City Council - Regular Meeting

Our February 9th, 2026 meeting is called to order. We're going to u first move forward or move on by having prayer and um reatement of the pledge of allegiance. Will we stand for both prayer and pledge? Let's pray. Gracious God, we thank you for this day. We thank you for this time of year uh for uh all of us. Lord God, we thank you as well for your healing powers who we're praying as um the schools have been affected and not only the schools but others with certain bugs that are going around. So we just ask for your protection. Thank you for those who serve in the healthc care field for uh dealing with the extra volume that they have to deal with because of the flu season and other things that are happening. But we just thank you for your protection now. Uh God, we thank you that you would just guide us and lead us, lead our thoughts, lead our minds, let us operate as a mayor and council, department heads and all others uh with the spirit of unity so that we could accomplish the most for the residents of this great city. We ask you for these blessings in your son Jesus name. Amen.

Amen. Amen. Now, will you please join us in reciting the pledge? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right, before we move in what is a pretty short agenda tonight

and I know uh folks are excited about that, but just ask you please take a moment to silence your cell phones during the meeting. The city council encourages public participation. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Uh however, this time limit may be reduced if there are numerous speakers on a particular item. To ensure efficient proceedings, all persons addressing the city council shall state their name and shall speak in a civil and courteous manner. Speakers shall address the agenda topic only to which they are speaking on and shall not be repetitive. Members of the audience, please respect the rights of others and do not create noise or other disturbances so as to disrupt or to disturb persons who are addressing the city council. Council members who are speaking or otherwise impede the orderly conduct of the meeting. and we thank you for adhering to those instructions. Uh now we're moving to the reading and approval of our minutes from our January 12th

meeting. Is that right? Should have been 26 from our excuse me. Uh let the record be clear that this should say our January 28th meeting because we had to move it back because of the weather. So read and approval of our minutes from the January 28, 2026 meeting. Mayor make a motion that we dispense with the reading of the minutes of January 28, 2026 and that that they be adopted as recorded if no corrections. Second

motion made and seconded to dispense with the reading of the minutes and to adopt uh those minutes as they have been recorded. Any comment about this particular motion? All right. See, Mr. Stacy, roll call vote. Eli, yes. Nelson, yes. Smith Kirkind Doll, yes. Harrington, yes. PT, yes.

All right, that motion carries. Motion carries. All right. Next, we've got a special guest, the Mafet family. I see Mr. Terrence uh Mafet and don't know if he has to want to say anything, but do we have a picture, Steve, of the next um item? Okay, I guess maybe Nasha. Do we? Okay. I thought there was a picture. Okay. But what we wanted to do, we brought this to the council last year and I think those signs have been erected already, right, Shauna? All right. So, changing of the name from West, was it West Third? I think it was West Third to Moffett. What do we call it? Street.

It's Moffet Lane. Moffett Lane. Mafet Lane. So, to Moffett Lane. So, um, Mr. Terrence, I don't know if you want to say anything. Say anything to say if you do have something. Yeah, we'll get you to come to the microphone. Um, uh, state your first and last name. And just wanted to acknowledge that. We thought we had a picture, uh, of it somewhere, but uh, just wanted to acknowledge that. Certainly, you can see it if you drive through. Okay. I think there's an image right there, uh, that we've got. Steve, if you can make that a little bigger, that'd be great. All right, Mr. Terrence Moffet. Just state your first and last name and whatever remarks you have on behalf of the family.

Name is Henry Terrence Moffett. Uh first of all, I'm not a public speaker, so I'm going to keep this brief. But um you know, myself and my family. You know, we are truly humbled uh for this honor. I want to thank the mayor, the council member, and the city officials. Um, you know, it's bittersweet because, you know, I would truly uh love for my grandparents to be here to see it. But, uh, I'll just finish with saying, you know, we've been in business in this community for over 30 years and, you know, we really consider it an honor to be able to serve our community and uh, you know, and still be going strong. So, I just want to thank everybody once again. is truly a humbling honor and uh thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Look, we like to get a picture with you. Okay. It's um it's no small um notice or recognition, I can say that this is also uh Black History Month uh that we're celebrating to have the name of the street. So, it looks like it's Moffet Drive. Yes, sir. Moffet Drive. So, uh council, can we get a picture with Mr. Terrence Moffet who's representing the family? Yeah, you just come right here. I just would like to say Terrence just would like to add we have the sorority here that your grandmother was a part of. She was a founding member of Roate Omega. So please stay around for that. Join us in that. Thank you. You know you know not only my grandmother, my mother and both my sisters.

That's right. You're right. Yeah. Uh they bleed uh you know

we don't have anything. All right.

Just All righty. All righty. Such a great impact that the Mafet family has had. Uh, everybody know Miss Moffet. All right. Um, couple proclamations that we've got on the agenda tonight. The first one is read by our councilwoman at large, Smith Kirkandol, who uh is a member of this um well esteemed, reputable um sorority. So, we're going to ask her to go ahead and read this first proclamation.

Thank you. Thank you, mayor. This is proclamation number 006 proclamation designating February the 9th 2026 as AKA day in the city of Nacades whereas Aphappa Alphasero Incorporated the oldest Greek letter organization established in 1908 by 16 African-American college educated women committed to sisterhood scholarship service and social action at Howard University in Washington DC. And whereas Alpha Cappa Alpha provides service to the community under program initiatives empowering families, economic wealth, enhancing the environment, social justice, and uplifting the local community. And whereas Alpha Cappa Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha currently has more than 360,000 members in over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate chapters in the United States and 12 nations and territories. Whereas on January 15th, 1908, founding AKA member Ela Hedgeman Laauo established AKA in an effort to alleviate deplorable social, political, and economic conditions that impeded citizens from becoming productive citizens. Whereas Vice President Camela Harris will forever be known as the first African-American and Asian an Asian-American woman and the first member of Alpha Cappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated to have become a candidate to run for the position of pos of president of the United States of America. Her commitment was to always speak and act for the people of our

of ours. And whereas you US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President Kamala Harris met with the Divine Nine Council of Presidents in the Oval Office in a historic occasion for strategic consultation led by AKA's president Danette Anthony Reed in the fall of 2024 where the president commended the council for the success of HBCU and whereas the designation of a day is fitting to commemorate the early days of Alpha Kappa Alpha sority advocacy and the continued impact that Aphappa Alpha advocacy can have on our communities, especially black communities. And whereas the Roda Omega chapter of Alpha Cappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated was officially chartered August 29th, 1987 in Nach, Louisiana, and established a wide range of service programs in the community addressing education, health, social justice, economic wealth, voter mobilization, youth initiatives such as ch childhood hunger, and youth leadership. Now therefore, be it resolved that I, Mayor Ronnie Williams, Jr., We recognize the contributions of the graduate chapter of Alphacap Alpha Sero Incorporated and further extend appreciation to Fanny Holden, president for her extra extraordinary leadership and to all chapter members for their exemplary dedication to Knackage and the surrounding areas and to public service by designating February 9th annually as Alphacappa Alpha Day in the city of Knack. package and urges all residents to explore and participate in social advocacy and

dynamic service to all to better our communities. Signed by Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. second and I move that pro I move adoption proclamation number 006. Thank you. Councilman Py was ready to ready to um second out second before the motion. Couldn't let me call, but he was ready to second. I I do want to note I think we have a new president of the organization. Is that correct? Miss Wilson Lavora. Uh Mrs. Lavora Wilson is the new president of our local Roa Omega uh chapter. We will get that corrected.

Yeah, we'll get it correct. We'll we we'll get that corrected and and and get you all a clean copy of it. But nonetheless, we wanted to acknowledge you all for your founders day. Um, 1908. Today is 1926. I'm sorry, 2026. 2026. So, we're talking what is that? A 118 118 years. Wow. And just the the service to the community. So much we could say. I know firsthand. My wife is, she loves the organization and um they do a lot of really good things. They just had something on Friday. Pink goes red for a day. Um they do other community initiatives that they're not trying to get any glory, just want to improve uh the community. Um I remember something with the youth you all were doing. Why?

Uh y'all got somebody want to talk about some stuff? Mr. President, Madam President, you want to say something?

Mayor, do you mind if I redo this, please? Now, therefore, be resolved that I, Mayor Ronnie Williams, Jr., recognize the contributions of the grad of the graduate chapter of Alpha Cap Alpha Incorporated, and further extend appreciation to Lava Wilson, president, for her extraordinary leadership, and to all chapter members for their for their exemplary dedication to Nacades and the surrounding areas. and to public service by designating February 9th annually as Alphacap Alpha Day in the city of Naglage and urges all residents to explore and participate in society, advocacy, and dynamic service to all to better our communities. Signed by Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr.

All right. And again, I move for adoption of proclamation 006 of 2026. PTU. Uh PT. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. All right. So, we got that. Uh Madam President, is there any remarks you want? I mean, if you don't want to, that's fine, but I know so many things you know that you all do that and again the great work you all do in the community. Please state your first and last name. And

good evening. Labor Wilson, Alpha Galapa Sorority Incorporated, Ro Beta Omega Chapter President. Thank you. Thank you to our sister, Councilman at large, Betty Smith Kirkindall, Mayor Ronnie Williams, and the city council. We thank you so much for this opportunity and this proclamation in recognizing 118 years of exemplary service to all mankind. As the mayor um started telling you, we have lots of we are a service organization in social um we have lots of programs aimed at the youth which is called the youth leadership institute. Um, Miss Williams was is now well was over that program. She's now our vice president. Um, we also have um impacting our local communities where we have a community event in May of each year with financial and health literacy. So, it's open to the public. He just mentioned on Friday we had a pink goes red where we recognize heart health month. So, it's lots of um programs that we do throughout the year. we will come um planting trees in April and every month we recognize different um problems in the United States and we work to address them to help to correct them. So thank you all again for recognizing Roa Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha for 118 years.

All right. Thank you all for being the light in the community. So, we can take a picture with the proclamation, but we'll get a cleaned up version uh for you uh on that. So, I think we have some of uh ladies from u we like to get a picture with y'all. Okay. All right. Present y'all this fireplace. Okay, I got three cameras here. She's going to be standing here for a while.

I feel like we need to move a little bit to the right now. Right. Whatever she wants. I'll give you guys how the rest. I'm just fine like that. That's okay.

Yeah. And we did something breath. last minute.

All right. Thanks again ladies for your wonderful community service our Nagades community. All right, we have another proclamation read by Councilman PT.

Thank you, mayor. Resolution number 007 of 2026, a resolution proclaiming the month of February 2026 as Africanamean History Month in the city of Nagades. Whereas the history of our great country has been written by men and women of every race, religion, and ethnic background. And African-American History Month gives us the opportunity to recognize extraordinary contributions African-Americans have made to the rich cultural history of our nation. Whereas we also recognize the courage and tenacity of so many hardworking African-Americans whose legacies are woven into the fabric of our country. Whereas we as a country must continue to encourage and demand our children to reach the full measure of their potential and ambitions through education. Whereas each February, we recognize African-American History Month to reflect upon how far we have come as a nation and community and what challenges remain. Whereas each year a national theme is chosen by the association for the study of African-American life and history. Whereas the 2026 Black History Month theme is civil rights correction is civil rights march on Washington for jobs and freedom. Whereas this theme honors the significant civil rights movement and reflects the ongoing struggle for equality and justice. Maratho move to adopt resolution number 007.

Second.

All right. Motion made and seconded just to acknowledge um African-American history month in the city of Nacatus. One of the things we do every year uh to recognize contributions of African-Americans um here. So again, I think a a good proclamation. Um are there any comments or questions about this particular proclamation? I know that there there are always a few events that take place. Um I know there is a um church service that's happening at the Northstar church technically outside of the city, but a lot of the pastors who live in the city are helping to plan that. They've got a preacher coming in from um from New Orleans to speak. I know that's happening. I think there's a Black History program parade, too, Councilwoman Smith. Yes, there will be on February the 28th.

28th starting at 11:30 a.m. So, the last Saturday in this month. Last Saturday. Okay. Good. Good. So, a couple things happen and there may be some others doing some things as well. All right. Uh any comment or question about this particular proclamation and motion? All righty. Just want to add also if anyone listening want to be a part of the parade, just please reach out and let us know. let me know. I think we'll have a piece too in maybe in the Nagish Times or something about the impact of H.B.CU and their contributions and things like that. So, um, we'll have that going. Others will put some things in in the paper as well. I think it's going to the paper. All right. Eli, yes.

Nelson, yes. Smith Kirkindall, yes. Harrington, yes. That's PT. Yes. Okay. All right. That motion carries on the proclamation for African-American history month. Councilman Harrington said we didn't do a roll call vote. Okay. On a K. We did the motion in a second, but we didn't do a roll call vote. So, we can just take the vote. Yes. Hey, roll call vote because we didn't get a vote on the proclamation uh to Alpha Cap Alpha. Eli, yes. Nelson, yes. Smith Kirkall, yes. Harington, yes. PT, yes. All right. Thanks for catching us for us.

Okie dokie. Now, we do have one ordinance for final and a resolution, and that's it. Um, so the final is read by Councilwoman Ed Large Smith, Kirkind Doll.

Thank you, Mayor. And this is Artinous number number 006 of 2026 which is an ordinance of the city of Nacades, Louisiana rescending ordinance number 041 of 2022 of which declared the structure located at 1203 Rusbow Street, Nack, Louisiana unsafe and unfit for occupancy. finding that said structure has been rehabilitated and is in compliance with applicable codes authorized removal of condemnation status and providing for an effective date. Whereas on August 22nd, 2022, the city of Natish city council adopted ordinance number 041 of 2022 declaring the structure located at 123 Rusbow Street unsafe and unfit for human occupy due to violations of acalo building housing and safety codes. And whereas set ordinance resulted in the condemnation of the property and its removal from lawful occupy and com and commerce. And whereas the owner of record superior properties management group LLC has since completed rehabilitation of the structure pursuant to permits issued by the city of Nage Building Department code enforcement division. And whereas the structure has been inspected by the city building officials and has been found to be in substantial compliance with all actable buildings, fire, health, and zoning regulations. And whereas the city of Nakage city council finds that the conditions which form the basis for condemnation no longer exists and that res recision recision of the prior

ordinance is in the best interest of the public health safety and welfare. And this ordinance was introduced on January the 28th and published in the Nackage Times on February 5th, 2026. And I move for adoption of the ordinance of 2026. Ordinance number 041 uh 006. Ordinance of 006. Second.

Okie dokie. Look um I think we've got some before and after pictures uh here. We like we mentioned last week, not last week, a couple weeks ago when we had our last meeting. This is an example of a pro a property getting condemned and actually we needed to condemn it because it wasn't safe. If we know about it and we don't take proper actions, that that's just not good for us. how much liability we have. Of course, attorneys could could speak on that, but um but it's an example of a property that was condemned. People worked with the owners.

They became the new owners and they worked to address the issues that were in the property. So, I think we've got some before and after the How does that go? This is after here, PT. I mean uh uh Steve. So I guess that's just what some of the outside pictures. What are we are we looking at? Anything particular? I see a pipe coming from the ground. Is there anything particular? Uh Shantra, are we looking at these? Okay, that one. Okay, that one. So this part is actually showing where the sewer line was messed up and there should have been a video. Do you have a microphone, Steve? What about that one? Get the video here.

Yeah. Can you Yeah. How about you, granddad? Lower yourself. So, this was a video of the sewer line that was constantly overflowing in the backyard. This was just part of one of the videos to kind of show how everything looked in the back before they came in. Um, the meter box was in total disarray. Um, as you can see, the property itself was awful.

Um, that's still another picture. This is still a picture of the backyard. Um, just more pictures of the back. See, this was that ground wire that was being ran underneath the ground. The people that lived in this area actually buried that line. Well, tried to bury the line and they connected from one property to the property across the street to get electricity. They were getting electricity. Right.

Right. Correct. And this is additional pictures for the back. And we're starting to look at some of the pictures on the inside. Um, I wanted to get a closer look to that panel to kind of show you how they were. It looks busy. Cooking up. that they were a whole lot going on doing

whatever you want to think of to try to get power to those facilities inside and out. We had one gentleman that told me he was actually a master electrician from Dallas and the day we came and cut power, he indicated to us that by the time we left that that facility would have power again and it did. How he got power to that that building, I don't know because we cut the power at the line and they had power before the night was over with. Miss Rosemary can can tell and and say for sure that's what happened. They had power and all eight units. Everybody had power.

This was one of the units. Like I said, we kind of took pictures without having to go all the way through the entire building because it was Yeah, this what this is how most of the units looked. A lot of the the apartments didn't have power, but you still had people living inside of them. As you can see, the windows didn't have screens. They were just up. People were going in and out, sleeping the inside, doing whatever you can think of inside each one of the units. So, these were tenants living there, paying rent or whatever. They were paying rent. They they

they were people living there actually paying rent. These people were getting um I guess you can say supplements from federal government, I guess, because the property was on some type of housing. And so, they were getting payments. They were getting housing assistance and they were paying the the landlord and living like this and living like this. Okay. And I do see Mr. Kevin. Uh just give me one moment. Mr. Shantrell anymore. These are before. These are before. I think there's some other pictures too, right? Other pictures that Mr. um see I think they're on the on the slide though, right? Yeah. Yeah. So that shows you some before.

That's the plural, some before. Then you see the clean up. You see the after. Can show you the other pictures. Yeah, those those look like some of the after pictures. That's the end of the afters. Uh this is some of the before pictures. You ready for the after pictures? You can take it over. Yes. Go ahead. Okay. I could go on forever. No, we don't want to see any more. That looks Okay, right. That's all our pictures. We want to see the after. Yeah, I know. It looks better. Oh, there we go.

Get it on the other screen here. Yeah, we definitely see them on these two. Some of the houses right there. Looks like a kitchen. And what is it? Like a living area? Yeah. Mhm. Okay. All right. Okie dokie. Looks good. Looks good. Great job. No, we got one of the owners here. Is there anything you'd like to say, sir? Well, we like I said, we can see I want you to say something. I mean, we can see clearly.

We just get you state your first and last name if there's anything you like to say, but we could clearly see the pictures. What? what it looked like and what it looked like now. So, yeah, my name Melvin Braxton. Um, I'm one of the owners of the property and it was in uh pretty bad shape and y'all noticed for the before and after pictures did a lot work. Took a took probably about a year or so to clean it up, but we finally got it and uh I think it's a whole lot better. Everybody seemed to like it. Better lots better. Great. It does. May I kind of speak on it a little bit?

Yes, sir. Uh we noticed when we had opportunity to kind of walk the property that the structure was pretty kind of was sound and so it looked pretty bad for far as like you know all the junk you see in the furniture and everything but the you know it had a it had a sound structure and we knew it had a bad roof. So uh once we kind of got the roof and everything uh lined out uh we seen the potential in it once we stopped the rain from washing in. It looks great. It looks great.

Kadoki, any comments or questions? Like I said, I think it's pretty straightforward. What this is doing is to resend that ordinance from almost four years ago now in which the city council condemned it is to resend that to now make it official. It's safe, livable. People can live here again. Okay. All righty. No, no comments, questions. All right, Mr. Stacy, roll call vote. Eli, yes. Nelson, yes. Smith, Kirk Doll, yes. Harington, yes. Peach, abstain.

All right, even with the abstension, that motion carries. All righty. We have one resolution on for tonight and that is read by Councilman Nielson. Good good work on that on that property, y'all. Good work.

Thank you, mayor. Resolution number 8 of 2026, a resolution authorizing the mayor of the city of Nacadus to provide the required 35% local matching funds in the estimated amount of $23,216 for state project number H106751 known as Sibi Lake Dam rehabilitation. Whereas the Sibi Lake Dam is classified as a high impact dam under state of Louisiana dam safety program. Whereas issues requiring repairs have been identified with the Sibly Lake Dam concrete outfall structure in a short section of the levy embankment. And whereas the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Dam Safety Section on behalf of the city of Nacades submitted an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for funding for the need of repairs to Sibily Lake Dam. Whereas federal funding in the maximum amount of $377,400 was awarded for the required preconstruction engineering for the needed repairs for Sibly Lake Dam under FEMA grant number EMT-2024-GR-05003. And whereas this grant program requires 35% lo local matching funds and whereas the estimated cost of the preconstruction engineering for the need of repairs to Cibili Lake Dam is $580,616 and whereas 35% of the total estimated cost for preconstruction

engineering for the needed repairs to Sibly Lake Dam equals an amount of 203,216. Now therefore, be it resiled that Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. of the city of Anacades does hereby agree to provide the required 35% local matching funds in the estimated amount of 203,216 for preconstruction engineering for state project number H.016751 Sibly Lake Dam rehabilitation. be further resolved that the Nacadesh City Council authorizes Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. to execute the required cooperative endeavor agreement with the state of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for this project. I move that we adopt resolution number 8 of 2026.

Second.

Okay. Motion made and seconded. Again, this is about getting your permission to uh for us to if we win the grant for the local match, 35% match, $23,000 203 216 is what it is. Now, Nick did send an email. I know Tim could speak to this as well as this would be under utility department. Um, got an email from Nick. I'm not going to read it all. It's kind of lengthy. Uh, that's kind of a runny thing internally. Who sends the emails with the most words, Nick or another person? I'm not going to say who the other person is. But, uh, I think they know who I'm talking about. But anyway, I'm just messing around. But just it's it's a high impact like Councilman Nilson said. um is under the state safety program due to potential downstream impacts in the event of a breach, loss of license or prop property. And then he also communicated recent inspections have revealed issues in the existing concrete alpha structure. Um wear of the exposed the exposed brick. There's some deterioration on it. uh short section of the levy embankment that parallels the university has experienced what they call a slide. And he goes on to say, "Two years ago, the LA DOT dam safety section identified a source of FEMA revenue funding or FEMA funding, I should say, for the needed repairs, which Councilman Nilson read 377,000 for design money, engineering for the Sibly Lake Dam." So, we did have that, but

this is to match it. I think if we get the grant, if we get the rest of the money, it matches up 3 35%. And that would mean 580 would be coming from somewhere else, right? Okay. Tim, is there anything else you want to say?

No, that picture right there is of the slide that's running down University Parkway. It's about 50 to 60 ft long. It's been there about 2 years, but it did stabilize. So, it's not an immediate danger, but it could unstabilize and start sliding again. Uh, show them the outfall, Steve. And that's the spillway for Sibly Lake.

The what you're looking at there is what is called the draw down gate that has not worked in Lord knows how long. Probably 30 years. Hasn't worked. The stems are laying over on the bank over there. So, we have no ability to move that gate. And then there's some leaks and some deterioration in the concrete also. Bottom line, this project is going to do what for us? Hopefully rehabilitate that and get that gate back to working so we do have control of the level of the lake if we ever needed it. But the slide will it'll stabilize the embankment of the dam. We fixed probably two or three over the years. Like I said, that one stabilized. We wn't too worried about it, but right now we're working on three at Tennessee Gas that are running us about $180,000.

So may not always be the most attractive projects, but still when you look at running a city, these are things you have to do. And it helps with the water. Correct. Uh Tim helps it more more of a flood mitigation. More a flood level. Yeah, flood level. Okay. Any questions about this, y'all? Again, kind of the things you have to do that um you need to have it in place in case something happens, especially for those folks who live along Sibly Lake. Okay. All right. No questions, comments. All right. Mr. Stacy, roll call vote. Eli, yes. Nelson,

yes. Smith, yes. Harington, yes.

Yes. All right, that motion carries. Look, our next meeting is in two weeks. That means it's on the 23rd of this month. City offices will be closed next Monday for President's Day. Okay? And we always encourage people download regroup and also the go native app ones for so you know what's happening in terms of whether we have um ball advisories which thankfully we don't do a whole lot of those thankfully um but road closures storm related regroup and then events which we'll start to kick off some in in March and and uh you know some other things. All right, I think we got a few announcements. Zoom on the riverbank uh the mayor's health and fitness council partnering with uh the lovely ladies of Zeta Fi Beta. All right, sorority. So that's a free event. Um and this is going to take place on the 14th, which is this Saturday, Valentine's Day, from 10 to noon. So, that is taking place and uh they've got the instructor, Miss Mo Hamilton, Mrs. Mo Hamilton. So, uh that's really cool. Again, 10:00 a.m. to noon, the mayor's health and fitness council and the Zetas. All right. Uh the crew of wagons, that's also taking place this Saturday at 300 p.m. Your pets, you want to register them. Registration is 2:00 p.m. Line up is 2:45. And again, as we always say, they have awards for the best dress pet. Uh the one with the best looking float, and it even says the parade route starting at Bank of Montgomery, coming south down Front Street to Two Line, Twoline Street, and then you go down uh the riverbank there. So, pretty simple

route taking place there. Okay. But always a cute thing to be a part of. crew of Dion's Mardigra Parade at 6:00 p. p.m. They're going back with the old route which make make a right on Jefferson Street and then go down front go back up second and then the parade ends out once they get on through uh second but again at 6 p.m. and we know where it starts. It starts at the big River South Commons parking lot and goes down South Drive and then hooks up with Kaiser. So, always a pretty big deal. Hopefully weather is is favorable for us. I know people are watching that. Mhm. All right. The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has something going on. Lunchtime uh Lyap. That's going to be double victory World War II Soldier Comes Home, a change man. And this is going to be on the 20th. So, next week, uh from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m., you know, uh something you can get an hour or less, get some information. So really good to have a resource like the sports hall of fame in our community, that type of museum. So use that if you can, if you have that availability, your calendar's open. Um, you know, just go and go and um take take in that presentation. All right, this has been postponed. The parade is now going to be the 31st of January. No, that was the 31st.

The what? 21st. 21st. Mhm. which is not this Saturday, but next Saturday. All right. Is when they're going to And I guess they still have Benny Logan. He's Casha native. Played for LSU. He wore the number 18, which is a special number at LSU. So now, of course, there's only one number that you could do that. So, the fact he was able to do that is great. Uh in the likes of who, Eddie? Some other people. Who else did that? 18. Ah gosh, I forgot. There's some other people though.

Good players. All right. But Benny Logan is going to be the grand marshal. All right. There's a spring career fair at the university student union ballroom on the 24th, Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. So really something geared towards students. Um they're saying all majors are welcome, but I'm maybe open outside of the student outside of student, but I think it's really geared towards students. All right. Any other announcements? Okay. Yeah. Go Nagage Awards. We've been seeing some posts, I think, from the chamber about this. So, they've kind of some some people are being honored. I saw Steve Harden. I saw Claire. I saw the four under 40. So, there'll be some others. We've had departments that have been recognized before, but this is going to take place on Wednesday, February 25th, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Uh $60 to get in for member tickets. If you're not a member, 75 bucks to participate. All right. So, our announcement, when you say the parade is again

February the 28th. I think I sent the flyer to Steve. He didn't get it on the thing today. But I did send you the flyer. Did you not get it? No, you probably didn't. So, February 28th. February the 28th. Beginning at 11:30. What does it start? It it will start on the uh third street parking lot of the courthouse. Well, police jury parking lot. Uh February 28th. Line up is at 11:30 and the parade will roll at 1. Parade at 1. Okay. All righty. All right. Nothing else. Council. All right. At this time, y'all, we hear a motion to adjourn. Make a motion to adjourn. All right. All in favors?

We're going to get a second. Oh, I'm sorry. Second. So, we got a motion to adjourn. We got a second. All in favor? All right. Meeting is a journey. Y'all have a great night, folks.