Public notices for May 21, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BERWICK, STATE OF LOUISIANA TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON
TUESDAY
May 13, 2025
The Mayor and Council of the Town of Berwick, State of Louisiana, met in regular session at their regular meeting place, the Town Hall, Berwick, Louisiana, Tuesday May 13, 2025, at six (6:00) o’clock p.m.
There were present: Council members Raymond Price, Colleen Askew, James Richard, and Lud Henry.
Absent: Kevin Hebert
Pastor Trey Smith from 1st Baptist Church of Morgan City led the prayer.
Councilman James Richard led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Mayor and Council of the Town of Berwick, State of Louisiana were duly convened as the governing authority of said Town, led by the Honorable Duval Arthur Jr, Mayor, who then stated that the Mayor and Council were ready for the transaction of business.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without reading upon motion Raymond Price and seconded by Colleen Askew.
The Treasurer’s report, having been reviewed, was approved without reading upon motion by James Richard and seconded by Lud Henry.
The Beacon was shining on a Student for May 2025. The Beacon Shines on recipient was:
Berwick Elementary School Student of the year: Mya Lasalle
Guests for the May 2025 meeting was Ms. Beverly Domengeaux from St. Mary Council on Aging. Ms. Domengeaux stated that things are running well within the council although they are unable to use their computer system until August due to the implementation of a new computer system.
Police Chief David Leonard presented the police report for April, 2025. Chief Leonard stated that things are running well within the department. He also stated that there are still under aged individuals operating golf carts within the Town of Berwick and officers will continue to make stops and enforce the town ordinance which states that you must be over the age of 16 to operate a golf cart on public roads or streets. After no comments, the mayor moved on to the next item on the agenda, Fire report.
Fire Chief Jody Acosta presented the fire report for April, 2025. Chief Acosta stated that the fire department responded to 10 emergency calls. There were 4 motor vehicle accident, 3 medical alerts, 2 fire alarms, and 1 trash/grass fire. After no further comments, the mayor moved on to the next item on the agenda, the Public Works re- port.
Public Works Director Rafael Lopez presented the public works report for April, 2025. Mr. Lopez stated that town crews have been busy repairing streets, repairing water leaks, re- pairing drainage issues, and cutting grass on the highways. After no further comments, the mayor moved on to the next item on the agenda, consulting engineer’s report.
Town Engineer Mr. Reid Miller stated that the Country Club Estates Drainage Project is finishing up with minor issues. The project should hopefully be able to submit substantial completion at the next council meeting. The 6th Street road project will be holding a pre-construction meeting on May 15, 2025 to determine a start date for the project. The Water Meter Replacement - Project no. 14985 has begun ordering equipment and getting routes in order to begin the replacing meters throughout town. After no further comments, the mayor moved on to the next item on the agenda, committee reports.
The Recreation Committee, Economic Development, Planning and Zoning, and Public Safety Committees had nothing to report.
The Historical Committee reported that there will be a Berwick Town Market on Saturday May 17, 2025 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. After no further comments, the mayor moved on to the next item on the agenda, Resolutions/Proclamations.
Item No. 1 under Resolutions/Proclamations – Proclamation No. 02-25 – Proclaim May as Older American Month. Upon mo- tion by Lud Henry and seconded by Colleen Askew, the proclamation was approved unanimously.
Item No. 1 under New Business – Approve payment No. 14398 #6 to Byron E Talbot Contractors, Inc. for $189,124.87 for the Country Club Estates Drainage Improvements Project. Upon motion by Lud Henry and seconded by Raymond Price the payment was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
There being no further business to come before the Council, upon motion by Raymond Price and seconded by Colleen Askew the motion to adjourn was approved unanimously.
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Duval H. Arthur Jr –
Mayor
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Jamie Keith –
Town Clerk
Adv. May 21, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Town of
Berwick
Sewer
Rehabilitation on Fourth, Sixth, Texas, Francis & Utah Streets,
Planning and
Construction
SECTION
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The Town of Berwick, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, acting through its Mayor, Duval H. Arthur, Jr., will receive sealed bids for the Sewer Re- habilitation on Fourth, Sixth, Texas, Francis & Utah Streets, Planning and Construction project, any bids delivered should be delivered to Newell “ Bubba” Slaughter, Chief Administrative Officer, within the Council Meeting Room at Berwick Town Hall, 3225 Third Street, Berwick, Louisiana 70342, until May 28. 2025. at 10:00 A.M., local time, at which time and place, they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the time set forth above for opening of bids will not be considered and will be returned unopened.
Project Name: Sewer Rehabilitation on Fourth, Sixth, Texas, Francis & Utah Streets, Planning and Construction
The Contract Documents (Plans, Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Specifications and other pertinent documents) may be examined at the following locations:
•George Mik-hael P.E – 222 Archangel Drive; Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
•Berwick Town Hall – 3225 Third Street; Berwick, Louisiana 70342
Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from the office of George Mikhael P.E. Inc. upon receipt of $50.00 for each set during normal business hours (7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Monday - Thursday and 7:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Friday). Checks for Bidding Documents shall be made payable to “George Mikhael P.E.”. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212.D, de- posits on the first set of documents furnished prime bidders shall be fully refunded up- on return of the documents no later than ten days after receipt of bids. On other sets of documents furnished to bidders, the deposit less the actual cost of reproduction shall be re- funded upon re- turn of the documents no later than ten days after receipt of bids. Refunds will be made upon return of the documents, unmarked and in good condition if within ten days after receipt of bids.
Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.
There will be A mandatory pre-Bid Conference for this project. It will be held on Wednesday May 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) in the Conference Room, Town Hall, 3225 Third Street, Berwick, Louisiana 70342. Bidders are responsible for making site visitations in preparation of their bids.
To qualify to bid, each bidder shall be a properly licensed Contractor in accordance with La. R.S. 37:2150 - 2163 for the classification of MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION or related classification.
The Owner re- serves the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. Public Entity shall award Contract no later than 45 calendar days from Opening of Bids to lowest Responsible/Re- sponsive Bidder.
Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.
A bidder may withdraw their bid within forty-eight [48) hours of the bid opening, ex- cluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays as governed by La. R.S. 38:2214 (C).
Any questions or clarifications shall be submitted to the Project Engineer in writing a minimum of five [5] days prior to the bid opening date. Addenda will be issued to all prospective bidders a minimum of 72 hours prior to the bid opening date. Only information provided within written addenda issued by the Project Engineer shall be considered binding.
Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the Town of Berwick no later than seven (7) days prior to the bid opening.
/s/ Duval H. Arthur
Duval H. Arthur Mayor
Town of Berwick
Adv. April 25, May 2, 14 and 21, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Berwick Bayou Vista WW Commission Did Not Meet Treatment Requirements
Our water system is in violation of drinking water requirements. As our customers you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
We are required to monitor your drinking water for turbidity, (cloudiness) on a continuous basis (every 15 minutes) and report such results to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). This tells us whether we are effectively filtering the water supply. The Surface Waler Treatment Rule (SWTR) requires our treated water to meet 0.349 Nephelometric Tratment Units (NTU’s) or less in 95 percent measurements per month and never exceed a maximum allowable turbidity limit of 1.499 at any time.
During the January 2025 compliance monitoring period, the Berwick Bayou Vista WW Commission was in violation of the Surface Water Treatment Rule. The violation oc- curred because the Berwick Bayou Vista WW Commission treated water turbidity level exceeded the maximum allowable limit of 1.49 Nephelometric Treatment Units on January 24 and January 25 2025.
What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor. If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your health care providers about drinking this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
What does this mean?
Tests taken during the timeframe of the violation did not indicate the presence of bacteria in the water.
Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. These symptoms however, are not just associated with disease-causing organisms in drinking water. but also, may be caused by a number of factors other than your drinking water. EPA and LDH has set enforceable re- quirements for treating drinking water to reduce the risk of these adverse health effects. Treatment such as filtering and disinfecting the water removes or destroys microbiological contaminants. Drinking water which is treated to meet EPA and LDH re- quirements is associated with little to none of this risk and should be considered safe.
What is being done?
Action has been taken to prevent this violation from recurring: The turbidity rise was due to unprecedented Snow and freeze conditions. the water system had to run at much higher-than-normal Pumping capacity in order to keep the water towers full due to customers dripping taps to prevent freezing Pipes and also due to breaks in the distribution system. this higher-than- normal pumping capacity in turn caused our slurry blanket in the clarifiers to become stirred up and get into the filters thus causing the rise in turbidity. Once the freeze was over and re- pairs were made in the distribution system all turbidities returned to normal.
For more information, please contact Jacob Du- puy or Kenny Bertrand at 985-384-8990 or PO Box 322, Berwick La. 70342
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools. and businesses). You do this posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Accepting sealed bids for one (1) surplus 1997 Dodge Pickup, mileage 58,542
To be sold to highest bidder as-is, where-is.
Contact Jacob or Kenney at 985-384-8990.
Bids can be mailed to: Pickup Truck Bid, P O Box 322, Berwick, LA 70342
Adv. April 30, May 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 and 23, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City of Morgan City, Louisiana, will receive sealed proposals until 2:00 PM (local time), on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, for the following:
DISASTER DEBRIS
MONITORING SERVICES
for the City of Morgan City
All questions or concerns regarding this proposal may be submitted in writing or by email to Chad Albert calbert@royal.us no later than May 30, 2025, at 2:00 PM.
The City Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, with or without cause, to waive technicalities, or to accept the proposal which, in its sole judgement, best serves the interest of the City.
CITY OF MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA
/S/ Lee Dragna
Lee Dragna
Mayor
Adv. May 7, 14 and 21, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following entitled ordinances were introduced at a regular meeting of the St. Mary Parish Council, State of Louisiana (the “Parish Council”), on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, and laid over for publication of notice:
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
An Ordinance in compliance with Ordinance No. 1973, Chapter 5 Procedures, Division 5.4 General Procedures for Public Hearing, Section 5.4.2 Re- zonings (Zoning Map Amendments). (George Tyler)
An Ordinance in compliance with Ordinance No. 1973, Chapter 5 Procedures, Division 5.4 General Procedures for Public Hearing, Section 5.4.2 Re- zonings (Zoning Map Amendments). (Annie Viator)
An Ordinance in compliance with Ordinance No. 1973, Chapter 5 Procedures, Division 5.4 General Procedures for Public Hearing, Section 5.4.2 Re- zonings (Zoning Map Amendments). (Annie Viator)
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2278 setting the salary of the Clerk of the Council of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
An Ordinance of the St. Mary Parish Council condemning the im- provements consisting of an abandoned structure, situated at 1121 Irish Bend Road, Franklin, Louisiana, Parcel ID No. 2324741039.00, as a result of same being in a dilapidated and dangerous condition which endangers the public welfare and ordering the demolition and removal of said improvements by the owner thereof in not less than sixty days from the effective date of this Ordinance.
An Ordinance of the St. Mary Parish Council condemning the im- provements consisting of an abandoned structure, situated at 1123 Irish Bend Road, Franklin, Louisiana, Parcel ID No. 2324741039.00, as a result of same being in a dilapidated and dangerous condition which endangers the public welfare and ordering the demolition and removal of said improvements by the owner thereof in not less than sixty days from the effective date of this Ordinance.
An Ordinance extending the time period provided in Ordinance No. 2371 for the St. Mary Parish Home Rule Charter Revision Commission to submit a proposed amended charter, pursuant to Article VI, Section 5 of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 33:1395 et seq., and providing for related matters.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the St. Mary Parish Council will meet on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at five-forty-five (5:45) o’clock p.m. at the Parish Council Room of the Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana, at which time there will be a public hearing on the adoption of the aforesaid ordinances.
/s/ Gwendolyn L. Hidalgo
CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL
ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
/s/ Lisa C. Morgan
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
Adv. May 21, 2025
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