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Port Barre council terminates officer, accepts another's resignation after executive session
Summary
At its Feb. 3, 2026 meeting the Port Barre council went into executive session on personnel, moved to terminate Officer Shane Beard and accepted Officer Robert Janise’s resignation; both actions passed unanimously.
The Town of Port Barre’s mayor and board moved on personnel matters at their regular meeting on Feb. 3, 2026, entering an executive session for personnel before returning to open session and approving separate personnel actions.
Councilmember Sammy W. Hardy II moved to terminate the employment of Officer Shane Beard; Ronnie Kimble seconded the motion and the council voted unanimously in favor. Mayor John P. Ardoin presided over the meeting. The motion record provides no additional details about the grounds for termination.
Councilmember Susie Hebert then moved to accept the resignation of Officer Robert Janise; the motion was seconded by Sammy W. Hardy II and approved unanimously. Both the termination and the accepted resignation were recorded as council actions following the executive session called for personnel matters.
The council had first voted to enter an executive session “personnel matters,” and the minutes note the body returned to regular session later that evening. The agenda and minutes do not include further public discussion or explanation of the personnel matters discussed in executive session.
The meeting adjourned after the council completed its business.
