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BOARD OFFICERS – Superintendent of Schools Allen Blancard Jr. (right) is show with District 7 School Board member Richard Potier (center) who was re-elected board president during last week’s first meeting of the year. Mark Hebert (left) of District 10 will serve as vice president. (Henri C. Bienvenu)

Completion of Henderson town hall pushed back to late March

The completion date for the new Henderson town hall has once again been pushed back by contractor R. S. Bernard.
At the council meeting on Jan. 10, architect Dionne Sonnier said that the new projected day for completion has changed from Feb. 1 to March 24. With no clear reason for the delay, as was the case for the two prior delays, Sonnier said it is possible that the liquidated damages clause in the construction contract will result in a
$250 per day penalty for the contractor.

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COVID positives impact schools

With a large number of faculty and staff members testing positive for the COVID virus, several parish schools have switched to on-line classes while the wearing of masks has been ordered at all schools except Stephensville Elementary.
Supt. Allen Blanchard Jr. said Tuesday that on site instruction at Breaux Bridge High School was suspended beginning last Thursday and continued through Tuesday. Virtual classes were also ordered for Breaux Bridge Elementary from Monday through today (Wednesday).

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Grinding down

A stiff north wind sent steam and smoke swirling around the sprawling LaSuCa sugarcane mill at St. John when this picture was taken Monday morning. Mike Comb, LaSuCa general manager, says the mill is expecting to wrap up the 2021 harvest season on Sunday, Jan. 16 after 122 days of round the clock operations.

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Moving Forward

Work is advancing on the construction of a new bridge connecting the Herman Dupuis Road with the Catahoula Lavee Hwy as crews install pilings that will support the new structure. Shavers & Whittle Construction LLC of Mandeville is doing the work under a $7.23 million contract. The new bridge will replace the old pontoon structure at left.

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Election of officers on board's agenda

The election of officers heads up the agenda of the St. Martin School Board's first meeting of the new year.
The regular monthly meeting was set to begin immediately following the 4 p.m. session of the board's Finance Committee last Wednesday.
Board policy calls for the election of a president, vice president and secretary at the first meeting of the calendar year.

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