New Mamou administration holds first meeting

  • MAYOR DESHOTEL PRESIDES OVER FIRST MEETING - Mayor Leisa Deshotel (center) presided over her first council meeting since being sworn in last December. She is shown with Mayor pro temp Robin Young (left) and Clerk Sandrez West. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
    MAYOR DESHOTEL PRESIDES OVER FIRST MEETING - Mayor Leisa Deshotel (center) presided over her first council meeting since being sworn in last December. She is shown with Mayor pro temp Robin Young (left) and Clerk Sandrez West. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Several housekeeping issues were addressed during the January 11, meeting of the Mamou Town Council, as the new mayor and council members conducted their first meeting of the year. District 4 Alderman Robin Young was appointed as mayor pro temp. Sandrez West was named the new municipal clerk and tax collector, replacing Guy Pucheu, who retired after 30 years of…

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