Budget is adopted in Mamou

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor During the Mamou Council meeting held December 13, the council adopted the 2024 budget of anticipated revenue and expenditures. Assistant Chief Caleb Semien addressed Mayor Leisa Deshotel and the council members with concerns over the police department’s budget. Semien noted that in 2023, the department was budgeted at $950,000 budget, but went over with a…