Portbarre public meetings in 2025

City Council

The Town Council will consider a resolution allowing Mayor John P. Ardoin to apply for state grant programs. The body will also establish the public meeting schedule for 2026.

• Resolution to apply for FY 2025-2026 LG AP and CWEF grant programs via the Office of Community Development
• Setting 2026 public meeting dates from January 6 to December 1

The council unanimously accepted the November 4, 2025 regular meeting minutes. It set the 2026 public meeting dates, authorizing a schedule of ten specific Tuesdays. A resolution was adopted allowing Mayor John P. Ardoin to sign and submit grant applications to the Louisiana Office of Community Development. The council also unanimously accepted all financial and departmental reports before adjourning.

• Accepted November 4, 2025 regular meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Set 2026 public meeting dates for ten Tuesdays (unanimous)
• Authorized Mayor Ardoin to submit state grant applications (unanimous)
• Accepted all financial and departmental reports (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council will convene to approve the minutes from the October 7, 2025 meeting and receive reports from Chief Boudreaux, Town Superintendent Gregory Leger, and Parks & Recreation Director Kyla Rivette.

• Approval of October 7, 2025 meeting minutes
• Reports from Chief Boudreaux
• Reports from Town Superintendent Gregory Leger
• Reports from Parks & Recreation Director Kyla Rivette
• Acceptance of financial and departmental reports

The council unanimously accepted the October 1, 2025 meeting minutes and dispensed with reading them. They also unanimously accepted all financial and departmental reports. The meeting was then adjourned by unanimous vote. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Hebert's motion to accept Oct 1, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• S. Hardy's motion to accept financial & departmental reports (unanimous)
• Hebert's motion to adjourn (unanimous)

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council will hold a public hearing and vote on Ordinance No. 3, setting compensation for the Superintendent, and Ordinance No. 4, setting compensation for the Town Clerk. The meeting also includes a re‑hire recommendation for the Assistant Chief of Police and a discussion with the Lions Club about the 2025 Cracklin Festival at Veteran's Memorial Park.

• Adopt Ordinance No. 3 of 2025 – Compensation of Superintendent
• Adopt Ordinance No. 4 of 2025 – Compensation of Town Clerk
• Public hearing on the two compensation ordinances
• Re‑hire Mr. Robe (L. Hardy, III) as Assistant Chief of Police
• Discussion with Lions Club on the 2025 Cracklin Festival and park use

The council approved the minutes from the September 2 and September 23 meetings. It adopted Ordinance No. 3 and Ordinance No. 4 of 2025, setting compensation for the Superintendent and the Town Clerk. The Lions Club was authorized to use Veteran's Memorial Park for its annual Cracklin Festival from November 9 through 16, 2025. The council also re‑hired the Assistant Chief of Police, accepted departmental reports, and adjourned the meeting.

• Approved September 2 and September 23 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 3 of 2025 – Compensation of Superintendent (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 4 of 2025 – Compensation of Town Clerk (unanimous)
• Granted Lion's Club permission to use Veteran's Memorial Park Nov 9‑16, 2025 (unanimous)
• Re‑hired Assistant Chief of Police (unanimous)
• Accepted financial and departmental reports (unanimous)
• Adjourned the meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Port Barre City Council will hold a public hearing and special meeting on September 23, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room at 504 Saizan Avenue. Council members will consider and vote on Ordinance No. 1, the amended budget ordinance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and Ordinance No. 2, the proposed budget ordinance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

• Adopt Ordinance No. 1 – Amended Budget Ordinance for FY 2025
• Adopt Ordinance No. 2 – Proposed Budget Ordinance for FY 2026
• Public hearing on the budget ordinances

The Port Barre Town Council adopted the budget ordinance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. After discussion on water and sewer consumption rate increases, the motion passed with four votes in favor and one against. The meeting was then adjourned unanimously.

• Adopted 2025‑2026 Budget Ordinance (FY ending Sep 30, 2026) – vote 4‑1 (Hebert, Kimble, Hardy yea; G. Hardy nay)
• Adjourned meeting – unanimous

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council will consider condemning two blighted properties at 125 Losie Street and 127 Jacqueline Street. It will also vote on an intergovernmental agreement to sell adjudicated property, hire an architect for the old Glass Systems building, adopt a resolution for a Capital Outlay grant to fund sidewalks on Highway 103/Saizan Avenue, and opt into the FEMA Temporary Housing and Shelter Assistance Program.

• Condemn property at 125 Losie Street per Building Code Inspection Services recommendation
• Condemn property at 127 Jacqueline Street per Building Code Inspection Services recommendation
• Adopt resolution for Capital Outlay grant to build sidewalks along Highway 103/Saizan Avenue
• Adopt resolution authorizing Mayor Ardoin to opt into FEMA Temporary Housing and Shelter Assistance Program
• Grant Mayor Ardoin permission to hire an architect for renovations to the old "Glass Systems" building

The council voted unanimously to enter an intergovernmental agreement with Landry Parish for the sale of adjudicated town property. It also condemned two properties at 725 Josie Street and 127 Jacqueline Street on the recommendation of Building Code Inspection Services. Additional unanimous actions included hiring an architect for the old "Glass Systems" building, adopting a sidewalk grant resolution, opting into the EEMA Temporary Housing program, and accepting the financial and departmental reports.

• Approved intergovernmental agreement with Landry Parish to sell adjudicated property (unanimous)
• Condemned property at 725 Josie Street per Building Code Inspection Services (unanimous)
• Condemned property at 127 Jacqueline Street per Building Code Inspection Services (unanimous)
• Granted Mayor permission to hire architect for renovations to the old "Glass Systems" building (unanimous)
• Adopted resolution to execute Capital Outlay grant documents for sidewalks along Highway 103/Saizan Avenue (unanimous)
• Authorized Mayor to opt into the EEMA Temporary Housing and Shelter Assistance Program (unanimous)
• Accepted financial and departmental reports (unanimous)

City Council

The Town Council will meet to approve minutes from the July 1, 2025 meeting and accept financial and departmental reports. The agenda consists of procedural items and reports from town officials.

• Approval of July 1, 2025 meeting minutes
• Report from Chief Boudreaux
• Report from Town Superintendent Gregory Leger
• Report from Parks & Recreation Director Kyla Rivette
• Acceptance of financial and departmental reports

The council approved the regular meeting minutes from July 1, 2025. It then accepted the financial and departmental reports. Finally, the council voted to adjourn the session. All motions passed unanimously.

• Accepted regular meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Accepted financial and departmental reports (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Town Council will meet to review departmental reports and address the resignation of Assistant Chief Robert Hardy. The meeting includes scheduled updates from the Chief, Town Superintendent, and Parks & Recreation Director.

• Resignation of Assistant Chief Robert Hardy
• Financial and departmental reports
• Approval of June 3, 2025 meeting minutes

The Town Council accepted the minutes from the June 3, 2025 meeting. It also accepted the resignation of Police Chief Robert Hardy and approved all financial and departmental reports. The meeting was then adjourned unanimously.

• Accepted minutes of June 3, 2025 (unanimous)
• Accepted resignation of Police Chief Robert Hardy (unanimous)
• Accepted all financial and departmental reports (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council will select a newspaper, discuss options for the 'Glass Systems' building, and accept the resignation of a town officer. The council will also re-hire a police officer and hear reports from the police chief and superintendent.

• Select 'Daily World' as official town newspaper
• Discuss options for 'Glass Systems' building
• Accept resignation of officer Anton Lukin
• Re-hire Shane Beard as full-time police officer
• Hear reports from Chief Boudreaux and Superintendent Leger

The Port Barre City Council approved several actions in its regular meeting. It added an item to the agenda and entered an executive session, then returned to regular business. The council accepted the resignation of Officer Anton Lukin, re‑hired Shane Beard as a full‑time police officer pending medical clearance, selected the Daily World as the town newspaper, accepted all financial and departmental reports, and adjourned the meeting.

• Added an agenda item to go into Executive Session (unanimous)
• Entered Executive Session at 6:05 p.m. (unanimous)
• Returned to Regular Session (unanimous)
• Selected the Daily World as the town newspaper (unanimous)
• Accepted resignation of Officer Anton Lukin (unanimous)
• Re‑hired Shane Beard as a full‑time police officer, pending doctor’s authorization (unanimous)
• Accepted all financial and departmental reports (unanimous)
• Adjourned the meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council will vote to adopt a general alimony millage rate of 5.130 mills for tax year 2025. It will also grant Mayor Ardoin permission to have the "Glass Systems" building appraised and begin the process to sell it. The meeting includes routine items such as approving April minutes and accepting financial and departmental reports.

• Adopt General Alimony millage rate of 5.130 mills for tax year 2025
• Grant Mayor Ardoin permission to appraise and sell the "Glass Systems" building
• Approve minutes from the regular meeting held on April 1, 2025
• Accept all financial and departmental reports
• Calls upon town officials (Mayor, Chief, Superintendent, Parks & Recreation Director)

The council accepted the minutes from the April 1, 2025 meeting. It adopted an alimony millage rate of 5.130 mills for tax year 2025. The council unanimously granted permission for the Glass Systems building to start sale procedures. It also accepted all financial and departmental reports and adjourned the meeting.

• Accepted minutes of April 1, 2025 meeting (unanimous)
• Adopted alimony millage rate of 5.130 mills for tax year 2025
• Granted permission for Glass Systems building to begin sale procedures (unanimous)
• Accepted all financial and departmental reports (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council will convene to approve the fiscal year 2024 audit, raise the capital asset purchase threshold to $2,500, and hire a full-time police officer. The meeting will also include the condemnation of a property at 125 Josie Street and the submission of a water pollution prevention audit report.

• Raise Capital Asset threshold to $2,500.00
• Hire Anton Lukin as full-time police officer
• Condemn property at 125 Josie Street
• Submit Municipal Water Pollution Prevention audit
• Accept Audit for fiscal year 2023-2024

The Port Barre City Council approved several actions unanimously, including condemning the property at 125 Jos j-e Street. They also raised the capital asset threshold to $2,500, hired a full‑time non‑post‑certified police officer, accepted the FY 2023‑24 audit, and adopted the Municipal Water Pollution Prevention environmental‑audit report. All financial and departmental reports were accepted, and the meeting minutes for February and March were approved without reading.

• Condemned property at 125 Jos j-e Street (unanimous)
• Raised capital asset threshold to $2,500 (unanimous)
• Hired full-time non-post certified police officer (unanimous)
• Accepted FY 2023‑24 audit by Kolder, Slaven & Company (unanimous)
• Adopted Municipal Water Pollution Prevention environmental‑audit report (unanimous)
• Approved February and March meeting minutes, dispensing reading (unanimous)
• Accepted all financial and departmental reports (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council will approve the minutes from the February 4, 2025 meeting, adopt a resolution to submit the 2024 Municipal Water Pollution Prevention (MWPP) Environmental Audit Report, and consider hiring Mr. Anton Lukin as a full-time, non‑post‑certified police officer. The council will also hear reports from Chief Boudreaux, Town Superintendent Gregory Leger, and Parks & Recreation Director Kyla Rivette, and accept all financial and departmental reports before adjourning.

• Adopt resolution submitting the 2024 MWPP Environmental Audit Report
• Hire Mr. Anton Lukin as a full-time, non‑post‑certified police officer
• Accept all financial and departmental reports
• Hear reports from Chief Boudreaux, Town Superintendent Gregory Leger, and Parks & Recreation Director Kyla Rivette

City Council

The Port Barre Town Council meeting on February 4, 2025 will consider several agenda items. The council will approve the minutes from the January 7, 2025 meeting and accept financial and departmental reports. The primary new business is the opening of bids on five surplus vehicles, each with a starting bid of $200. The council will also hear from the chief, the town superintendent, and the parks & recreation director before adjourning.

• Approve minutes from the regular meeting held on January 7, 2025
• Open bids on surplus vehicles: 2005 Ford Crown Vic (VIN 102601), 2005 Ford Crown Vic (VIN 145424), 2008 Ford Crown Vic (VIN 106183), 2014 Chevrolet Impala (VIN 108285), 2014 Dodge Charger (VIN 122702) – each starting at $200
• Accept all financial and departmental reports
• Call upon Chief Boudreaux, Town Superintendent Gregory Leger, and Parks & Recreation Director Kyla Fuvette

City Council

The Town Council will meet to review departmental reports and approve previous meeting minutes. The primary action item is a proposal to hire Fay Robin as a full-time dispatcher.

• Proposal to hire Fay Robin as a full-time dispatcher