A standing room only crowd, consisting of employees from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Evangeline Parish 911/ Office of Emergency Preparedness and other concerned members of the public, is pictured in the meeting room of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury. The jury met Monday, November 1, to discuss options for a new parish jail and set a public hearing on the issue for Tuesday, November 9, at 5:30 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Ryan “LeDay” Williams)
A somber report came during the Evangeline Parish Police meeting, held Monday, November 1, when Secretary-Treasurer Donald Bergeron stated the parish has depleted all of its general fund balance. The reason is the continued housing of inmates outside of the parish.
Bergeron further stated the parish is running off of money it received from the American Rescue Plan Act that was moved into the gene…
