- It was a relatively short meeting of the Breaux Bridge City Council as they convened for the February meeting.
The meeting lasted 55 minutes with 26 minutes devoted to an executive (secret) session to discuss a pending legal matter.
One agenda item, a report from city planning director Jeremy Broussard, was deleted as Broussard was unavailable to attend the
meeting.
Calais’ financial report stated the city collected $686,875 in January 2025, which is $15,582 more than January 2024.
“According to budget, we are exactly where we should be,” Calais said. “At least we are not short like I thought that we would be.”
The mayor also added that some drainage projects that were slated to be started have begun.
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Adan Olivier from Acadian Ambulance reported that the during the final three months of 2024, Acadian responded to 229 calls with an average response time of 8:23 minutes. For the year 2024, Acadian had 1,017 responses with an average response time of 9:10 minutes.
A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of a plaque of appreciation to Breaux Bridge Police Officer Andrew Wilson by Dept. of Lousiana VFW District 4 Commander Don Reber. In two separate instances, Wilson administered first aid and medical assistance to an 11month-old child who was choking while he was on duty at the Crawfish Festival and while off duty in May 2024 he responded to an elderly cititzen who was in medical distress and provided life-saving assistance until medical personnel arrived on the scene.
In other action, the Council approved the hiring of one new patrol officer, Cary Burton, who comes from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office and is fully POST certified.
The Council also approved a resolution asking for financial assistance from the state for the Community Water Enrichment Program.
“This is basically a normal step in the process of requesting grants,” Calais said.
The Council also adopted an ordinance for bids to remove a building located at 2309 Refinery Street.
Finally, before going into executive session, the Council nominated and elected District A Councilman Ryan Breaux as Mayor Protem for 2025.
