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PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Court for the City of Morgan City, Juvenile Division, has adopted its amended budget for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The budget is available for public inspection in the City Court’s office, Morgan City, Louisiana, during regular office hours, Monday through Friday (8:30 am - 4:00 pm).
Adv. Jan. 28 and 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Court for the City of Morgan City has adopted its budget for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The budget is available for public inspection in the City Court’s office, Morgan City, Louisiana, during regular office hours, Monday through Friday (8:30 am - 4:00 pm).
Adv. Jan. 28 and 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that 21st Mortgage Corporation, the secured party having a security interest in a 2006 Southern Energy 16 x 76 mobile home bearing serial number SESAL2338 and belonging to Russell A. Breaux has been authorized by a Louisiana court to, and will in fact, retake possession of the said mobile home and dispose of same thereafter at public or private sale in accordance with La. R.S. 9:5363.1. For info contact 620 Market Street, Suite 100, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902, 800-955-0021
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids for the construction of the following project will be received by the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District, 7327 Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana, 70380, until 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read. No bids will be received after 10:00 AM.
STATE PROJECT NO: H.014774 (322)
PORT IM- PROVEMENTS TO: Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
Port Improvements
West Side Dock Expansion
H.014774 (322)
LOCATED IN: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
The Port of Morgan City’s Western Dock Expansion in total will consist of 2.88 acres of concrete laydown and transit area and 804 ft x 80 ft of pile supported concrete wharf. The proposed wharf will be supported by 18” precast concrete piles and precast concrete capsills. The wharf deck will be constructed with steel rebar reinforced cast in place structural concrete at 22” thick. A timber fendering system composed of 12” treated timber piles, 12”x12” treated timber whalers, and galvanized hardware. An approximately 900 ft cantilevered steel sheet pile bulkhead will be installed along the Northern edge of the proposed Wharf and will delineate between the Wharf and proposed concrete laydown area. The existing ground below the laydown area will require soil improvements in order to handle the anticipated traffic, equipment, and storage loadings. These im- provements will consist of a deep soil mixing program below the en- tire laydown area footprint to Elevation -70.0 to strengthen the existing in situ soils. Once im- proved, additional granular material (river sand) will be hauled and compacted in to raise the existing ground approximately 4-5 feet. 12” of Limestone base course will then be installed as the final layer to support the 16” steel rebar reinforced cast in place concrete for the laydown/transit area. Subsurface gravity drainage is to be installed just North of the proposed bulkhead to drain the paved areas, as well as between the existing federal flood protection and edge of the laydown area. The gravity drainage system will consist of approximately 1700 ft of precast concrete drainpipe and 16 precast concrete catch basins. Finally, 2 steel pump station outfall pipes will be extended through the proposed bulkhead. Each extension is approximately 150 ft. This will allow for the existing pump station to discharge into Bayou Boeuf.
CONTRACTING AGENCY: Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
7327 Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana 70380
P.O. Box 1460, Morgan City, Louisiana, 70381
ESTIMATED COST: Base Bid: $28,523,226.25
Additive Alternate No. 1: $ 8,126,930.00
PROPOSAL GUARANTY: 5% of the Amount of Bid
Payable to Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
ENGINEER: T. Baker Smith, LLC
17927 Old Jefferson Highway
Prairieville, LA 70769
225.744.2100
Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by the Contracting Agency, must be prepared in accordance with Section 2 of the 2018 Edition of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, General Provisions and must include all the information required by the bid form. Bid forms are available from the Engineer and will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening the bids. Each bid shall include a proposal guaranty in an amount not less than specified above.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin. Disadvantaged businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids.
Plans and specifications for the project are posted on http/:www.centralauctionhouse.com/Category/60/MorganCityHarborTerminalDistrict. To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House (CAH). Vendors/Contractors have the option to submit their bids electronically or by paper copy. Bid documents may be seen at the Engineer’s office. A digital copy of bidding documents may be obtained from the Engineer at no cost to prime bidders.
A pre-bid conference at which the scope of the project, contract time, and other requirements of the bidding and contract documents may be discussed, or any other special re- quirements for the project which may be discussed with prospective bidders, will be held at the office of Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District on Tuesday February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., local time. A tour of the project site will be conducted immediately following the Pre-Bid conference. All bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Conference and the project tour.
The award of a contract, if awarded, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all requirements prescribed within 45 calendar days after opening proposals. However, when the contract is to be financed by bonds which are required to be sold after receipts of bids, or when the contract is to be financed in whole or part by federal or other funds not available at the time bids are received, the time will not start until receipt of federal and/or state concurrence or concurrence of the other funding source. Award will be within 30 calendar days after the sale of bonds or receipt of concurrence in award from federal and/or state agency or other funding source. The successful bidder will be notified by letter mailed to the address shown in the proposal that the bidder is awarded the contract.
The award of a contract for projects financed either partially or entirely with State bonds will be contingent on approval by the State Bond Commission.
On projects in- volving federal funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate federal agency.
On projects in- volving state funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate state agency.
The right is re- served to reject bids and waive informalities.
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Raymond M. Wade,
Executive Director
Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
Adv. Jan. 16, 23 and 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
St. Mary Parish Water & Sewer Commission
No. 1
834 Waterworks Rd
P.O. Box 309
Amelia, LA 70340
985-631-2907
smpwd1.com
The St. Mary Parish Water Sewerage Comm. 1 is currently in violation of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for haloacetic acids as set forth by the State [Part XII of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code (LAC51:XII)] and the Federal Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141).
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) set drinking water standards and requires the disinfection of drinking water. Where disinfection is used in the treatment of drinking water, disinfectants combine with naturally occurring organic and inorganic matter present in water to form chemicals called disinfection byproducts (DBPs). EPA and LDH set standards for controlling the levels of disinfectants and DBPs in drinking water, including trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acid (HAAs). Some people who drink water containing HAA5s in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
In December 1998, EPA set en- forceable drinking water standards for TTHMs at 80 parts per billion (ppb) and for HAA5 at 60 parts per billion (ppb) to reduce the risk of cancer or other adverse health effects. Compliance with the HAA5 standard is determined by calculating a locational running annual average (LRAA) of quarterly HAA5 sample results. Compliance calculations performed for the fourth quarter of 2025 show that the system’s current HAA5 LRAA is 64 ppb at DBP04 – 9752 Highway 182; thus, the system is currently in violation of the HAA5 standard.
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 can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified immediately. EPA and LDH do not consider this violation to have any serious adverse health effects on human health as a result of short-term exposure; however, continued long-term exposure to TTHMs and HAA5 levels above the standard (e.g., 20 years of exposure) has the potential to have serious adverse effects on human health.
We are continuing to determine the best and most practical treatment technique to apply in effort to remediate this issue. This type of issue is caused by the chlorination process as it reacts with organic matter in our source water. Investigating different application techniques of the disinfection process is sometimes necessary to arrive at the best possible resolution. As mentioned in the notice above, elevated DPBs are not considered an immediate or acute threat. Potential health risks are associated with exposure over many years. We expect to have this issue resolved in the near future.
Questions or concerns may be directed to our office by Phone at 985-631-2907 or by visiting our office at 834 Waterworks Road in Amelia, LA.
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
Ochsner St. Mary
Ochsner St. Mary – Domestic and Heating Water Infrastructure
Sealed bids will be received Ochsner St. Mary – Domestic and Heating Water Infrastructure at: Ochsner St. Mary, Attn: John Babin 1125 Marguerite St, Morgan City, LA 70380, PROJECT NUMBER: 2524201 or via Central Auction House. A general description of the project:
- (2) Existing HHW heat ex- changers shall be removed and (1) will be replaced.
- (1) Existing domestic hot water heat exchanger shall be removed and replaced. (2) Existing domestic hot water return pumps shall be re- moved and replac-ed.
- The existing steam header serving the existing HHW exchangers shall be removed and replaced in its entirety including condensate piping.
- Existing HHW heat exchanger to remain shall have condensate piping modified to im- proved condensate return.
- New Direct Digital Controls will be provided for integration into the existing BMS.
- Existing heating water piping, steam piping and electrical feeds will be modified to accommodate the new equipment. All required fire alarm and life safety systems are to be connected to the associated existing system.
- Any walls, windows, doors or other architectural elements damaged because of the project shall be repaired or re- placed like new.
The bid date will be Thursday February 12, 2026 at 2:00 pm CST. Any bid received after this time will be returned unopen-ed.
The Contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor’s license in Mechanical work. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check or cashier’s check for an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total base bid. An executed affidavit must be submitted prior to bid award. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from www.cityblueprint.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: YKH Consulting, LLC, 3701 Hessmer Ave, Metairie, LA 70002, PHONE (504) 264-5111 or jgaron@ykhconsulting.com. Bids may also be submitted electronically by going to www.centralauctionhouse.com. Contractors opting to submit an electronic bid will be required to register on the website and pay a one-time annual service fee for this service.
The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a performance and payment bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the contract amount. A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD at 2:00 pm on Tuesday January 27, 2026 at the Ochsner St. Mary Maintenance office 1125 Marguerite St, Morgan City, LA 70380.
Adv. Jan. 16, 23 and 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
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PARISH OF
ST. MARY
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STATE OF
LOUISIANA
Amerisave Mortgage Corporation
Vs. No. 139952 Div “H”
Margaret A. Davis A/K/A Margaret Davis
TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Order Of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Honorable 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Mary, and to me directed, in the above numbered and entitled suit, I have seized the following mentioned and described property, to wit:
1. That certain lot or parcel of land together with all buildings and improvements thereon situated and all rights, ways, privileges, prescriptions and servitudes thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining and all ap- purtenances thereof, lying and being situated in Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, in the square bounded by Main Street, Williams Avenue, First Street (now J Street) and the Protestant Cemetery, said lot being on the west side of Main Street, measuring 80 feet front by 200 feet in depth between parallel lines, bounded north by property of Howard Rochel or assigns, south by Williams Avenue and west by First Street (now J Street).
2. That certain triangular shaped lot or parcel of land together with all buildings and improvements thereon situated and all rights, ways, privileges, prescriptions and servitudes thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining and all ap- purtenances thereof, lying and being situated in Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, commencing at the southeast corner of the property of Howard L. Rochel or assigns, thence south 70°45’ west 191 feet to First Street (now J Street), thence south 6° 15’ west 31 feet to the northwest corner of the property of Mrs. Mamie Nuttall or assigns, thence north 62°15’ east 200 feet to the point of beginning. Bounded north by property of Howard W. Rochel or assigns, south by property of Ms. Mamie Nuttall or assigns, and west by First Street (now J. Street).
to satisfy the sum of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN AND 49/100 ($108,227.49) DOLLARS. Subject to any credits. In the event that the Defendant makes payments in any manner, they will be credited to the Defendant’s account (in- cluding but not limited to any bankruptcy plan of reorganization). INTEREST* FROM April 1, 2025, until paid, at 7.25% per annum (to be computed), reasonable attorney’s fees (to be computed)* Reasonable attorney’s fees in an uncontested foreclosure, through the conclusion of the foreclosure and all costs of these proceedings, as this accelerated amount has not been paid and is in default. All costs (to be computed)* Any applicable amounts provided for by the Act of Mortgage and ap- plicable law, such as late charges, escrow advanced, corporate advances, and other fees. Also, any additional costs beyond those incurred in the normal course of foreclosure proceedings are possible if the sale is put on hold due to bankruptcy or if the sale is cancelled and subsequently reset after failed negotiations with the Defendant. As of the date filing, costs of the foreclosure proceeding include cost paid to the parish clerk’s office, cost paid to the sheriff’s office, plus any additional costs (including, but not limited to, a 3% sheriff’s commission, which is incalculable until the date of the sheriff’s sale) which may accrue through the conclusion of the executory proceeding, and all costs of this proceedings, as well as all sheriff’s costs and commission
All successful bidders must have cash, cashier’s check or a verifiable letter of credit in favor of said bidder from a solvent bank, savings and loan association or other such financial institution authorized to do business in the state of Louisiana and full payment must be made on the date of sale. Letter must state that money is available on the date of sale.
I shall expose the same at public sale, for Cash, according to law WITH appraisement to the last and highest bidder, at the principal front door of the 1st floor lobby area of the Court House in the Parish of St. Mary, Town of Franklin, Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 4th day of March A.D., 2026, be- tween the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Wednesday, the 12th day of November A.D., 2025
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. Jan. 30 and Feb. 25, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed ordinance has been introduced for enactment by the City Council of Morgan City, Louisiana.
Said proposed ordinance provides for proposing amendments to Section 2-01 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Morgan City.
Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for inspection at City Hall and may be obtained by contacting the Administrative Secretary at 385-1770.
Notice is further given that a public hearing has been called for 6:00 PM, local time, on February 24, 2026, in the Court Room, City Court Building, Highway 182 East at Myrtle Street, Morgan City, Louisiana to receive and consider public input concerning said proposed ordinance.
/s/ Genie G.
Bonner
Genie G. Bonner
Administrative Secretary
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
ST. MARY
PARISH
RECREATION
DISTRICT #3
BAYOU VISTA COMMUNITY CENTER
1333 BELLVIEW STREET
P.O. BOX 635
PATTERSON, LA 70392
985-395-6552
The Board of Commissioners of the St. Mary Parish Recreation District #3 met in regular session on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Bayou Vista Community Center.
Members Present: Brian Head – Chairman, Lane Boudreaux – Vice Chairman, Dr. Jeffery Fitter, Calvin Johnson, Rachel Kidder, Eddie Gay, Cody Fontenot
Employees of the District Present: Mark Richard – Operations Manager, Angie Guillotte – Office Manager, Lori Marcantonio – Activities Director
Secretary: Tyler Lambert
Mr. Head called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Everyone present stood for the pledge of allegiance.
Board members reviewed the minutes of the November meeting. Mrs. Kidder motioned to accept the minutes as written. Dr. Fitter made a second to the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Board members reviewed the accounts payable report and the monthly budget comparison report. Dr. Fitter made a motion to accept the report as is and pay the bills. Mr. Gay made a second to the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Office Manager, Angie Guillotte, presented the Community Center report and updated the board on the rental activity for the month of November.
Operations Manager, Mark Richard, presented the manager/maintenance report.
In new business, Mr. Richard presented the 90-day evaluation of Jean Bellande to the board for their consideration of a merit raise. After discussion, a motion was made by Dr. Fitter to increase Jean’s hourly rate to $16.00 effective 12/15/25. A second to the motion was offered by Mr. Johnson. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Mrs. Guillotte presented to the board the options for them to consider for the Board’s employee benefits package renewal. Mrs. Guillotte’s recommendation was to select United Health Care Open Access policy EO3G. A motion to approve this was made by Mrs. Kidder with a second from Dr. Fitter. All were in favor, and the motion carried.
The board discussed possible changes to the rental rates for non-profit organizations. After much discussion, a motion to table the agenda item, with the understanding that Mrs. Guillotte and Mrs. Marcantonio will gather information to be presented at the January meeting, was made by Mr. Fontenot. A second to the motion was made by Mr. Gay. All were in favor, and the motion carried.
With no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Kidder. A second was made by Mr. Boudreaux. All were in favor. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
(s) Brian Head
Brian Head,
Chairman
(s) Tyler Lambert
Tyler Lambert,
Secretary
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed ordinance has been introduced for enactment by the City Council of Morgan City, Louisiana.
Said proposed ordinance provides for authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of not exceeding Three Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,100,000) of Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2026, of the City of Morgan City, State of Louisiana; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for inspection at City Hall and may be obtained by contacting the Administrative Secretary at 385-1770.
Notice is further given that a public hearing has been called for 6:00 PM, local time, on February 24, 2026, in the Court Room, City Court Building, Highway 182 East at Myrtle Street, Morgan City, Louisiana to receive and consider public input concerning said proposed ordinance.
/s/ Genie G.
Bonner
Genie G. Bonner
Administrative Secretary
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed ordinance has been introduced for enactment by the City Council of Morgan City, Louisiana.
Said proposed ordinance provides for Amending and Reenacting Article IV, Administration, Section 4-07 Department of recreation and culture, and Section 4-07.1 Department of Lake End Park/ Lake End Parkway.
Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for inspection at City Hall and may be obtained by contacting the Administrative Secretary at 385-1770.
Notice is further given that a public hearing has been called for 6:00 PM, local time, on February 24, 2026, in the Court Room, City Court Building, Highway 182 East at Myrtle Street, Morgan City, Louisiana to receive and consider public input concerning said proposed ordinance.
/s/ Genie G.
Bonner
Genie G. Bonner
Administrative Secretary
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
The following ordinance having been introduced at a duly convened meeting on January 27, 2026, was offered for final adoption by ——————— and seconded by ———————:
ORDINANCE
NO.
An ordinance proposing amendments to Section 2-01 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Morgan City.
WHEREAS, Section 7-03 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Morgan City (the “Home Rule Charter”) provides that amendments to the Home Rule Charter may be proposed by the Morgan City Council as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the Morgan City Council proposes to place on the ballot amendments to Section 2-01 of the Home Rule Charter;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR- DAINED by the Morgan City Council, acting as the governing authority of the City of Morgan City, State of Louisiana, that:
SECTION i) Section 2-01 of the Home Rule Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2-01. - Composition, Qualifications, and Election.
(a) The legislative power of the city government shall be vested in a council consisting of five (5) members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms.
(b) A councilmember shall have attained the age of eighteen (18) years and shall be a qualified elector of the district from which elected at the time of qualification.
(c) A councilmember shall have been legally domiciled and shall have actually resided in the district from which elected for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the time established by law for qualifying for office.
(d) A councilmember shall continue to be legally domiciled and to actually reside within the district from which elected during the term of office. Should the legal domicile and/or actual residence of a councilmember change from the district from which elected, unless changed by reapportionment, the office shall automatically become vacant, which vacancy shall be filled as set out hereinafter.
(e) Any council member elected after the effective date of this provision who has represented any council district for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall not be elected for the succeeding term for any council district.
SECTION 2. This ordinance is hereby adopted in accordance with Section 2-10 and Section 7-03 of the Home Rule Charter and the amendments proposed hereby shall become effective only upon ratification by the electors of the City of Morgan City at an election to be called for said purpose.
This ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
And the ordinance was declared adopted on this, 24th day of February, 2026.
/s/ Lee Dragna
Mayor
/s/ Debbie
Harrington
Clerk of the Council
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARY
I, the undersigned Clerk of the Morgan City Council, the governing authority of the City of Morgan City, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the ordinance adopted by the Morgan City Council on February 24, 2026, proposing amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the City of Morgan City.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature on this 24th day of February, 2026.
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Clerk of the Council
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
ST.MARY
PARISH
RECREATION
DISTRICT NO.1
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ST. MARY PARISH RECREATION DISTRICT NO.1
The board of Commissioners of St. Mary Recreation District No.1 met in regular session on Monday
January 12, 2026.
The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Melanie Butcher at 6:00pm.
Roll was called and those present were Commissioners, Mr. Timothy Aucoin, Mr. Shannon Boykin, Mrs. Melanie Butcher, Mr. Royal Young, and Mr. Miguel Perez. Also in attendance was Manager Michael Beadle & St. Mary Parish Chairperson Mrs. Gwen Hidalgo
Approval of meeting minutes from December 15, 2025 regular session meeting. A motion to accept minutes as written was made by Mr. Timothy Aucoin. A second was made by Mr. Shannon Boykin. No discussion. All were in favor. Motion passed.
Treasury report and review of monthly bills. After discussion Mrs. Melanie Butcher made a motion to pay bills. Mr. Shannon Boykin made a second. All were in favor. Motion passed.
Old Business
CCHS contract Discussion on options on fees and terms were generally discussed. All were in favor to keep tabled.
Discussion on fencing repair work was brought up but manager presenting three quotes to repair damaged fence on 3rd base foul side of softball field. A motion to accept a quote of $1,860.00 by Hanko Fencing was made by Mr. Timothy Aucoin, A second was made by Mr. Shannon Boykin. All were in favor. Motion passed
Hiring of Board Secretary. General discussion of potential candidates of filling position. Will continue to look for someone to fill open position and keep manager Mike Beadle temporarily in place to handle until able to hire someone. All were in favor to keep tabled.
Discussion on Amelia Rec. #1 Policy & Procedure Handbook revisions. Changes were made to time clock, sick pay, holiday dates, and to reinstate holiday pay for part time employees that loose time due to facility closing. Decision to lock outside bathrooms after closing hours. Enforce sign in policy for usage of facility. Motion made by Mr. Royal Young. A second was made by Mr. Timothy Aucoin. All was in favor. Motion passed pending review by St Mary parish legal.
Annual Employee Evaluations - The board received the annual employee evaluation re- port from management, noting that reviews had not been completed since the previous evaluation cycle. Several employees received promotions or pay adjustments in alignment with updated job classifications. One employee’s review was postponed due to an absence. All recommended changes brought forward by management were approved unanimously by the board, including adjustments for both staff and management-level personnel.
New Business
Managers Report. Michael Beadle gave update on projects, equipment, grass cutting, personnel, projects in place and potential future projects. Mrs. Melanie Butcher asked to have updated time reports be provided at meetings for the board to review.
Discussion on playground equipment needs. Mr. Beadle presented one quote but needed time to receive additional quotes. Mrs. Hidalgo brought up the possibility to get State grants for equipment and said would research more. In mean time Mr. Beadle would get a few repairs done. A decision made mad e to table any purchases. All in favor.
Public meeting date schedule. Re- view was made of 2026 meeting dates. A motion was made by Mr. Timothy Aucoin to keep dates as scheduled. A second was made by Mr. Shannon Boykin. All In Favor. Motion passed Mr. Young made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Aucoin made a second. All in Favor… Meeting Adjourned.
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MIKE BEADLE
MANAGER
———————
Board Chairperson
Adv. Jan. 30, 2026

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Staff report
The St. Mary Parish Council on Wednesday passed a long-delayed allocation for drainage improvements in Bayou Vista. But the wait for improvements isn’t over yet.
After some procedural twists and turns, the council voted to approve $500,000 for improvements at the Bertrand-Vining Pump Station, one of two serving Bayou Vista. But no one seems sure the money will be available until the fall.
Also Wednesday, the council passed a resolution opposing the use of eminent domain for carbon capture projects, which opponents say are bad for the environment and for landowners.
The council also passed resolutions honoring a 106-year-old St. Mary resident on her birthday and a former Morgan City mayor who died recently.
Pump station
The saga of the $500,000 allocation for the Bertrand-Vining station from the Wards 5 & 8 sales tax has gone on for months. Councilman David Hill of Bayou Vista had objected to the allocation. Hill said he wondered how the parish could afford it when the administration was blocking smaller sums for other funding requests.
Chad Ross, who chairs the drainage district serving Bayou Vista, said an upgrade at Bertrand-Vining is needed to protect that community from flooding. When the allocation came back for discussion Jan. 14, Ross asked for a delay so he could update the cost estimate, which was four years old.
The news wasn’t good.
On Wednesday, Ross said the new estimate for the upgrade at Bertrand-Vining is about $1.3 million. The 2022 estimate was for $800,000.
The parish had obtained $500,000 in state capital outlay funding for the work with the expectation of a $300,000 match.
Councilwoman Dr. Kristi Prejeant Rink of Centerville put the $500,000 allocation on the council agenda. It directed the money toward “Drainage and Sewer System Improvements in the Bayou Vista area.”
The money would then be available for other work if the pump station project is delayed, she argued.
But Hill got the needed six votes to amend the motion to direct the money specifically to Bertrand-Vining. Rink was one of four council members who voted against the amended motion.
Councilman the Rev. Craig Mathews of Jeanerette, who chairs the council’s budget committee, said it’s important to realize that the parish money won’t be available until the new budget year begins in the fall. He noted that a public meeting in Bayou Vista earlier this month included strong sentiment for allocating the money.
“We need to be careful we’re not creating false expectations …,” Mathews said. “The folks who were at that meeting want action now.”
Parish President Sam Jones said he believes the work can be accomplished this year.
The drainage district recently won $1.1 million in a lawsuit against engineers who designed Bertrand-Vining, saying the station has never worked properly.
Carbon capture
The council took a unanimous stand in a resolution against using the government’s power to take private land for the public good in order to accommodate carbon capture sequestration.
Carbon would be transported by pipeline to injection sites as a way to mitigate the manmade contribution to climate change. The Louisiana Illuminator reported that 31 projects encompassing more than 100 injection wells are awaiting permit review by state authorities.
The concept has created a rift among conservatives who support oil and gas companies, which have embraced carbon capture, and those who support property rights.
Gary Musgrove and Mark Guillory represent a Rapides-based organization called Save My Louisiana, which sued state officials in November in the 19th Judicial District to stop the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines. They appeared at Wednesday’s council meeting.
Musgrove warned that most of the proposed projects are in southwest and central Louisiana, where the important Chicot Aquifer would be at risk.
Water turns carbon dioxide into carbonic acid, he said.
Opponents have also pointed to a 2020 break in a carbon dioxide pipeline in Satartia, Mississippi. The rupture led to carbon dioxide poisoning, sending 45 people to the hospital.
Musgrove warned about extravagant claims of employment and tax revenue from businesses easier to tap into the growth of carbon capture.
“It will happen,” Musgrove said. “Industry will come to you dangling a golden carrot in front of you.”
Councilman Patrick Hebert of Berwick may have caught a glimpse of that carrot.
Hebert, who represents St. Mary at the Louisiana Police Jury Association, said he heard stories about a possible $15 million or $20 million in tax revenue. He and Councilman Rodney Olander of Franklin talked about the projects the parish could do with that money.
Later, Hebert and Olander heard about the downside.
“He said, ‘What do you think?’” Hebert said. “I said, ‘We’ve got a problem.’”
Resolutions
The council passed a resolution congratulating Rosemary Salsman Breaux on her 106th birthday.
A longtime grocer in west St. Mary, Breaux now spends her time enjoying the sunshine at her home, with the occasional trip to Cypress Bayou Casino.
The council also passed a resolution of respect for Cedric Lafleur of Morgan City, who died Jan. 8 at 94.
Lafleur ran a successful dairy business across South Louisiana. He was elected mayor of Morgan City in 1983.
Councilman Dean Adams of Morgan City praised Lafleur for guiding the city through the budget-scrubbing days of the oilpatch downturn in the 1980s. He was also mayor when the city was hit by Hurricane Andrew.

John Wilson, 88, a resident of Morgan City, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
Visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until services at 1 p.m. at New Mt. Esther Baptist Church in Siracusaville.
He is survived by a son, John Cooper Sr. of Morgan City; daughters, Joan Wilson and Tracey Wilson, both of Morgan City; brothers, Clarence Wilson of Beaumont, Texas and Joseph Howard of Morgan City; sisters, Sarah Hebert of Mobile, Alabama, Loretta Watson of Pearland, Texas, Venita Adesanya of Houston, and Loretta Seals of Kenner; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded death by his wife, parents, a daughter, two grandchildren and seven siblings.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

ExxonMobil has begun transporting and storing carbon dioxide produced at an ammonia manufacturing complex in Louisiana and plans to expand the company’s low carbon solutions business on the Gulf Coast.
In December, the Houston-based company began using an existing pipeline to move up to 2 million metric tons of carbon produced annually at the CF Industries plant near Baton Rouge for burial about 7,500 feet underground at the company’s Rose Carbon Capture and Storage Hub in east Texas.
In October, the Environmental Protection Agency granted ExxonMobil the permit needed to inject carbon dioxide underground at the Rose Hub, which the company intends to use as a permanent storage center for carbon captured at industrial plants along its Gulf Coast pipeline network.
In 2026, ExxonMobil plans to start up three more carbon capture and sequestration projects in Louisiana, said Dominic Genetti, senior vice president of the company’s Low Carbon Solutions business unit, in an online post.
“In a time where energy demand is enormous and decarbonization goals are on the global clock, ExxonMobil’s Low Carbon Solutions business is taking big steps to expand and strengthen our CCS operations along the U.S. Gulf Coast – one of the world’s most crucial hubs for energy production and heavy industry,” said Genetti.
The company’s activities in carbon capture and storage span multiple industries including ammonia, natural gas processing, industrial gases and steel production, Genetti said in a post published Monday on ExxonMobil’s website.
In 2026, ExxonMobil is scheduled to begin transporting and storing 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually at the New Generation Gas Gathering natural gas processing plant in Louisiana.
The partnership between Momentum Midstream and ExxonMobil represents the first large-scale carbon capture and storage agreement with a natural gas processor. It allows Momentum to sell “certified” or low-carbon natural gas by removing carbon during construction, a feature important to buyers in Europe and parts of Asia.
Through federal tax credits, developers of projects like the Rose Hub and the CF Industries carbon sequestration earn $85 per metric ton of carbon dioxide  stored. For more expensive technologies that extract carbon dioxide directly from the sky, the credit jumps to $180 per metric ton.
In the second half of 2026, ExxonMobil will begin capturing, transporting and sequestering a total of 3 million metric tons of carbon produced by two customers: Nucor, which produces steel at a facility near Baton Rouge, and Linde, a processor of industrial gases with a plant in Bayton, Texas.
ExxonMobil signed carbon dioxide service contracts in 2025 with AtmosClear, a bioenergy producer located near Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles Methanol II, both of which are expected to begin operations in 2027. In total, ExxonMobil’s low carbon solutions business has contracted with six customers to capture, transport and store approximately 9 million tons per year of carbon dioxide.
Genetti said ExxonMobil expects to reach a final investment decision by the end of the year on the company’s first Low Carbon Data Center. He said demand for data is growing exponentially and ExxonMobil is uniquely able to address it with a low-carbon solution using natural gas to generate power along with carbon dioxide capture and sequestration.
Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods said in December the company would cut capital spending on low-carbon projects over the next five years from $30 billion to $20 billion, citing a lack of “committed customers” willing to pay the premium for low-carbon products like blue hydrogen and biofuels. As part of the spending cut, ExxonMobil indefinitely paused a $7 billion blue hydrogen plant the company was planning to build in Baytown, Texas.
Woods said ExxonMobil would reallocate $10 billion over the next five years from low-carbon projects to more profitable core assets in the Permian Basin, in Guyana, and to liquefied natural gas.
Critics of carbon capture and storage contend companies like ExxonMobil use it to justify continuing oil and gas production instead of phasing it out, and they say that it is prohibitively expensive without government subsidies.