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\"The speed is 30 miles per hour, but they're requesting that within the school zone that it's changed to 20,\" Councilwoman Mildred Theory said, and she asked that the committee vote to send the item to the full council.

The committee voted to forward the request to the full council.

Earlier in the meeting public-works staff presented routine operations metrics. Staff reported December activities including roadcover cleaning on seven roads, culvert installation on 15 roads, debris removal on 40 roads, ditching on 10 roads, grading of 30 roads, material placed on six roads, patching on 28 roads, sign installation on 26 locations, and four tree removals along with responses to washouts.

The committee also forwarded several routine appointment items for various drainage and public-works districts to the full council and handled a resignation notice for a board member (the clerk stated a letter would be placed in the record so advertising could begin). The committee adjourned after routine business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025 Council Meeting 1-2-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Public Works Committee agreed to forward a request to reduce the school-zone speed limit on Conference Road from 30 to 20 mph to the full council and heard a monthly public-works operations report listing maintenance activities.","taxTitle","St. Landry Parish, Louisiana","taxId",69773,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6268677,"St. Landry committee forwards multiple appointments, withdraws assistant-chief nomination pending bylaw review",281,1340000,1621000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3051576-6367a28b2c78ada9773d9eea4b23528f&start=1340&end=1621","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3051576-6367a28b2c78ada9773d9eea4b23528f/thumbnail_1340000.jpg","/articles/6268677/St-Landry-Parish/Louisiana/St-Landry-committee-forwards-multiple-appointments-withdraws-assistant-chief-nomination-pending-bylaw-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6268677-51471702a216e0309d8d691490d3cf12/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150168&Signature=UvFYumepNP1i4DoBLOkmh8XImdBoO2ULqlKmESeMHNke7YN3l2lT2LfEdG5HUaxMlc8xNwE5Gx7tLOlnBlJHINMzdVQL-BWcmM1-smIwdZrPTxUgpVfJYAaN53nql6FOb6C1l9rqsiUyTIv7X6roHnin-~P-cZFab2EMlUpnEzoP0uTMS~LEGl7ondhjL~mZqnNYDfWHj8hH1UGgrX3EiZzkOGB0BD6sc2xobgVuhoBUpMCHTVMsbtzIJUgsslombHMGwboTXKypcIGTq4-Heoslu8ML0RipD-NG44daG3TksMoAHSDpXZ0B5Ntd62eMiI4Wlo8mXqfAYRnLMjqPyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Landry Parish Administrative Finance Committee voted to forward multiple nominations to the full council for final appointment and temporarily withdrew one nomination while staff check board bylaws.

Committee members approved forwarding applications for appointments including candidates for the Parish Communications District (9-1-1), the Parish Tours Commission, a Waterworks District vacancy, a Tourism Commission appointment, and the Agricultural Arena Authority. The motions to forward were carried by roll call votes recorded at the meeting.

A substantive exchange arose over whether an assistant police chief may serve on the Communications District board. One council member recalled a past instance when \"Paul Januso\" had to step down from the board after becoming an assistant chief. Committee members asked staff to review the board's bylaws to determine whether the current nomination of Assistant Chief Mark Guidry would be permissible. The committee voted to withdraw that nomination from consideration pending that review and to resubmit the application at the next meeting if appropriate.

The clerk and staff agreed to provide the relevant bylaws and documentation before the next meeting. Several other nominations were advanced without objection; the meeting record shows each forwarded item carried on a roll call with affirmative votes noted by the clerk.

Committee members also noted a bookkeeping matter: the finance packet provided to members was dated Oct. 31 and staff said they would reprint or provide the November report before the next meeting.","The Administrative Finance Committee forwarded nominations for several boards and commissions but withdrew an assistant chief's nomination to the St. Landry Communications District 911 board after members raised a bylaws question about whether an assistant police chief may serve.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6268682,"Opelousas Life Church leaders tell St. Landry Parish committee they were forced from sanctuary; parish attorneys decline immediate action",1169,178000,1347000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3051576-6367a28b2c78ada9773d9eea4b23528f&start=178&end=1347","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3051576-6367a28b2c78ada9773d9eea4b23528f/thumbnail_178000.jpg","/articles/6268682/St-Landry-Parish/Louisiana/Opelousas-Life-Church-leaders-tell-St-Landry-Parish-committee-they-were-forced-from-sanctuary-parish-attorneys-decline-immediate-action","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6268682-cf8ad1f18e4d7a5a9b40c4b0567537ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150168&Signature=aDZINV-RFkUQk1dr1ZHsOT4dUL6KEoQoJz21ZmPcABS2S3nBYjQccYG-B0Q15tHZ~XIGMGceoepcpcbQCyAUUXvnSGUdw9XbGhVJwCGZYYs9m-WXfClHJJXnjITnTZeKmpubcXGJOa8BoqHvrnyMFDuWPX8CFpvoP68pRu1Br0LSFQyHEasbMeywVgPHscG5WXYh-trOvZ7oNW0etygydZvjzbjjZFkEN9AJTTc7QMY~esHz9hnt27HYCSofUlgnz4IoWPJAh0RNXD23EzviN~E4x4GqmOAhvmb~hYgnky3fqvj~dPox1ztt9p0fGeXaxRiDrRYW0xvrChcn4Y~oPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a St. Landry Parish Administrative Finance Committee meeting, leaders of Opelousas Life Church said parish staff and the parish president's representative forced the congregation from church property days after a sale that church representatives said gave them 30 days to vacate.

The church's pastor, Pastor Kearny Thomas, told the committee that on Dec. 29, 2024, \"we were chased out of the sanctuary with a man with a gun on his hip and his hand on his gun.\" He said the congregation later was prevented from retrieving items from the sanctuary and that parish representatives moved property on the site.

Associate pastor and real estate broker Angela Angelo said the church completed a sale Dec. 23 and was given a 30-day vacate notice. \"The agreement at the table was that we had 30 days to vacate,\" she said, and she told the committee she had been told by parish staff the church would not be rushed from the property.

Attorney Elbert Guillory, who spoke for the church, said he had discussed the incident with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. \"They felt that this is a civil matter and not a criminal matter,\" he said, and he added that he had advised his client not to file criminal charges in order to avoid escalating the dispute.

The committee sought legal guidance. The council's legal counsel told members they \"cannot take any action tonight,\" saying the committee was not able to conduct an investigation or vote on remedies during the meeting.

Parish President Jesse Ballard addressed the committee and described the property as a government building under his authority. He said the transfer \"was done legally, and we are following the law through the letter,\" and that the parish office would arrange appointments for the church to retrieve items as instructed.

No formal action or vote was taken by the committee on the church's requests during the meeting. Committee counsel offered to meet with Attorney Guillory and report back to the council; Guillory told the committee he would contact the counsel the next day to discuss resolving the situation. The church representatives requested a full, transparent investigation and accountability measures and warned they would seek legal remedies if the parish did not address their concerns.

The sheriff's office determination that the incident was a civil matter and the absence of a logged criminal complaint were reported to the committee by the church's attorney. The committee did not launch an independent investigation at the meeting and was advised any inquiry would need to be handled by a third party such as the sheriff's office or by following processes outside the meeting.","Leaders of Opelousas Life Church told the St. Landry Parish Administrative Finance Committee they were barred from their sanctuary after a December 2024 sale and alleged an armed man entered the building; parish counsel said the council could not act at the meeting and the sheriff's office had characterized the matter as civil.","actionData","errors"]

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Public Works committee forwards school-zone speed reduction request on Conference Road; staff reports routine winter work

St. Landry committee forwards multiple appointments, withdraws assistant-chief nomination pending bylaw review

Opelousas Life Church leaders tell St. Landry Parish committee they were forced from sanctuary; parish attorneys decline immediate action