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Port Barre council rejects motion to revert water rates to LRWA recommendations in 3-2 vote
Summary
At its Aug. 6 meeting, the Port Barre mayor and council considered a motion to reset water rates to amounts recommended by LRWA; the proposal was defeated 3-2, with Councilmembers Gregory P. Hardy and Sammy W. Hardy voting yea and Ronnie Kimble, Susie Hebert and Robin voting nay.
PORT BARRE, La. — The Town of Port Barre’s mayor and board debated whether to restore water rates to amounts recommended by LRWA during their Aug. 6 regular meeting, but a motion to do so failed on a 3-2 vote.
Councilmember Gregory P. Hardy moved to adjust the town’s water rates back to the LRWA-recommended levels; Councilmember Sammy W. Hardy seconded the motion. Mayor John P. Ardoin polled the council. The minutes and roll call record votes as follows: Gregory P. Hardy — yea; Sammy W. Hardy — yea; Ronnie Kimble — nay; Susie Hebert — nay; Robin — nay. The motion did not pass.
The discussion was recorded in the meeting minutes as a return of the water-rate issue to the floor for audience discussion and council consideration. The transcript does not record extended debate on the motion’s details, nor does it include direct quotes explaining each member’s rationale.
LRWA was referenced in the motion text as the source of the recommended rates. The transcript uses the LRWA acronym; it does not expand the acronym or provide the full recommended rate schedule in the available record.
The council’s action leaves the town’s current water rates in place pending any future formal proposal. The mayor also invited additional public comment during the meeting on water, budget and blight concerns.
What’s next: The minutes show the topic remains an active agenda item; no further formal action on water-rate adjustments was recorded at this meeting.
