Discord Evident at Bogalusa Council Meeting

The Bogalusa City Council met on Tuesday (November 1) and, as usual, the meeting was well-attended.  But also, as usual, the Council and Mayor were on the receiving end of complaints and accusations.  Issues contributing to a lengthy meeting included improvement of North Roosevelt Street, vandalism at the Bogalusa Cemetery, the selection process for the next Police Chief, police mistreatment of black residents, and Mouton community issues.

In addition to hearing from all who wanted to speak, the Council accomplished the following:

• presented a resolution to the family of Former Councilman Randy Hodges
• approved a resolution for the Capital Improvement Plan for 2016
• approved a resolution requesting Administration to blacktop the 1400 block of North Roosevelt Street
• introduced five ordinances: (1) accept the lowest bid to blacktop the 1400 block of North Roosevelt Street, (2) to authorize the purchase of property at 1041 Avenue D, (3) to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Washington Parish Tourism Commission to change zoning in the triangle at Louisiana and Virginia Avenues, (4) to approve rezoning at 423 Carolina Avenue in order to open a home care/sitting service, and (5) to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract for the Runway 18 Obstruction Removal, Part 1 at the airport.  Public Hearings will be held on the ordinances on November 15.

(Video of the meeting is provided in two parts below)