Parish Council special meeting will follow Bayou Vista fire district board resignations

The St. Mary Parish Council will have a special meeting Tuesday after members of the fire protection district serving Bayou Vista resigned.

The resignations, dated Wednesday, were submitted by four of the five members of the St. Mary Parish Fire Protection District No. 7 board: Myron J. Bourque, Bryon Roy, Lana Luke and David Picou.

Roy’s letter cites “a lack of support from St. Mary Parish Council, which allows Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Department to be accountable to no one and operate unethical.

“We, the District Board Members, have had the best interest in maintaining the equipment with taxpayers’ money and working with a planned budget. The Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Department is treating the board as an open check book for their Wants and not their needs.”

Bourque, the board chairman, cited “a lack of cooperation within this municipality.”

Identical letters from Luke and Picou also spoke of the lack of cooperation and said they “feel there is no alternative solution to be reached.”

The Parish Council meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Parish Courthouse in Franklin.