Governing body of Terrebonne Parish moves into executive session after brief roll call

The presiding officer at a meeting of the governing body of Terrebonne Parish moved the assembly into an executive session after a motion from Bud Cloutier and a second by Mr. Crowdus.

Debbie Benoit led a moment of silence, naming “Mister James Bowman the third, retired school teacher” and “Miss Gayle Earhart, retired school teacher,” and then offered the invocation asking that members "treat each other's opinions with respect." A roll call followed; the clerk named Michael Lagorn, Gregory Horning, Matthew Ford, Debbie Benoit, Don Krautis, Bud Cloutier, Roger Dale DeHart, Mabel Trahan and Dane Vazan, and reported a quorum was present.

At the start of substantive business the presiding officer said, “I'd like to make a motion to go into executive session.” The transcript records the motion was “so moved by mister, doctor Bud” (Bud Cloutier) and “second by mister Crowdus.” When the clerk checked for public comment and called votes, Bud Cloutier is recorded as responding “Yeah” and Mr. Crowdus as “No.” The presiding officer then stated, “So we'll move into executive session,” and directed the board to meet in the conference room while the public remained in the chamber.

The transcript records only those two individual responses; other members’ individual votes are not recorded in the provided segment. The presiding officer confirmed a quorum and the board proceeded into an executive session.

No formal agenda items, ordinances, contracts, or other substantive measures are detailed in the available transcript; the meeting moved to a closed session where public minutes in this transcript end.