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Inauguration for Mayor Amrhein, City Council Members and Chief
of Police Set for January 12Zachary Mayor David Amrhein,
along with Council Members Ben Cavin, Francis Nezianya, Brandon Noel, Laura O’Brien, and Tommy Womack will be sworn into office during the official City of Zach-ary Inaugural Ceremony on Monday, January 12, at Fellowship Church, 1555 E. Mount Pleasant Road.
The ceremony will feature per-formances by Zachary High School Jazz Band, Zachary High School ROTC, Mrs. Tess Rickets, Ms. An-gela Smith, Copper Mill Elementary School Choir and Zachary Elemen-
tary School Choir. The public is in-vited to attend the program, which will be held at 7 p.m. A reception will immediately follow the ceremo-ny.
“We want to invite citizens to join us at Fellowship Church, as we look to the future of our community with new terms of public service,” Amrhein said.
In addition to the Mayor and members of the City Council, Police Chief David McDavid will be taking his oath of office.
School Board Honors Retirees, Outgoing MembersSuperintendent Scott Devillier
and the School Board met for the last regularly scheduled workshop and meeting on Tuesday, Decem-ber 16, 2014, beginning at 6:00 p.m. It was the last meeting for all outgoing school board members, as well as several retiring staff members. The audience was full of friends, family members and other staff there to say their goodbyes.
But first, talks of budget domi-nated the work session, as the Board reviewed the 2014-2015 revised budget. The estimated general fund budget balance is $12,018,608, pending property taxes and a final revision. Hubie Owen explained the general fund budget is high, since the Board made a decision several years ago to purchase the acreage for the pre-K and second grade buildings out of the construction fund rather than the general fund. “This is not a big surprise. Had we taken that out of the general fund all along, it would have never gotten as high as it did.”
Yolanda Williams reviewed the
budget expenditures, noting the national board district stipend. “As required by law, we are required to pay board certified teachers an extra $5,000. At one time, it was a grant, and we got reimbursed. We no longer get that reimbursed,
and we have not for years, but we are still required to pay it by law.” The district has 24 Board Certified teachers, and that extra $120,000 annually is an example of what is called an “unfunded mandate.” Additionally, many districts pay
between $1500-$5000 to bring those teachers in. Zachary was doing an extra $1500, but after January 1, will not be offering that incentive. Williams clarified the teachers currently with the district will continue to get both the $5000 and the $1500, but new hires will not get the extra $1500.
Devillier reported the district’s construction manager Donald Simpson’s workload and number of days will be reduced, as there is just one final project on the books. Simpson’s contract rate of $342 per day will remain the same, but he will now be limited to three days per week. Simpson’s vehicle allowance is also being cut in half, from $200 to $100/month.
The Board also discussed the eRate grant, something the district is eligible for this year and never before in the past. It’s a technolo-gy budget-matching grant, where-in the district’s budgeted $300,000 for technology will be matched by eRate, allowing the district to ex-
Members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart presented Zachary Elementary Principal Dewey Davis (pictured center) with an award for promoting American patrio-tism at his school.
Dr. Amanda Lea Joins Zachary Family PracticeAmanda Lea, D.O.,
has joined the staff of Zachary Family Prac-tice, 2335 Church Street, Zachary.
Originally from Gre-nada, MS, Dr. Lea earned her Doctor of Osteopa-thy degree at Kansas City University of Medi-cine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO, and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Des Peres Hospital in Saint Louis, MO.
Dr. Lea is board certified in Inter-nal Medicine and Hospice and Pallia-tive Medicine. She is also a Certified Medical Examiner. She is currently a member of the American Osteopathic Association and the American Col-
lege of Osteopathic In-ternists.
Dr. Lea resides in Zachary with her hus-band, Joshua, and their children Madison, age 7, Nash, age 4, and Sadie Kate, age 2. In her free time she enjoys running and spending time with her family.
“I chose Internal Medicine because I love
adult medicine and making an im-pact by treating and serving in pa-tients’ lives,” says Dr. Lea. “I am very excited about joining an excel-lent group of respected physicians in Zachary and impacting the growing health care community at Lane.”
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Oil Price Fluctuation in 2014 Imperils Shale ExplorationBy James Ronald skains
As the clock turned from 2014 to 2015, a most unusual year came to a close. Perhaps the way to best characterize the year of 2014 would be to call it “tumultuous.”
Perhaps the biggest mystery of all is “Where will oil prices go in 2015?” No financial “guru” or oil expert anywhere in the world has yet claimed that they predicted oil prices to drop by $40 a barrel in the last half of 2014.
The decades-old theory that “America runs on oil,” seems to be an anomaly in face of the last six month drop in oil prices. Some so-called “experts” theorize that the demand for oil has dramatical-ly and suddenly dropped with no bottom in site. However, others speculate that the supplies of oil and natural gas have suddenly and without warning increased within the last six months, causing the old supply and demand theory to cause the sudden drop in energy prices.
Whatever may be at the root of the sudden drop in oil and energy prices, this is a dangerous mystery to be brought to light. Already we are seeing the drop in energy pric-es devastate the annual budgets of numerous states, including Loui-siana. The price of oil and natu-ral gas are now well below what
it costs to produce the oil and gas.The status now of the cost to
produce a barrel of oil or a mea-sure of natural gas is above the value of the energy product, so oil and gas companies are faced with the simple mathematical dilemma of how many dollars per barrel of oil or a measure of natural gas can they afford to lose each day.
It’s logical to assume that in an effort to lower production costs, uncountable numbers of jobs will be eliminated in the oil and gas industry. Secondly, hundreds of independent oil and natural gas companies are publically traded companies. Once companies’ loss-es mount and their per share prices steadily fall, company investors will experience heavy losses on their investments in oil and gas exploration and production com-panies.
We are already seeing the first retrenchment in the oil and gas in-dustries as a number of companies have deleted employees from their payrolls and cut back exploration and production budgets. If pay-rolls and exploration and produc-tion budgets fall as fast as the price on oil has fallen, we could see a snowball effect. Already, some of the major players in the Tuscalo-osa Marine Shale have announced plans to reduce exploration bud-gets for 2015 due to lower prices for their products.
Another mystery that is on the horizon for 2015 is what will hap-pen in the 114th Congress that convenes the first week in Janu-ary. This is the first time in many years that both the Senate and the
House are controlled totally by the Republicans. The drop in oil prices has almost made moot some of the Republican Party agenda, such as in the Keystone Pipeline, drilling on federal lands and offshore drill-ing.
On the other hand, the drop in oil prices is devastating the re-newable energy sector promoted by the opposition party and the Chief Executive. The largest sec-tor of the ethanol market is tied to the production of corn, so the logical reasoning would be that a major reduction in corn production will take place in 2015 which will cause numerous ripple effects in the Agriculture industry.
The ethanol industry is heavily dependent upon subsidy programs from the federal government for not only profitability, but even for its actual existence. Ethanol is cur-rently added to conventional gaso-line to extend the available supply of gasoline. However, with an ap-parent steep drop in the demand for gasoline, the need for high- priced ethanol quickly goes away to extend the volume of an already bloated volumes of gasoline.
So, what will happen in the 114th Congress that will extend through 2016? Will it be more po-litical gridlock or will it be more government by Executive Order of the Chief Executive Office of the United States? Lower petroleum prices are really a dilemma for all political parties at any level of government in the USA.
Some major oil and gas experts and many political pundits be-
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Zachary Lumber and Hardware Serving Area Building NeedsBy James Ronald skains
“Sometimes, I think we are the best kept secret in town,” John Ci-freio, co-owner of Zachary Lumber and Hardware told the Zachary Post. “This coming April, we will have been open for three years and people still come in our store and say, “We never knew you were here.”
John Cifreio, the 25-year-old en-trepreneur and co-owner of Zachary Lumber is a member of the fam-ily that owns and operates Fontaine Lumber and Supply in New Roads and Livonia Lumber & Farm Sup-ply in Livonia. The other co-owner, Remi Wartelle, married into the Fon-taine family. Remi and John are ac-tually cousins-in-law by marriage as well as business partners.
“The family owns and operates each of the stores independent of each other except when it comes to buying inventory,’’ John Cifreio ac-knowledged. “We try to pool our fi-nancial resources to buy lumber and building supplies because that gives us better prices on inventory items.”
“We are really happy about how things have gone in our nearly three years of operation here in Zach-ary. In three years, we have accom-plished building our business in
what we thought would take us five years. I think we hit it right in open-ing a building supply place in Zach-ary when we did three years ago. We have seen nothing but steady growth in this area ever since. One of the key things that has helped us grow is that our staff of 10 people has over 50 combined years of experience in the building supply material busi-
ness.”Cifreio graduated four years ago
from LSU with a degree in construc-tion management. On the other hand, Wartelle spent 13 years as an insula-tion contractor in the Baton Rouge Metro area.
“I was ready to do something besides insulation when this oppor-tunity came along for John and me to open this store,” Wartelle told the Post. “I like the building supply side of the construction business much better than the contracting side.”
“In our operation here, I work with the contractors primarily, and do the buying in conjunction with the other two stores. A lot of our busi-ness is based around home builders. The builders in the Zachary area have
found that we are dependable, know what we are doing, and are competi-tive price-wise. We see a lot of repeat customers, which is what we like.”
“John does a lot of the material take-off on plans,” Wartelle pointed out. “A contractor or individual can bring a set of house plans to us and we will give them a material break down and a delivery price on the all the material going into the house or any part they want to buy from us.”
The facilities that Zachary Lum-ber & Supply now occupy were originally built by Tri-Parish Lumber & Building Supply Company. Both Cifreio and Wartelle list their official positons as Salesman and Owner. They employ one outside sales per-son.
“We actually have customers in East Baton Rouge Parish and both of the Feliciana Parishes as well as into the edge of Mississippi,” John Cifreio explained. “We have actually sold building material all the way down to Ascension Parish. Once we get a builder buying from us, we do our best to build that relationship by offering great service in getting their material to them in a timely manner.”
The motto of Zachary Lumber & Hardware is: “No matter if your project is large or small, we’ve got it all!” Zachary Lumber & Hardware stocks quality lumber and products that exceed our customer’s expecta-tions. They will fill a customer’s spe-cial orders at no addition cost. Also, Zachary Lumber & Hardware stocks extra-long dimension lumber up to 36 feet in length.
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Sen. Bodi White Shares Optimism for Community College Campus Near ZacharyBy James Ronald skains
“The opening of the BRCC Campus at Hooper Road and Lovett should be a big step in the right direction for the continuing education opportunities for the people of Zachary, Central and Baker,” Louisiana State Senator Mack Bodi White told the Zach-ary Post. “High school students in the Zachary and Central schools will be able to earn college credits while still in high school under the dual enrollment program.”
“BRCC plans to house its Avia-tion Program at the Hooper Road Campus,” Senator White point-ed out. “BRCC is also working to move its Petroleum Technol-ogy (PET) program with its Gly-col Training Unit to that campus. In addition to these two specialty training programs, BRCC will of-fer its normal curriculum of studies for two year degrees.”
“One of the first things we did in the legislature was to make sure the credits earned at the Communi-ty Colleges by students were trans-ferable to the four year schools,” Senator White explained. “I think the Community Colleges will more and more become a conduit to four year universities. Currently, there is a lot of effort, time and money being allocated on Louisiana’s Community College System.”
Senator White continued, “For some reason people find it difficult to travel very far for educational reasons. This is particularly true for those students who have al-ready entered the work force in en-
State Senator Bodi White was instrumental in bringing the BRCC Campus to Hooper Road.
try level jobs, but who want to better themselves in the job market with additional education. The BRCC campus on Hooper Road should be a big boon to those persons in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish who are seeking to further their education.”
“The big problem with educa-tion in Louisiana now is the lack of funding. We’ve seen severe budget cuts to our educational system for five straight years and will probably have to endure at least one more year of budget cuts. Most of the four year universities in Louisiana have extra space in their facilities.”
“In my opinion, I would like to see community colleges located within the four-year universities in order to make use of the available space. I see a big upside for com-munity colleges in Louisiana in the next few years, especially to help
with our trained workforce needs in the state,” White elaborated.
On the subject of Common Core, Senator White had this to say: “The Common Core program was developed over time here in Louisiana to be a method of com-paring our students to the students in other states in order to see where our education system really is.”
“The idea of developing a com-mon testing program began back when Governor Foster was in of-fice. Teachers must have a stan-dard test measurement and be able to teach to that measurement level. They can’t be left in limbo. The program known as Common Core has had a long journey.”
“We passed the legislation back in 2010 establishing the program. At that time, there were no nega-tives brought to our attention; however, since then Common Core
has become a political issue espe-cially on the national level,” Sena-tor White related.
Senator White lives on the west side of Blackwater Road. His sen-ate district, #6 is probably the most oddly shaped Louisiana senate dis-trict in the state. The southern por-tion of district #6 begins at the As-cension Parish line and then zigzags north following the Amite River. At one point along Florida Boulevard, the district is less than a mile wide.
The eastern district line jogs westward in the Central area giving two precincts to District 13, which is primarily a Livingston Parish District. White’s senate district then goes north to the East Felici-ana line before going east, taking in the southern part of St. Helena. Then the senate district line jogs well to the east going to the railroad tracks in Tangipahoa Parish which run through the center of down-town Hammond. The district con-tinues south to Lake Ponchatrain. On a map, the district resembles an irregular horseshoe.
“Senate District 6 is a big dis-trict, making it hard to campaign in, as well as to properly represent all the people in the district,” Senator White acknowledged. “It costs well over $150,000 to run a competitive race in this district. I live adjacent to Zachary, but I represent Ham-mond and Ponchatoula in the Loui-siana State Senate. I don’t know who masterminded this layout.”
Bodi White was a member of the Louisiana House of Representative for eight years from 2003 to 2011. White is a licensed realtor and also operates a security firm. The senate district #6 had been a Jefferson Par-ish senate district for years until the 2010 census was completed forcing a revamp of the district lines due to population loss in Jefferson Parish and growth in the BR Metro area.
Senator White sponsored SB 433, which in essence has allowed 100 acres of the old Greenwell Springs Mental Hospital facility to be sold to the Central School Dis-trict, which plans to locate a new football stadium and High School on the grounds. The other 70 acres of the old hospital grounds will be-come part of the EBR BREC sys-tem featuring a park that will go the banks of the Amite River. The BREC Park will include the history of Greenwell Springs along with many nature walking trails.
Another major issue in the BR Metro area that includes Senator White’s Senate District 6 is the pro-posed City of St. George.
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pand its wireless program. The meeting was graced with
the presence of a group of men from the Military Order of the Purple Heart to make a special presentation to Principal Dewey Davis. Davis allows the group to come to Zachary Elementary each year for a patriotic day. “I’m praising Zachary schools,” said veteran Richard O’Brian. “Dewey has 600 students, all are quiet, disciplined, all know the “Star Spangled Banner” and are very respectful to their elders. My wife is a retired teacher of 40 years and I have been in some zoos! But that doesn’t happen here. I want to thank Zachary for all they do,” O’Brian said.
Next up was the recognition of the retirees, beginning with Cor-nell Smart, the janitor at Copper Mill Elementary. “Mr. Smart is a fine, fine man,” Devillier said. “Mr. Smart drives from Simme-sport every day to come to work here in Zachary. That’s a long drive. It was a really long drive before the Audubon Bridge was built!” Smart received a standing ovation as he was called forward to receive his plaque, but Smart kept on walking to the podium to give a speech, much to the de-light of everyone in attendance. He began by thanking everyone. “God is good to me,” Smart said, through tears. Devillier thanked him for all his years of service, and told a story of how they were in the middle of taking the roof off Copper Mill school and it wasn’t supposed to rain. During the night
it started pouring down rain, and Mr. Smart and his wife woke up at 2 a.m., got in their car and drove from Simmesport to check on their school. “That is dedication. That’s Mr. Smart. He always has a smile on his face and never shows he’s tired,” Devillier said.
Mamie Thornton, a food ser-vice technician at Zachary High, retired in August after 28+ years serving children. She was thanked for all her service to the district, and mentioned that she’s still working at Wal-Mart “until they roll me out.”
The final retiree is Cynthia Myers, the principal at ZELC, who is retiring after 38 years of service. “She loves those little babies, that’s for sure,” said Sha-ron Samuels. Myers introduced her husband and son, and gave a brief speech. “It’s bittersweet, I’m retiring, but my mother is ill and it’s time that I go home and spend some time with her and take care of her. When I had cancer she took care of me, and now it’s my turn, and that’s what I’m going to do. I hope to do a little traveling and go to see my grandbaby in Atlanta,” she said.
Devillier then recognized the outgoing board members who have spent their “days, weeks, hours, years serving this com-munity.” Dawn Avants, Kenneth Mackie, Sharon Samuel and Scott Swilley were all thanked for their service and bid a tearful adieu. Swilley’s family brought a little laughter to the occasion, noting, “they showed up strictly to make sure he was coming here all along” for the past nine years.
lieve the dramatic drop in oil and natural gas prices within the last six months is tied to a currency war between China, the United States and Middle Eastern coun-tries. This theory is based on the premises that at some point, the Chinese currency known as the “Yuan,” will be accepted by the Middle Eastern countries for pay-ment for their oil.
Since the Nixon Administra-tion’s agreement with the Middle East more than three decades ago, all payments for Middle Eastern oil have been made in dollars. Should the “Yuan” be accepted by the Middle Eastern countries as payment for their oil, then the theory is that the US dollar would lose its luster as a world currency and much of its value.
2015 will probably be the year that reveals the current mys-tery of dramatically dropping oil prices. In the next 12 months, the mystery of how one political party controlling both houses of Congress by large margins can
accomplish their agenda against the other party that so stoutly opposes the first party’s agenda. And to convolute the situation Washington, D.C. the minority party occupies the Chief Execu-tive position of the United States.
Another factor is the U.S. Stock Market. Many financial experts sincerely believe that the current US Stock Market is heav-ily over-valued with no real fi-nancial basis for its current value. 2015 does indeed have a lot of interrelated mysterious to reveal. These mysteries may all become positive as they are unraveled, but on the other hand, they all may not be positive.
In Louisiana, the governor’s race and state legislative elections will take center stage in 2015. It is anticipated that in early Janu-ary, another well-known and well financed candidate will throw his hat into the political ring for gov-ernor. There are already four ma-jor announced candidates.
Needless to say, 2015 should be a very interesting year as these “mysteries” are unraveled!
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Jennifer Kathleen Lynch BroussardJennifer Kathleen Lynch Brous-
sard was born on June 10, 1974 and went home to her Lord and Savior on December 19, 2014. She was a 1992 graduate of Zachary High School, and a lifelong resident of Zachary. “He will cover you with his feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91:4. Jennifer had the soul of a poet, the heart of a writer, the harmony of a musician, and the grace of a dancer. Her beauty surpassed the most breathtaking of sunsets. She did all things through her love of Christ. She was His faithful servant and re-joiced in knowing that someday she would be awed by the presence of He who died for her. Jennifer is survived by her greatest accomplishments, her beloved and cherished children; Alex-
ander Garrett Broussard, Michael Thomas Broussard, Andrew Charles Brous-sard, and their father, Thomas Broussard, and her youngest son, Brice William Schilf. Jennifer is also survived by her parents, Thomas and Marsha Lynch of Zachary; brothers and sisters-in-law, Matthew and Leah Lynch, and Patrick and Kristi Lynch; sisters and brothers-in-law, Amanda and Landon Hunt, and Katelyn and Andy Graham; special cousins, David and Jenny Wilcox, and Nicole Aba-gnaro; aunts and uncles, Sharron and Jerry Boudreaux, Jim and Sarah Lynch, and Patty and Tony Abagnaro. Jennifer is remembered and loved by Carl Gray and his children, Michael, Carl, and Joe. She is also loved by many other relatives and friends who will remember her for her strength, passion, kindness, and loy-alty. Her heart will not be forgotten. Jennifer cherished the memories she made throughout her life and sought deeply to make many more. Jennifer’s love of life reflected in all that she did. A celebration of her life was held on December 24, 2014 at Charlet Funeral Home in Zachary, Louisiana. She is interred at Plains Presbyterian Memorial Garden. Jennifer’s family would like to say thank you to all who have offered their prayers, thoughts, love, and condolences during this time.
Jerry OwenA resident of Zachary and former resident of
Baker, Jerry Owen passed away December 28, 2014 at the age of 81 after a brief struggle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife Jan Doss-Owen, Zachary, daughter, Margaret Owen, Zach-ary, sons, Gerald Owen and wife Vickie, Wichita, KS, Greg Owen and wife Beth, Baton Rouge, and Steve Owen and wife Gudrun, Salt Lake City, UT, Step Daughters, Angela LaPlante and husband Da-vid and Michelle Polisso and husband Tom, sister, Mary Francis Willis, Sikeston, MO, granddaugh-ters, Lynsey Foster, Amber Hall, Nikki Hoyt, Kelly Huffman, Kristy Menge, Melissa Panek and Lacey LaPlante, grandsons, Brett Owen, Steven Menge,
TJ Polisso, Dylan Polisso, Aaron LaPlante, and Michael King, and eight great grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, and wife and mother of his children, Thelma Rock Owen. Jerry and family moved to Baker in 1965. After the kids were grown, he relocated to Zachary. After wife Thelma passed, Jerry fell in love with and married Jan Doss, and they spent many wonderful years together. Jerry earned his real estate license and worked side by side with Jan at Ken Doss Realty until retiring. He was a devoted father, especially to his “baby,” Margaret, and supported his boys through athletics as president of the Baker Booster Club and Baker Little League. He lived and breathed LSU sports, was known for his unique “LSU Car,” and was a member of the LSU Grid Iron Club. He loved to golf, was a member of Fenwood Hills Country Club, and loved to fish and work in his yard. He attended Zachary Community Church and was former president of the Zach-ary Lions Club, the Baker Jaycees, and many other organizations. Visitation will be Friday, January 2, 2015 at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc., Zachary, from 9:00 am until religious service at 11:00 am. Burial of ashes will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker.
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5266 Commerce Street • St. Francisville, Louisiana(225) 635-3811 • www.wfph.org
West Feliciana Parish Hospital
we have BATON ROUGE
NEUROMEDICAL CENTER NEUROLOGIST available in our er via telestroke
to assess patients and order appropriate treatment if positive for a stroke.
The company is also a Husqvar-na dealer, stocks Benjamin Moore Paints, outdoor cooking supplies, LaCrosse Boots, Yeti Coolers and a wide range of mulch and other land-scape supplies.
Remi and his wife Rebecca have two boys, Evan, 16, and Stephen, 8. Apparently, Stephen is a regular at the store on his days out of school. John and his wife Sydney are newly-weds. Sydney is a 22 year-old gradu-ate of LSU who works for her dad in his valve supply company in Baton Rouge. John and Sydney do not as yet have any children.
“We believe that Zachary will grow residentially more toward the west while commercially and in-dustry wise it may grow more to the east,” Cifreio noted. “Either way will work for us. We have supplied some material for a couple of the houses being built in Americana.
Store hours for Zachary Lumber & Hardware are 7 a.m. till 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 8 AM till Noon on Saturday.
Writer’s note: It is refreshing to see young entrepreneurs at work pur-suing their dreams of building a busi-ness. There is no doubt that Cifreio and Wartelle are in the right place, at the right time, to build a substantial company in the business they have chosen.
Megan and Jeremy Kirkwood of Zachary are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Caelan “Cael” Bennett.
Caelan arrived at 2:36 a.m. on November 19, 2014, at Baton Rouge Gen-eral Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 and a half inches long.
Caelan was welcomed into the world by his grandparents Heather and David Deshotels and Rachel and William “Billy” Kirkwood, both of Zach-ary, and great grandparents, Donna and Mike Deshotels, Linda Babin, Dora Kirkwood, and Elaine and Roy Tregre.
“There is no doubt that this pro-posal of a new City in EBR Parish is educationally driven,” Senator White explained. “The original goal of the people in that area was to es-tablish a new school district. This was done in 2013. The new school district required a statewide vote as required by the Louisiana Constitu-tion adopted in 1973.”
“However, there was no fund-ing mechanism for the new school district. It was a similar situation that the people of Central faced in creating a school system and a new city. Zachary School System had a funding mechanism in place be-cause it was taking place within the corporate boundaries of Zachary.”
White continued, “The people living in the new South Baton Rouge school district found out that if they wanted for the school sys-tem to become a reality, they had to find them a “City.” From all indica-tions, that vote will take place, but it will only be the people within the boundaries of the proposed City of St. George voting,” Senator White said in conclusion. “To create a new city, it does not take a statewide vote on the creation of a new city, only a new school district.”
