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Norbert said floats are not permitted. Interested participants can register at the utilities counter at City Hall, paying $25 by cash, check (payable to Broussard Economic Development Corporation) or Venmo. The parade route will start near Town Pharmacy and end at City Hall; Norbert asked onlookers to line the route from Town Pharmacy to City Hall.

Organizers will judge categories including best golf cart, best bicycle and best walking group. There will also be costume awards for \"most original\" in two age brackets: 18 and older and 17 and younger. Immediately after the parade, candy distribution will take place in the City Hall parking lot from about 6:45 p.m. until about 8 p.m., and attendees can also expect food and beverage vendors, a photo booth and activities for children.

Norbert thanked volunteers and youth who helped hand out candy at the meeting and encouraged community participation. The item was presented under other business; no council action was required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Broussard Council Meeting 9/23/2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff announced \"Monsters on Main\" will take place Friday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. along Main Street; registration is $25 and organizers listed route, participant categories and post-parade activities.","taxTitle","Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana","taxId",69757,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975598,"Parks and recreation reports surge in events, hotel demand and attendance for 2025",447,427000,874000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5841140-064a3724c4d966ea73154ed9a9a28dbe&start=427&end=874","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5841140-064a3724c4d966ea73154ed9a9a28dbe/thumbnail_427000.jpg","/articles/5975598/Broussard/Lafayette-Parish/Louisiana/Parks-and-recreation-reports-surge-in-events-hotel-demand-and-attendance-for-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975598-4a93ad0ffacdf9fd7508c4ee1c90eed0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775580370&Signature=PEslV6Re58dIFJpkuu5WncYW2gvqowHnS2zrMmdlizBOlSnn4KlozCz6cjWO9iNFw2QS~5F22HCK-U9cu3L6-jlpEYUbReh0lgTiuTbhCM1bEk80M65u97h8YNH1d0jPDyPAO4T5-TBJVkaTFqSw22x-3DDZI-q3scyJeJYbqxI58nC4WtCvRKVDCuYlDs0e9GXY362Q5L1GBBBwN1Vq8LR~dkyXcyXga7u3oLAE9n7467tCwsvDaMC9E70Sz3bUmXnEra0fEX61TlPRNPRW9lnJeE~ULt1l~4~kfCgw0ZTPN8gbfb-n8~iUWzRS0c2gCEKBEuAt50Os9StSSRM6ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jamie Abshire presented the annual Parks and Recreation update to the City of Bruce City Council on Sept. 23, reporting substantial year‑over‑year gains in events, attendance and local economic impact. Abshire said estimated direct business sales for 2025 are about $8.5 million, compared with roughly $3.76 million in the same period last year.

Abshire said single‑night hotel demand for 2025 was just over 8,100 nights versus about 3,000 in 2024; multiple‑night hotel demand was 15,510 nights in 2025 versus about 6,000 the previous year. He reported 29 weekend events in 2025 compared with 24 in 2024 and said the department’s tracked attendance for those weekends was about 223,000 in 2025 versus about 182,000 in 2024. \"Our attendance is up, almost 20%,\" Abshire told the council.

Abshire listed recent tournaments and events that staff say drove the increases: Bullets Sports (JUCO softball), the Acadiana Como high‑school softball tournament (92 teams), Cajun Lineup soccer (LA Crew), multiple state‑level and regional softball tournaments, youth football events and the Crawfish Classic Tennis Tournament. Abshire said the recent PGF Softball Tournament brought 57 teams, about 80% of which were from out of town, including teams from Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas.

On youth registration, Abshire said rec soccer had 544 registrations and competitive soccer could reach about 600 players; flag football registered about 230 participants. He said most seasonal registration windows are closed now and the department expects to reopen for spring youth baseball and softball registration in December.

Council members asked about tennis tracking and the effect of recent facility investments; Abshire said he will begin counting tennis event metrics and provide numbers to council. He also noted that weekday recreation leagues remain steady while weekends are filled with tournaments, and he credited council and staff investments in facilities for the growth.

No council action was required; the presentation served as an informational update.","Parks and recreation director Jamie Abshire told the City Council on Sept. 23 that the department estimates $8.5 million in direct business sales tied to park events in 2025, with weekend attendance up to about 223,000 and hotel-night demand growing sharply from 2024.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975604,"Council approves $360,000 drainage project for historic Broussard area",873,847000,1720000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5841140-064a3724c4d966ea73154ed9a9a28dbe&start=847&end=1720","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5841140-064a3724c4d966ea73154ed9a9a28dbe/thumbnail_847000.jpg","/articles/5975604/Broussard/Lafayette-Parish/Louisiana/Council-approves-360000-drainage-project-for-historic-Broussard-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975604-99bc154e647733e8530433e981a971c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775580370&Signature=CvChhRqv4txHrXo4r8MqTj9dX7pETr-0nUPJJd3oi3RF-Ft1Fm1lWt3y39EApwFiDrDNPNnvPycspka0riD08Pcxrfmv1N-rHU05s-j8YcoXW4ykhgTkqNCSjqWNG07AWs1xYsrn4DEJA7Mbe~zHTpiAaNwtEHhcw7~hSVY-WqfC28~vS2LDcU5ZqrLbeNwbES-QfdXFVYXuj8DgP~DzWLMHkLIjjBQMHCM7kU2Yk87RD5gXJVRGw5lav7sSvcrpz0ugssG3aCJEx3Kq1G0Sikk1LzYvURj9pIdFF7pkHBza2f7ckzLgQ8Pw29aew9abBoUuKEV2AS04JW5UieCkIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bruce City Council voted Sept. 23 to approve Resolution No. 854-25, amending the 2025–26 operating budget to fund the Historic Broussard Drainage Improvement Project A1, a local infrastructure project estimated at $360,000. The council approved the measure after a presentation by Como Engineers and a period of council discussion. The motion was made, seconded and the council recorded approval.

Engineer Walter Como of Como Engineers told the council the A1 project covers about 6.5 acres and roughly 1,000 linear feet of roadway and ditches from East Monroe and South Lee to the Ridgeview outfall. \"The project itself mainly consists of changing driveway culverts and regrading and reshaping the roadway ditches,\" Como said. He said many existing driveway culverts along the run are 15 inches and that a 5-year design storm analysis indicates most pipes should be 24 inches, with a 30-inch pipe at the outfall.

Como said crews will replace driveway culverts on a roughly one-for-one basis and regrade ditches to provide correct flow lines; the goal is to reduce the extent and duration of flooding by moving water more efficiently to the Ridgeview outfall. He gave the council an overall construction estimate of $360,000 and said the work aims to relieve localized problems created by reversed or improperly graded culverts and limited historic rights-of-way.

Council members and staff discussed practical limits in the narrow historic right-of-way, safety considerations for ditch depth and the decision to design A1 to a five‑year storm, which city staff described as a cost‑effective standard for residential areas. Staff and the consultant said A1 is one of several small, sequenced projects planned for the historic Broussard area; some downstream work already completed at the Ridgeview outfall made the proposed project feasible.

The presentation also identified related steps: obtaining servitudes for what staff called the Duong Ditch (a local name used during design), continued outfall cleaning, and future projects upstream or downstream where separate work will be necessary. City staff said maintenance after construction will be important to preserve flow capacity once grades and pipe elevations are corrected.

The resolution passed with affirmative votes from councilmembers present; the meeting record shows the motion was approved. No public comments were offered on the item during the meeting.

Council members who spoke during the discussion encouraged residents to report flooding that occurs during rain events so staff and the consultant can observe conditions in real time and refine project priorities.","On Sept. 23, 2025, the Bruce City Council voted to amend the 2025–26 operating budget to fund Project A1, a roughly 6.5-acre drainage improvement in the historic Broussard neighborhood estimated at $360,000.","actionData","errors"]

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Bruce schedules Monsters on Main parade Oct. 10; organizers seek golf carts, bikes and walking groups

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