Engineer prior to load posting.

PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA RESOLUTION INITIAL ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE OF LOUISIANA OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS the Code of Federal Regulations as enacted by the United States Congress mandates that all structures defined as bridges located on all public roads shall be inspected, rated for safe load capacity and posted in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards and that an inventory of these bridges be maintained by each State; and WHEREAS the responsibility to inspect, rate and load post those bridges under the authority of West Feliciana Parish in accordance with those standards is delegated by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to West Feliciana Parish.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Authority of West Feliciana Parish (herein referred to as the Parish) that the Parish in regular meeting assembled does hereby certify to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (herein referred to as the DOTD) that for the period 1 October 2014 through 30 September 2015: 1.

The Parish will perform all interim inspections on all Parish owned or maintained bridges in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards.

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All bridges owned or maintained by the Parish will be structurally analyzed and rated by the Parish as to the safe load capacity in accordance with AASHTO Manual for Maintenance Inspection of Bridges. The load posting information that has been determined by the LA DOTD for all bridges where the maximum legal load under Louisiana State law exceeds the load permitted under the operating rating as determined above will be critically reviewed by the Parish.

Load posting information will be updated by the Parish to reflect all structural changes, any obsolete structural ratings or any missing structural ratings.

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All Parish owned or maintained bridges which require load posting or closing shall be load posted or closed in accordance with the table in the DOTD Engineering Directives and Standards Manual

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All bridges owned or maintained by the Parish are shown on the attached list in the format specified by the DOTD. Corrections to data supplied to the Parish by the LA DOTD are noted.

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These stipulations are prerequisites to participation by the Parish in the Off-System Bridge Replacement Program.

This resolution was considered section by section and as a whole and upon motion of Mr. Mel Percy, being seconded by Mr. John S. Kean, IV, was adopted by the following vote on this the 20th date of October, 2014.

YEAS: Lea Reid Williams, Mel Percy, Melvin Young, Merrick “Ricky” Lambert, John S. Kean, IV, Heather R. Howle and Otis L. Wilson.

NAYS: None.

ABSTAIN:

None.

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The Chair informed the Council of the resignation of Ms. Geneva Landrum from her position on the Board of Adjustment. The opening will be advertised according to policy.

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11.E. CAPITAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL The Council unanimously accepted the appointment of Ms. Williams to serve as the Director on the Capital Resource Conservation & Development Council for the term October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2016.

12. PARISH PRESIDENT’S REPORT Mr. Kevin Couhig waived his option to give a report to the Council.

13. ADJOURNMENT At 8:54 p.m., upon a motion by Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr. Young the Council stood adjourned until the regular meeting of November 17, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. /s/Heather R. Howle, Chairperson /s/Rolanda J. Robinson, Secretary 5073177-dec 25-1t

NOTICE --TO: Board of Commissioners FROM: Lee Chastant, CEO RE: Regular Board Meeting A Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Parish Health Unit, Thursday, December 18, 2014.

ABSENT: None.

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CERTIFICATE I, Rolanda J. Robinson, Secretary of the Parish Council of the West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, complete and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the Parish Council in regular session on October 20, 2014, at which meeting a quorum of the members of that body were present and voting.

GIVEN UNDER MY OFFICIAL Signature and Seal of Office this 21st day of October, 2014. /s/Rolanda J. Robinson Rolanda J. Robinson, Secretary West Feliciana Parish Council 10.C. CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST The Parish President provided the Council with the five (5) applications submitted for Capital Outlay Request and set the prioritization as follows: 1) Access Road; 2) WF Port and 3) S. Corridor Water System Improvements.

Mr. Percy made a motion to approve the prioritization as recommended by the Parish President.

Seconded by Ms. Williams.

There was no objection; however, Mr. Lambert abstained. Motion carried 6-0-1.

10.D. LIQUOR PERMIT APPROVAL Upon a motion of Mr. Percy, seconded by Mr.

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Agenda 1) Call to Order 2) Invocation 3) Roll Call 4) Consent Agenda (one vote, all items) Action Item a) Previous Minutes b) Ebola Policies c) Image and Social Media Policy d) Outpatient Authorizations Policy 5) New Business a) Disclosure Statement, 2014 Action Item b) Change Organizational Structure of IOP Action Item 6) Old Business a) Information required for Formation of the Foundation Action Item b) Organizational Structure for the Bluffs Substation Action Item c) MidFirst Proposal for Construction Project Funding Action Item Building Report 1.

Road Construction 2.

Submission of Plans for Hospital Construction 7)

Reports a) Administrator b) Personnel (In Folder) c) Financial

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Monday through Friday from eight (8:00) o’clock a.m. to three (3:00) o’clock p.m., except on holidays.

PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA ORDINANCE NUMBER: 2014 DECEMBER 15 – 3

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WEST FELICIANA PARISH RECREATION FUND CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER WITH RESPECT THERETO: The West Feliciana Parish Council hereby ordains: Section 1-AMENDMENT Adding the following expenses hereby amends the Recreation Department Capital Outlay Budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 of the Parish of West Feliciana, Louisiana: $40,000 for an updated Master Plan for the West Feliciana Sports Park, and $125,000 to complete the development of the Rodeo Arena, Press Box and Concession Stand, install the viewing stands and to complete the festival area of the Park.

Section 2- APPROPRIATION This ordinance constitutes an appropriation of the funds from the Burnett Road LAMP Account for the stated purpose and the authority of the Parish President and/or department heads and/or other duly authorized persons to incur liabilities and authorized expenditures from the budgeted funds in accordance with law.

Section 3- EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall become effective after final adoption and five (5) days after publication in the official journal in accordance with law.

Introduced by: Heather H. Howle at regular meeting on November 17, 2014.

Publication of Summary and Notice of Public Hearing on November 27, 2014.

Full reading and passage December 15, 2014.

Moved for adoption by Merrick “Ricky” Lambert.

Seconded by Otis L. Wilson.

FOR: Lea Reid Williams, Mel Percy, Melvin Young, Merrick “Ricky” Lambert, John S. Kean, IV, Heather R. Howle and Otis L. Wilson.

AGAINST: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None /s/Heather R. Howle HEATHER R. HOWLE 12/17/14 DATE WEST FELICIANA PARISH COUNCIL CHAIR /s/Rolanda J. Robinson ROLANDA J. ROBINSON 12/17/14 DATE WEST FELICIANA PARISH COUNCIL SECRETARY 5073369-dec 25-1t

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There were no applications submitted for the three (3) vacant seats on the Port Commission.

11.D. PERSONNEL BOARD Ms. Williams nominated the sole applicant, Mr. Christopher C. Johnston.

The Council unanimously approved Mr. Christopher C. Johnston to serve as its representative on the Personnel Board.

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Mr. Young made a motion asking that his appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission be deferred until next month’s meeting to allow his applicant time to submit the required documents due to a family medical emergency. Seconded by Mr. Wilson. Discussion ensued.

There was no objection.

Motion carried.

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I, Joshua David Costner, have been convicted of 11990001 22.011(A)(1) PC - Sexual Assault on Dec 09, 2008.

My address is 133 Bradford Rd., Amite, LA 70422.

5069714-dec 18-25-2t ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS --SECTION C-30 OWNER: Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena Parish, P. O. Box 658, Greensburg, La 70441 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Contract No. 5 – Water Distribution System will be received by Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena Parish at their office located at 3362 La Highway 1045 (near the intersection of La Hwy 1045 and La Hwy 441) until 2:00 pm (local time) on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: ----PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORPORATION---7600 INNOVATION PARK DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70820 ----AGC/F. W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ---666 NORTH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 ----AGC/F.W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS---2475 CANAL STREET, SUITE 101, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the issuing office of Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation located at 7600 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820 upon payment of $150.00 for each set.

Work involves the construction of 6” and 3” PVC and HDPE water mains, gate valves, creek crossings, fire hydrants and appurtenances along La Hwy 37 and Muse Road.

December 18, 2015 DATE Water Works District No. 2 of St. Helena Parish OWNER BY: /s Jim Hitchens President 5071230-dec 18-25-jan 1-8-155t

NOTICE OF 2015 BUDGET ADOPTION AND AVAILABILITY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT during regular session convened on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, the St. Helena Parish Police Jury adopted its Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Fiscal year beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2015. A summary of the 2015 Budget is on file in the Police Jury Office, in the St. Helena Parish Police Jury Building, 17911 HWY 43, Greensburg, Louisiana, and is available to the public

Sharonda Brown Secretary-Treasurer St. Helena Parish Police Jury State of Louisiana 5072925-dec 25-1t

2015 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC During the 2015 Calendar Year, the St. Helena Parish Police Jury will meet in two (2) regular meetings per month, those meeting times and days shall be at six (6:00) o’clock p.m. on the Second Tuesday of the Month and at six (6:00) o’clock p.m. on the Fourth Tuesday of the Month, EXCEPT during the Month of December when the second meeting will be held on the Third Tuesday of the Month; AND, when the regular meeting date is a Holiday, the meeting will be held on Wednesday. All meetings are held in the Meeting Room of the St. Helena Parish Police Jury Building located at 17911 HWY 43, Greensburg, Louisiana, as per Ordinance No. 258, and this notice is hereby given in compliance with the Open Meetings Law, Act 707 of the 1977 Louisiana Legislature, Regular Session.

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LEGAL NOTICE ---6NORTHEAST GREENSBURG FIELD 15-48 STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE OF CONSERVATION BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with particular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015, upon the application of COMSTOCK OIL & GAS-LOUISIANA, LLC. At such hearing the Commissioner of Conservation will consider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the following matters relating to the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Reservoir A, in the Northeast Greensburg Field, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

1. To create one (1) additional drilling and production unit for the exploration for and production of oil and gas from the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Reservoir A. 2. To force pool and unitize all separately owned tracts, mineral leases and other property interests within said unit, with each tract sharing in unit production on a surface acreage basis of participation.

3. To provide that with respect to horizontal wells drilled to the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Reservoir A, where the horizontal portion of the well is cased and cemented back above the top of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Reservoir A, the distance to any unit boundary and any offset well(s) will be calculated based on the distance to the nearest perforation in the well, and not based on the penetration point or terminus.

4. To provide that except to the extent contrary herewith, the provisions of Office of Conservation Order No. 1580, effective September 9, 2014, as amended and supplemented by the 1580-A Series of Orders, and all applicable Statewide Orders.

5. To consider such other matters as may be pertinent.

The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, Reservoir A is fully defined in Order No. 1580, effective September 9, 2014.

A plat is available for inspection in the Office of Conservation in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/con shearings All parties having interest therein shall take notice thereof.

BY ORDER OF: JAMES H. WELSH COMMISSIONER OF CONSERVATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE AT THE HEARING, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CONSERVATIONENGINEERING DIVISION AT P.O. BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9275 IN WRITING WITHIN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS OF THE HEARING DATE. 5072929-dec 25-1t

NOTICE OF BUDGET ADOPTION On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, the Town of Greensburg held a public hearing at which time the 2014 Amended Budget was adopted.

The Town of Greensburg’s 2014 Amended Budget is available for public inspection at the Greensburg Town Hall.

By Order of the Mayor Burke Jones 5073143-dec 25-1t

NOTICE OF BUDGET ADOPTION On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the Town of Greensburg held a public hearing at which time the 2015 Proposed Budget was adopted.

The Town of Greensburg’s 2015 Budget is available for public inspection at the Greensburg Town Hall.

By Order of the Mayor Burke Jones 5073145-dec 25-1t

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10295 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY The District Attorney of the Twenty First Judicial District, State of Louisiana, hereby certifies completion of all action required by Louisiana R.S. 39:1304-1311 in regard to the amendment of its budget for the year ending December 31, 2014, and the adoption of its budget for the year ending December 31, 2015.

These adopted budges are available for inspection upon request.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Effective for the January 2015 regular meeting, Waterworks District No. 2 of St. Helena will hold its regular monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 5:00 PM. All meetings will be held at the Waterworks District #2 Office meeting room at 3362 Highway 1045 in Hillsdale, Louisiana. Notice of any Special meetings will be posted outside the water district office 24 hours in advance of meetings. “In accordance with Federal Law, U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.”

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NOTICE --REGULAR BOARD MEETING (MET AT WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM) ST. HELENA WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 OF ST HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY HEREOF, MET IN SESSION AT THE WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM, HILLSDALE LOUISIANA AT 5:00 P.M. OCTOBER 9, 2014 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: NO MEETING DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM. ____________________ DATE

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10295 A MOTION WAS MADE BY LEA VERN SIMS AND SECONDED BY WILBERT KNOX TO APPROVE THE FOLLOW PAY ESTIMATES FOR: CONTRACT #4, $56254.50; AND ENGINEERING PEC, $734.74 AND ENVIRONMENTAL $3550.00.

ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 21, 2014, AND THE NOVEMBER 2014 MANAGER’S REPORT WERE PRESENTED BY PEVEY. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS WAS MADE BY EVELYN JONES AND SECONDED BY NANCY HOLLAND. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. THE SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND OCTOBER 31, 2014 BANK RECONCILIATION REPORTS WERE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORTS WAS MADE BY EVELYN JONES AND SECONDED BY WILBERT KNOX. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES A MOTION WAS MADE BY WILBERT KNOX AND SECOND BY LEAVERN SIMS TO APPROVE THE 3RD QUARTER 2014 FINANCIAL REPORT. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES A MOTION WAS MADE BY LEA VERN SIMS AND SECOND BY NANCY HOLLAND TO APPROVE THE 2014 AMENDED BUDGET AND 2015 BUDGET. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECOND BY EVELYN JONES TO APPROVE THE 2015 WATER DISTRICT HOLIDAYS AS FOLLOWS: NEW YEARS DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY, PRESIDENT’S DAY, MARDI GRAS DAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY (FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015), LABOR DAY, COLUMBUS DAY, VETERAN’S DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS EVE, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECOND BY EVELYN JONES TO APPROVE TRANSFERRING UNUSED FUNDS FROM THE HRA BANK ACCOUNT TO THE REVENUE FUND AND CLOSING THE HRA CHECKING ACCOUNT. ANY ACCRUED INTEREST FOR THE HRA ACCOUNT SHOULD BE CREDITED TO THE REVENUE FUND ACCOUNT. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY WILBERT KNOX AND SECOND BY JIM HITCHENS. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. ____________________ DATE

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NOTICE --SPECIAL BOARD MEETING (MET AT WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM) ST. HELENA WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 OF ST HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY HEREOF, MET IN SESSION AT THE WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM, HILLSDALE LOUISIANA AT 8:30AM. OCTOBER 21, 2014 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: JIM S. HITCHENS EVELYN JONES WILBERT KNOX LEA VERN SIMS COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: NANCY HOLLAND OTHERS PRESENT: THOMAS PEVEY LEE, MGR/OPR JOHN R YENT, ASST. MGR MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY SYSTEM PRESIDENT, JIM HITCHENS. THE BOARD WAS GIVEN AN UPDATE ON THE ONGOING PROJECTS. THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 11, 2014, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 AND THE OCTOBER 2014 MANAGER’S REPORT WERE PRESENTED BY PEVEY. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS WAS MADE BY EVELYN JONES AND SECONDED BY WILBERT KNOX. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WILBERT KNOX AND SECOND

BY EVELYN JONES TO INCREASE SALARY FOR ALL CURRENTLY ACTIVE AND NON-PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES, BY $2.00 PER HOUR IN LIEU OF HEALTHCARE BENEFITS. SALARY INCREASE EFFECTIVE STARTING OCTOBER 27, 2014. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTED YES. A MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY JIM HITCHENS AND SECOND BY WILBERT KNOX. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTED YES. ____________________ DATE ____________________ JIM HITCHENS, PRESIDENT ____________________ DATE ____________________ EVELYN JONES, SEC/TREAS. 5073599-dec 25-1t

NOTICE --REGULAR BOARD MEETING (MET AT WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM) ST. HELENA WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 OF ST HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY HEREOF, MET IN SESSION AT THE WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM, HILLSDALE LOUISIANA AT 5:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 13, 2014 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: JIM S. HITCHENS WILBERT KNOX EVELYN JONES NANCY HOLLAND LEA VERN SIMS COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: NONE OTHERS PRESENT: THOMAS PEVEY LEE, MGR/OPR JOHN R YENT, ASST. MANAGER BRUCE BORDELON, PEC MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT, JIM HITCHENS. THE BOARD WAS GIVEN AN UPDATE ON THE ONGOING PROJECTS.

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NOTICE --REGULAR BOARD MEETING (MET AT WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM) ST. HELENA WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 2 OF ST HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY HEREOF, MET IN SESSION AT THE WATER OFFICE MEETING ROOM, HILLSDALE LOUISIANA AT 5:00 P.M. DECEMBER 11, 2014 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT:

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COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: JIM S. HITCHENS WILBERT KNOX EVELYN JONES NANCY HOLLAND LEA VERN SIMS COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: NONE OTHERS PRESENT: THOMAS PEVEY LEE, MGR/OPR JOHN R YENT, ASST. MANAGER BRUCE BORDELON, PEC KEVIN GRAVIOS, PEC MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT, JIM HITCHENS.

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THE BOARD WAS GIVEN AN UPDATE ON THE ONGOING PROJECTS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY LEA VERN SIMS AND SECONDED BY EVELYN JONES TO APPROVE THE FOLLOW PAY ESTIMATES FOR: CONTRACT #4, $34730.10; AND ENGINEERING PEC, $1028.63 AND INSPECTION $1400.00.

ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECOND BY WILBERT KNOX TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER #1 FOR CONTRACT #4 IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,425.40 FOR UPGRADES AND ADDITIONAL CODE REQUIREMENTS ON THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK IN DENNIS MILLS. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 13, 2014, AND THE DECEMBER 2014 MANAGER’S REPORT WERE PRESENTED BY PEVEY. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS WAS MADE BY WILBERT KNOX AND SECONDED BY LEA VERN SIMS. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. THE NOVEMBER 30, 2014 BANK RECONCILIATION REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECONDED BY EVELYN JONES. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES A MOTION WAS MADE BY WILBERT KNOX AND SECOND BY LEAVERN SIMS TO APPROVE THE 2014 BAD DEBT WRITE-OFF IN THE AMOUNT OF $10507.05. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A DISCUSSION WAS HAD CONCERNING THE BAD DEBT/ WRITE-OFF COLLECTION POLICY. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THIS TIME. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WILBERT KNOX AND SECOND BY EVELYN JONES TO APPROVE THE 2014 YEAREND ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH BRUCE HARRELL AND COMPANY, CPA. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECOND BY WILBERT KNOX TO APPROVE THE 2014 AUDIT ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH ANTHONY BAGLIO, CPA. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECOND BY EVELYN JONES TO CHANGE FRANK SOLOMON’S EMPLOYMENT STATUS TO FULL-TIME WITH ALL BENEFITS OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, AND TO INCREASE HIS SALARY BY $3.00 PER HOUR EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 22, 2014. FRANK SOLOMON WILL CONTINUE AS A PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE UNTIL MARCH 31, 2015. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECOND BY EVELYN JONES TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT WITH FIRST GUARANTY BANK FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NANCY HOLLAND AND SECOND BY EVELYN JONES TO APPROVE DECEMBER 26, 2014 AS A WATER DISTRICT HOLIDAY. ALL MEMBERS VOTED YES. A MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY WILBERT KNOX AND SECOND BY JIM HITCHENS. ALL MEMBERS

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The following resolution was offered by Major Coleman and seconded by Warren McCray, Jr.: RESOLUTION A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, December 6, 2014, to authorize the rededication of a sales and use tax therein.

SECTION 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, to authorize the rededication of a sales and use tax therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election.

SECTION 2. Procès Verbal. A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of St. Helena, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.

SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Result. The result of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law.

This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: YEAS

Thomas J. Wicker Theodore McCray, Jr. Jule Charles Wascam Warren McCray, Jr. Major Coleman Doug Watson

NAYS

ABSENT

1

Hwy 441 Voting Booth, 22553 Highway 441, Kentwood

162

275

6

2

Old Woodland School Site, 2816 Highway 1046, Amite

48

84

TOTALS

Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the Parish on Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this Procès Verbal is a copy of the Notice of Special Election and proof of publication thereof.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Greensburg, Louisiana, on this, the 23rd day of December, 2014.

ATTEST:

/s/ Thomas J. Wicker President

EXHIBIT "A"

/s/ Thomas J. Wicker President

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), on July 22, 2014, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the Parish on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: PROPOSITION (SALES TAX REDEDICATION) Shall the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), rededicate the use of the proceeds of the one percent (1%) sales and use tax authorized to be levied and collected in perpetuity at elections held on October 20, 2007 and May 4, 2013 (an estimated $700,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), such that (a) all Tax proceeds collected, but unexpended, on or before May 4, 2013, shall be rededicated to construct, improve, maintain or resurface public roads in the Parish, including acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment therefor and (b) all Tax proceeds collected after May 4, 2013, shall be rededicated (i) for funding waste collection and disposal, including, but not limited to, providing, maintaining, operating, constructing, acquiring and/or improving solid waste collection and disposal facilities, equipment and/or services, and (ii) to construct, improve, maintain and/or resurface public roads in the Parish including, acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment therefor?

There being absent: None; did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition, to wit: PROPOSITION (SALES TAX REDEDICATION) Shall the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), rededicate the use of the proceeds of the one percent (1%) sales and use tax authorized to be levied and collected in perpetuity at elections held on October 20, 2007 and May 4, 2013 (an estimated $700,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), such that (a) all Tax proceeds collected, but unexpended, on or before May 4, 2013, shall be rededicated to construct, improve, maintain or resurface public roads in the Parish, including acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment therefor and (b) all Tax proceeds collected after May 4, 2013, shall be rededicated (i) for funding waste collection and disposal, including, but not limited to, providing, maintaining, operating, constructing, acquiring and/or improving solid waste collection and disposal facilities, equipment and/or services, and (ii) to construct, improve, maintain and/or resurface public roads in the Parish including, acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment therefor?

POLLING PLACES Location

The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the Parish, which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), on July 22, 2014, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the Parish on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit: PROPOSITION (SALES TAX REDEDICATION) Shall the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), rededicate the use of the proceeds of the one percent (1%) sales and use tax authorized to be levied and collected in perpetuity at elections held on October 20, 2007 and May 4, 2013 (an estimated $700,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), such that (a) all Tax proceeds collected, but unexpended, on or before May 4, 2013, shall be rededicated to construct, improve, maintain or resurface public roads in the Parish, including acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment therefor and (b) all Tax proceeds collected after May 4, 2013, shall be rededicated (i) for funding waste collection and disposal, including, but not limited to, providing, maintaining, operating, constructing, acquiring and/or improving solid waste collection and disposal facilities, equipment and/or services, and (ii) to construct, improve, maintain and/or resurface public roads in the Parish including, acquiring, operating and maintaining equipment therefor?

The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the Parish, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit: POLLING PLACES Ward

Precinct

1

1

North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg

1

2

North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg

2

1

South 2nd Ward Fire Station, 1021 Turner Chapel Road, Greensburg

2

2

Drivers License Office, 38 S. Main Street, Greensburg

3

1

District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg

3

2

Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove

VOTE TABULATION FOR

AGAINST

North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg

216

208

North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg

12

7

Location

3

3

District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg

4

1

Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove

4

2

Montpelier Fire Station, 36400 Highway 16, Montpelier

5

1

Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite

5

2

Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite

6

1

Hwy 441 Voting Booth, 22553 Highway 441, Kentwood

6

2

Old Woodland School Site, 2816 Highway 1046, Amite

The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, St. Helena Parish Government Building, 17911 Hwy. 43N, Greensburg, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014, at SIX O’CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the Parish are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Greensburg, Louisiana, on this, the 22nd day of July, 2014.

ATTEST:

/s/ Thomas J. Wicker President

/s/ Sharonda Brown Secretary-Treasurer 5038776-oct 9-1t

State of Louisiana - Parish of St. Helena

POLLING PLACES

There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the proposition as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:

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587

The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that there was a total of 2,136 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 1,549 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 587 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition as hereinabove set forth.

Thomas J. Wicker, Theodore McCray, Jr., Jule Charles Wascom, Warren McCray, Jr., Major Coleman and Doug Watson;

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269 1,549

MAJORITY FOR

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at six o'clock (6:00) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, St. Helena Parish Government Building, 17911 Hwy. 43N, Greensburg, Louisiana, the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, December 6, 2014, with the following members present:

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473 2,136

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

PROCÈS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE PARISH OF ST. HELENA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014.

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9

6

/s/ Sharonda Brown Secretary-Treasurer

X X X X X X

/s/ Sharonda Brown Secretary-Treasurer

Precinct

10

ABSTAINING

And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 23rd day of December, 2014.

Ward

Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite

ABSENTEE

BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana, that:

MEMBERS

2

Ward

Precinct

Location

1

1

North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg

1

2

North Helena Fire Station, 5080 Highway 1043, Greensburg

2

1

South 2nd Ward Fire Station, 1021 Turner Chapel Road, Greensburg

2

2

Drivers License Office, 38 S. Main Street, Greensburg

3

1

District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg

3

2

Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove

3

3

District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg

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1

Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove

Election Sale Tx

4

2

Montpelier Fire Station, 36400 Highway 16, Montpelier

5

1

Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite

5

2

Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite

6

1

Hwy 441 Voting Booth, 22553 Highway 441, Kentwood

6

2

Old Woodland School Site, 2816 Highway 1046, Amite

The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, St. Helena Parish Government Building, 17911 Hwy. 43N, Greensburg, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014, at SIX O'CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the Parish are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

2

1

South 2nd Ward Fire Station, 1021 Turner Chapel Road, Greensburg

283

96

2

2

Drivers License Office, 38 S. Main Street, Greensburg

84

63

3

1

District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg

245

121

3

2

Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove

36

23

3

3

District 4 Fire Station, 8352 Highway 37, Greensburg

12

13

4

1

Hwy 16 Voting Booth, 43076 Highway 16, Pine Grove

253

222

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Greensburg, Louisiana, on this, the 22nd day of July, 2014.

4

2

Montpelier Fire Station, 36400 Highway 16, Montpelier

35

43

ATTEST:

5

1

Hillsdale Fire Station, 3313 Highway 1045, Amite

267

116

/s/ Sharonda Brown Secretary-Treasurer

/s/ Thomas J. Wicker President

Before me, Notary, personally came and approved Heather Holmes Who being duly sworn, did dispense and say she as Account Representative of St. Helena Echo A newspaper of general circulation published in the Parish of St. Helena And the ad

This legal notice was published on 9-17-14, 9-24-14, 10-1-14 /s/ Heather Holmes Account Representive Subscribed and sworn before me on October 1, 2014 /s/ Charles V. Genco NOTARY PUBLIC CHARLES V. GENCO Notary Public Bar Roll No. 06005 Notary ID No. 04197 My Commission is for Life PROCLAMATION I, the undersigned President of the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, December 6, 2014, was CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procès Verbal.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Greensburg, Louisiana, on this, the 23rd day of December, 2014.

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