PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 101 BERARD STREET, AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY JUNE 9, 2026.
Mayor Ricky Calais called the meeting to order; the Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance were recited.
Monthly budget-to-actual comparisons on the General Funds, Sales Tax Funds, Park and Recreation Funds, and Utility Funds were distributed to the Board of Aldermen and Mayor.
Present: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon and Eddy Leblanc
Upon motion of Ryan Breaux, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, the minutes of the May, 12, 2026 meeting were approved with the following change:
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE APPLICATION
TO THE ACADIANA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION/DOTD
REGARDING THE POYDRAS STREET SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the public hearing on Ordinance #2328 (Be it Ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, that the Municipal Budget for Fiscal year Ending June 30, 2026 be Amended According to the Terms and Figures Contained in the Attached Exhibit Identified as Exhibit “A”.) was opened for discussion.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, there being no further input, the public hearing on Ordinance #2328 was closed.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved Ordinance #2328 as submitted.
ORDINANCE 2328
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana duly convened in session on June 9, 2026 that:
The Municipal Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 be amended according to the terms and figures contained in the attached exhibit identified as “Exhibit A”.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, duly convened in session on the 9th day of June, 2026, that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon signature of the Mayor.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, seconded by Ryan Breaux, and upon verification and assurances that the foregoing ordinance was:
- Introduced on May 12, 2026 at the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana;
- Disseminated to the Mayor and all Aldermen;
- Published, by title, in the official journal of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, together with notice of the time and place of its consideration for formal adoption; and
- Presented at a public hearing on the 9th of June, 2026.
The Board of Aldermen, on June 9, 2026 adopted Ordinance number 2328 by virtue of the following votes:
Yeas: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc
Nays: None
Absent: None
Attest: None
___________________________________________
Kristi Leblanc, City Clerk
___________________________________________ _____________________
Ricky Calais, Mayor Date
“Exhibit A”
| City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana | |||||
| Fiscal Year June 30, 2026 Budget | |||||
| General Fund | Sales Tax Fund | Dist Sales Tax Fund | Utility Fund | ||
| Revenues | |||||
| Taxes | 900,155 | 6,822,796 | 1,089,220 | – | |
| Licenses & Permits | 542,161 | – | – | – | |
| Intergovernmental | 789,051 | – | – | – | |
| Charges for Services | 970,095 | – | – | 4,248,224 | |
| Fines & Forfeits | 87,926 | – | – | – | |
| Parks & Recreation | 67,610 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 178,511 | 2,880 | – | 75,470 | |
| Total Revenues | 3,535,509 | 6,825,676 | 1,089,220 | 4,323,694 | |
| Expenditures | |||||
| General Government | 2,428,282 | 109,100 | 17,000 | – | |
| Bridges & Streets | 2,207,022 | – | – | – | |
| Sanitation | 995,000 | – | – | – | |
| Police | 3,656,392 | – | – | – | |
| Fire | – | – | – | – | |
| Parks & Recreation | 510,444 | – | – | – | |
| Utility Fund | – | – | – | 4,884,759 | |
| Transfers In: | |||||
| Sales Tax Fund #1 | (3,200,000) | – | – | (200,000) | |
| Sales Tax Fund #2 | (2,000,000) | – | – | – | |
| Dist Sls Tx Fd | (200,000) | – | – | (600,000) | |
| Dist Sls Tx Maint Fd | – | – | – | – | |
| General Fund | – | – | – | – | |
| Utility Fund | – | – | – | – | |
| LCDBG Grant | – | – | – | – | |
| CDBG Sewer | – | – | – | – | |
| Sewer Spec Assess | – | – | – | ||
| Transfers Out: | |||||
| General Fund | – | 5,200,000 | – | – | |
| Dist Sls Tax Fd | – | – | – | – | |
| Dist Sls Tx Maint Fd | – | – | – | – | |
| 2008 St Imp Debt Service | – | – | – | – | |
| Cecile Blvd Sidewalks | – | 70,556 | |||
| 2023 Sls Tx #2 Sinking Fd | – | 941,964 | – | – | |
| Park Fund | – | – | 200,000 | – | |
| Utility Fund | – | 200,000 | 600,000 | – | |
| Limited Tx Rev Bd 2010 | 25,588 | – | – | ||
| 2015 Rev Bond Sink Fund | – | – | 78,042 | – | |
| Capital Project Funds | – | – | – | 334,698 | |
| Total Expenditures | 4,422,728 | 6,521,620 | 895,042 | 4,419,457 | |
| Excess (Deficiency) Of | |||||
| Rev & Other Sources Over | |||||
| Expen & Other Uses | (887,219) | 304,056 | 194,178 | (95,763) | |
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the public hearing on Ordinance #2329 (Be it Ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana that the Municipal Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027 Be Adopted According to the terms and Figures contained in the Attached Exhibit Identified as Exhibit “A”.) was opened for discussion.
Mayor Ricky Calais requested the following items to be changed on the budget for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2027.
Line item 101-533 Increase by 38,000 Motor equipment maintenance
Capital Outlay Project to extend sewer – Local Bond Funds $350,000
Sewer line infiltration/East Bridge St, School, 6th Street-Create Capital Outlay sewer line
repair in the new budget for $200,000 using bond funds.
Alderman Neil Melancon requested the following items to be changed on the budget for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2027.
Line item 101-452 increase to 160,000 City Court Salaries
Alderman Albert Menard requested line item 101-452 to be changed to 158,000.
Alderman Neil Melancon requested line item 101-458-Social Security Taxes for City Court
change from 9,000 to 12,100.
Line item 101-453-add 25,000
Line item 101-452-160,000
Mayor Calais stated that City Court owes the City money now that hasn’t been paid, and City Court has $230,000 or so in an account that can only be used for the operation of City Court. Alderman Neil Melancon said that he thinks they have used that account for some of the supplies that they purchased. Mayor Calais stated that the city has paid the office supplies up to this point. Mayor Calais stated that he feels that is a lot of money for a little court to have just sitting and the City is not asking them to use any of that money.
Alderman Neil Melancon requested City Court line item 101-455 change to 50,000.
Mayor Calais stated that when he started here city court had roughly 57 court dates, now they will end the year with around 25. The City was paying a prosecutor $24,000 and today the salary is $50,000 for less than half of the court dates. Alderman Neil Melancon stated that in January, the number of dockets could change.
Alderman Neil Melancon requested to change line item 101-461 Live Streaming of Council Meetings-change to 5,000.
Line Item 101-536-add 75,000 for Elise D Drainage
Radar signs 101-476- add$10,000
Alderman Albert Menard requested the following changes.
Item 101-404-City Marshall Salary 50,925
Item 101-479-Economic Development -Tina Begnaud 35,000
Chief of Police Line item 101-703-75,000
Capital Outlay for Police Department to purchase a building 70,000
Landry Street sidewalks – lower from $250,000 to 150,000
Capital Outlay-Overlay Alexander Street-100,000
Alderman Neil Melancon-Line item 452- 3% raise for City Court employees
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, there being no further input, the Board of Aldermen moved to close the public hearing on Ordinance #2329.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Scotty Borel and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen adopted Ordinance #2329, the new budget starting July 1, as submitted with the changes that were made.
ORDINANCE 2329
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA THAT THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 BE ADOPTED ACCORDING TO THE TERMS AND FIGURES CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT IDENTIFIED AS “EXHIBIT A”.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, duly convened in session on June 9, 2026, that:
The Municipal Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027 be adopted according to the terms and figures contained in the attached exhibit identified as “Exhibit A”.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, duly convened in session on the 9th day of June, 2026 that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon signature of the Mayor.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, seconded by Scotty Borel and upon verification and assurances that the foregoing ordinance was:
- Introduced on May 12, 2026 at the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
- Disseminated to the Mayor and all Aldermen;
- Published, by title in the official journal of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, together with notice of the time and place of its consideration for formal adoption; and,
- Presented at a public hearing on the 9th day of June, 2026.
The Board of Aldermen, on June 9, 2026 adopted Ordinance Number 2329 by virtue of the following votes:
Yeas: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc
Nays: None
Absent: None
Attest: None
____________________________
Kristi LeBlanc, City Clerk
____________________________ ___________________________________
Ricky Calais, Mayor Date
“Exhibit A”
| City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana | |||||
| Fiscal Year June 30, 2027 Budget | |||||
| General Fund | Sales Tax Fund | Dist Sales Tax Fund | Utility Fund | ||
| Revenues | |||||
| Taxes | 897,000 | 6,788,000 | 1,196,200 | – | |
| Licenses & Permits | 532,600 | – | – | – | |
| Intergovernmental | 666,600 | – | – | – | |
| Charges for Services | 970,000 | – | – | 4,620,000 | |
| Fines & Forfeits | 88,000 | – | – | – | |
| Parks & Recreation | 67,500 | – | – | – | |
| Miscellaneous | 167,950 | 2,500 | – | 282,000 | |
| Total Revenues | 3,389,650 | 6,790,500 | 1,196,200 | 4,902,000 | |
| Expenditures | |||||
| General Government | 2,486,050 | 109,100 | 17,000 | – | |
| Bridges & Streets | 2,425,400 | – | – | – | |
| Sanitation | 995,000 | – | – | – | |
| Police | 3,551,200 | – | – | – | |
| Fire | – | – | – | – | |
| Parks & Recreation | 1,110,350 | – | – | – | |
| Utility Fund | – | – | – | 4,601,100 | |
| Transfers In: | |||||
| Sales Tax Fund | (3,200,000) | – | – | (200,000) | |
| Sales Tax Fund #2 | (2,900,000) | – | – | – | |
| Dist Sls Tx Fd | (200,000) | – | – | (600,000) | |
| Dist Sls Tx Maint Fd | – | – | – | – | |
| Bonds Fund – Pack Hardy Pickleball | (600,000) | – | – | – | |
| General Fund | – | – | – | – | |
| Utility Fund | – | – | – | – | |
| LCDBG Grant | – | – | – | – | |
| Sewer Spec Assess | – | – | – | – | |
| Transfers Out: | – | – | – | – | |
| General Fund | 6,100,000 | ||||
| Dist Sls Tax Fd | – | – | – | – | |
| Dist Sls Tx Maint Fd | – | – | – | – | |
| 2023 Sls Tx #2 Sinking Fd | – | 941,640 | – | – | |
| Landry Street sidewalks | 250,000 | ||||
| Park Fund | – | – | 200,000 | – | |
| Utility Fund | – | 200,000 | 600,000 | – | |
| Limited Tx Rev Bd 2010 | 25,588 | – | – | – | |
| 2015 Rev Bond Sink Fund | – | – | 78,042 | – | |
| Capital Project Funds | – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | |||
| Total Expenditures | 3,693,588 | 7,600,740 | 895,042 | 3,801,100 | |
| Excess (Deficiency) Of Rev | |||||
| & Other Sources Over | |||||
| Expen & Other Uses | (303,938) | (810,240) | 301,158 | 1,100,900 | |
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen opened the public hearing on Ordinance #2326 (An ordinance approving and adopting an Amendment to the Master Plan to include the following projects: (1) Sewer and water system repairs; (2) Engineering and construction costs associated with the Mills Avenue and Champagne Blvd extension projects: (3) Access road improvements and/or construction regarding property development along I-10, to be funded through the use of tax proceeds generated by the special tax imposed by Sales Tax District No. 1 of the City of Breaux Bridge, State of Louisiana, and providing for other matters in connection therewith.) was opened for discussion.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Scotty Borel and unanimously carried, there being no further input, the public hearing was closed.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen adopted Ordinance #2326 as written.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2326
An ordinance approving and adopting an Amendment to the Master Plan to include the following projects: (1) Sewer and water system repairs; (2) Engineering and construction costs associated with the Mills Avenue and Champagne Blvd extension projects: (3) Access road improvements and/or construction regarding property development along I-10, to be funded through the use of tax proceeds generated by the special tax imposed by Sales Tax District No. 1 of the City of Breaux Bridge, State of Louisiana, and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
WHEREAS, by Act Number 923 of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session, La.R.S. 33:2711 was amended by the enactment of subparagraph D thereof to permit a municipality such as the City of Breaux Bridge to create a special sales tax district within a portion of the municipality for the purpose of levying and collecting a one (1%) per cent sales and use tax;
WHEREAS, the said Act Number 923 mandated that the proceeds from such a tax be used by the municipality pursuant to the specific terms and conditions of an intergovernmental agreement between the municipality and the sales tax district;
WHEREAS, the said Act Number 923 further mandated that the proceeds of the aforementioned tax be utilized for the payment of the costs and expenses of constructing, improving, and maintaining the municipality’s infrastructure which services property located within its jurisdictional boundaries or be used to promote the economic development of both the district and municipality;
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2008, by Ordinance Number 2163, the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge created a special sales tax district and designated it as “Sales Tax District No. 1 of the City of Breaux Bridge, State of Louisiana” (“District”);
WHEREAS, by Ordinance Number 2163, the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge further approved and adopted an intergovernmental agreement between it and the District with respect to the use and expenditure of the proceeds of the taxes generated by the District;
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2008, by Ordinance Number 2164, the District and/or the City of Breaux Bridge levied and imposed a sales and use tax of one (1%) per cent upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services within the District, commencing on January 1, 2009;
WHEREAS, the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement, as well as Ordinance Number 2164, created with the fiscal agent bank of the City of Breaux Bridge a special fund designated as the “Sales Tax District No. 1 Infrastructure Fund”, into which fund there would be deposited and held as sacred funds all proceeds collection by the Parish Sales Tax Collector from the levy of the tax after deducting therefrom the reasonable expenses of the Collector incurred in connection with the collection and enforcement of the collection of the tax, all as more fully set forth in Ordinance Number 2164;
WHEREAS, the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement further provided that all proceeds received by the City of Breaux Bridge from the collection of the said tax shall be used for the payment of the costs and expenses of constructing, improving, and maintaining the City’s infrastructure which serves property located therein or shall be used to promote the economic development of the District or the City, it being provided, however, that a minimum of thirty-five (35%) per cent of the annual proceeds of the tax shall be dedicated and set aside for the purpose of providing matching funds to be received by the City from state and/or federal grants for the construction and improvement of the infrastructure of the City;
WHEREAS, La.R.S.33:2711(D) was amended and re-enacted by Act Number 568 of the 2012 Louisiana Legislature as La.R.S. 47:338.1(D) to require that all tax proceeds generated by the District be expended as follows: twenty (20%) per cent of the proceeds be used annually for the repair and maintenance of the City’s infrastructure provided that an Annual Plan for Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure be approved by ordinance and by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Aldermen, and eighty (80%) per cent of the proceeds collected by expended on new construction of infrastructure or substantial improvements of existing infrastructure. However, any such expenditure must be pursuant to a Master Plan for the Construction of Municipal Infrastructure listing the specific projects to be funded through the said tax proceeds, and furthermore, that any such plan be adopted by ordinance passed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City’s governing authority;
WHEREAS, the intergovernmental agreement confected between the City of Breaux Bridge and the District was revised and amended by virtue of Ordinance Number 2200 adopted on March 11, 2014, to reflect the mandates set forth in La.R.S. 47:338.1(D) as amended by Act Number 568 of the 2012 Louisiana Legislature;
WHEREAS, the intergovernmental agreement confected between the City of Breaux Bridge and the District was revised and amended by virtue of Ordinance Number 2212 adopted on July 14, 2015, to reflect the mandates set forth in La.R.S. 47:338.1(D) as amended by Act Number 568 of the 2012 Louisiana Legislature;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and city engineer for the City of Breaux Bridge prepared a Master Plan for the Construction of Municipal Infrastructure, which was adopted by the governing authority of the City of Breaux Bridge on 9th June, 2026 by Ordinance Number 2326;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and city engineer for the City of Breaux Bridge have prepared an Amendment to the Master Plan to include the following projects: (1) Sewer and water system repairs; (2) Engineering and construction costs associated with the Mills Avenue and Champagne Blvd extension projects: (3) Access road improvements and/or construction regarding property development along I-10;
WHEREAS, in accordance with the dictates of La.R.S. 47:338.1(D)(2)(b)(i), an ordinance must be adopted by the City of Breaux Bridge approving the attached Amendment to the Master Plan to include the following projects: (1) Sewer and water system repairs; (2) Engineering and construction costs associated with the Mills Avenue and Champagne Blvd extension projects: (3) Access road improvements and/or construction regarding property development along I-10;
BE IT, THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, that the Amendment to the Master Plan to include the following projects: (1) Mills Avenue / Champagne Blvd extensions; (2) construction of access roads along I-10.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the estimated costs for each of the projects identified on the attached Amendment to the Master Plan are set forth for informative purposes only. As such, the undertaking of these projects is not dependent upon the actual costs associated therewith. The total amount of the proceeds from the Sales Tax District No. 1 Infrastructure Fund to be used for the projects embraced by the Master Plan for the Construction of Municipal Infrastructure, as amended herein, shall not exceed the total of the sum of eighty (80%) per cent of the sales tax proceeds on deposit in the said fund after expenditures associated with the Master Plan.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the City of Breaux Bridge shall not be obligated to undertake the projects identified on the attached Amendment to the Master Plan in the event that the final costs therefor exceed available funds or that any project associated therewith be determined to be fiscally imprudent.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Mayor for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, be and is hereby authorized, directed, and empowered to execute any and all documents which may be necessary to effectuate the above and foregoing edicts.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any provision, word phrase, or clause of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof;
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, duly convened in regular session on the 9th day of June, 2026, that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon signature of the Mayor.
UPON MOTION of Albert Menard, seconded by Ryan Breaux, and upon verification and assurance that the foregoing ordinance was:
- Introduced on May 12, 2026, at the regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana;
- Disseminated to the Mayor and all aldermen;
- Published, by title, in the official journal of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, together with notice of the time and place of its consideration for formal adoption; and
- Presented at a public hearing held on the 9th day of June, 2026, before the Board of Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen adopted Ordinance Number 2326 on 9th day of June, 2026, by virtue of the following votes:
YEAS: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
AND THIS ORDINANCE is hereby declared adopted as of this 9th day of June, 2026.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the public hearing on Ordinance #2327 (An Ordinance Approving and Adopting an Annual Plan for Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure for the Fiscal Year 2026-2026 to be Funded Through the Use of Tax Proceeds Generated by the Special Tax Imposed by Sales Tax District No. 1 of the City of Breaux Bridge, State of Louisiana, and Providing for Other Matters in Connection therewith.) was opened for discussion.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, there being no further input, the public hearing on Ordinance #2327 was closed.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Eddy Leblanc and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen adopted Ordinance #2327 as written.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2327
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge,Louisiana, duly convened in regular session on the 9th day of June, 2026, that:
WHEREAS, by act Number 923 of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session, La.R.S. 33:2711 was amended by the enactment of subparagraph D thereof to permit a municipality such as the City of Breaux Bridge to create a special sales tax district within a portion of the municipality for the purpose of levying and collecting a one (1%) per cent sales and use tax;
WHEREAS, the said Act Number 923 mandated that the proceeds from such a tax be used by the municipality pursuant to the specific terms and conditions of an intergovernmental agreement between the municipality and the sales tax district;
WHEREAS, the said Act Number 923 further mandated that the proceeds of the aforementioned tax be utilized for the payment of the costs and expenses of constructing, improving, and maintaining the municipality’s infrastructure which services property located within its jurisdictional boundaries or be used to promote the economic development of both the district and municipality;
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2008, by Ordinance Number 2163, the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge created a special sales tax district and designated it as “Sales Tax District No. 1 of the City of Breaux Bridge, State of Louisiana” (“District”);
WHEREAS, by Ordinance Number 2163, the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge further approved and adopted an intergovernmental agreement between it and the District with respect to the use and expenditure of the proceeds of the taxes generated by the District;
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2008, by Ordinance Number 2164, the District and/or the City of Breaux Bridge levied and imposed a sales and use tax of one (1%) per cent upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services within the District, commencing on January 1, 2009;
WHEREAS, the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement, as well as Ordinance Number 2164, created with the fiscal agent bank of the City of Breaux Bridge a special fund designated as the “Sales Tax District No. 1 Infrastructure Fund”, into which fund there would be deposited and held as sacred funds all proceeds collected by the Parish Sales Tax Collector from the levy of the tax after deducting therefrom the reasonable expenses of the Collector incurred in connection with the collection and enforcement of the collection of the tax, all as more fully set forth in Ordinance Number 2164;
WHEREAS, the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement further provided that all proceeds received by the City of Breaux Bridge from the collection of the said tax shall be used for the payment of the costs and expenses of constructing, improving, and maintaining the City’s infrastructure which serves property located therein or shall be used to promote the economic development of the District or the City, it being provided, however, that a minimum of thirty-five (35%) per cent of the annual proceeds of the tax shall be dedicated and set aside for the purpose of providing matching funds to be received by the City from state and/or federal grants for the construction and improvement of the infrastructure of the City;
WHEREAS, La. R.S. 33:2711(D) was amended and re-enacted by Act Number 568 of the 2012 Louisiana Legislature as La.R.S. 47:338.1(D) to require that all tax proceeds generated by the District be expended as follows: twenty (20%) per cent of the proceeds be used annually for the repair and maintenance of the City’s infrastructure provided that an Annual Plan for Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure be approved by ordinance and by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Aldermen, and eighty (80%) per cent of the proceeds collected be expended on new construction of infrastructure or substantial improvements of existing infrastructure. However, any such expenditure must be pursuant to a Master Plan for the Construction of Municipal Infrastructure listing the specific projects to be funded through the said tax proceeds, and furthermore, that any such plan be adopted by ordinance passed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City’s governing authority;
WHEREAS, the intergovernmental agreement confected between the City of Breaux Bridge and the District was revised and amended by virtue of Ordinance Number 2200 adopted on March 11, 2014, to reflect the mandates set forth in La. R.S. 47:338.1(D) as amended by Act Number 568 of the 2012 Louisiana Legislature;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and city engineer for the City of Breaux Bridge have prepared an Annual Plan for Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure for the fiscal year 2024-2025, a replica of which is appended to this ordinance;
WHEREAS, in accordance with the dictates of La.R.S. 47:338.1(D)(2)(b)(i), an ordinance must be adopted by the City of Breaux Bridge approving the attached Annual Plan for Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure for the fiscal year 2024-2025:
BE IT, THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, that the Annual Plan for Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure for the fiscal year 2024-2025 be and is hereby approved, adopted and satisfied, as applicable.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the total amount of the proceeds from the Sales Tax District No. 1 Infrastructure Fund to be used for the projects embraced by the Annual Plan for Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 shall not exceed the total of the sum of twenty (20%) per cent of the sales tax proceeds on deposit in the said fund after expenditures associated with the Annual Plan adopted for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Mayor for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, be and is hereby authorized, directed, and empowered to execute any and all documents which may be necessary to effectuate the above and foregoing edicts.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any provision, word, phrase, or clause of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof:
WHEREAS, this Ordinance shall become effective upon signature of the Mayor of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the lapse of ten (10) days after receipt by the Mayor of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana without signature or veto, or upon an override of a veto, whichever occurs first.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, duly convened in regular session on the 24th day of June, 2025 that the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any provision, word, phrase, or clause of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
UPON MOTION of Albert Menard, seconded by Eddy LeBlanc, and upon verification and assurance that the foregoing ordinance was:
- Introduced on May 12, 2026 at the regular meeting of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana;
- Disseminated to the Mayor and all Aldermen;
- Published, by title, in the official journal of the City of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, together with notice of the time and place of its consideration for formal adoption; and
- Presented at a public hearing held on the 9th day of June, 2026, the Board of Aldermen, on the 9th day of June, 2026, adopted Ordinance Number 2327 by virtue of the following votes:
YEAS: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Bore, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSENTENTIONS: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
KRISTI LEBLANC, CITY CLERK RICKY CALAIS, MAYOR
Date: Date:
City of Breaux Bridge
2026-2027 Annual Plan
for the Repair and Maintenance of Municipality Infrastructure
The following items have been identified as projects that need to be performed as part of the repair and maintenance of the city’s utility infrastructure.
- Overall maintenance and improvements to City parks.
This plan is prepared in accordance with La. R.S. 47:338.1(D) as it relates to the funds available for the repair and maintenance of the City’s Infrastructure from the proceeds of the sales tax revenues from the Special Taxing District.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen accepted the recommendation of Chief of Police Albert Leblanc to hire Heather Chambers as a patrol officer.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Scotty Borel and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.
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Kristi LeBlanc Ricky J. Calais
City Clerk Mayor