The St. Martin School Board on Wednesday, Aug. 19, approved the fourth and final installment of a $40.3 million bond issue approved by parish voters in 2013.
After only seven years, the air conditioning unit at the parish’s courthouse annex on St. Martin Street needs to be replaced.
At the Aug. 4 Parish Council meeting, Parish President Guy Cormier said that the unit, which began developing problems just three years after it was installed, was now out of order completely.
The St. Martin School Board last week authorized the expenditure of up to $150,000 for mostly cosmetic upgrades at the new College & Career Readiness Center being opened on the old Breaux Bridge Elementary campus on West Bridge Street here.
On Aug 9, 2005, investigators with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office found Felton Poche Sr., 56, of New Iberia, dead of a gunshot wound in his office at an oilfield off of La. 96 in St. Martinville.
Candidates seeking the office of St. Martin Parish sheriff will take center stage at the first local public forum of the 2015 election year.
The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 13, at Breaux Bridge City Hall.
The election is Oct. 24.
The forum is free but seating is limited. It’s best to arrive early.