CROWLEY, LOUISIANA

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The Acadia Parish School Board met on this the 19th day of November, 2014 at 5:00 p.m., in a SPECIAL SESSION at Crowley, Louisiana, with President Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe presiding, pursuant to the following notice given in writing to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law, viz.

                                                                     Incorporated July 11, 1887

                                                2402 North Parkerson Avenue             Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe

                                                Post Office Drawer 309                                   President

                                                Crowley, LA 70527-0309

                                                Phone 337-783-3664

            Fax 337-783-3761                                  Mr. James Higginbotham

                                                                                                                        Vice-President

Mr. John E. Bourque                                                                                     

Superintendent                                                                                               

November 17, 2014

Dear Board Member:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by law by reason of the fact that it is deemed necessary, advisable, and to the public interest that the Acadia Parish School Board is called to a SPECIAL SESSION; therefore, I, Douglas J. LaCombe, President of the Acadia Parish School Board, do hereby give notice that a special meeting of the said Board will be held at its domicile in the City of Crowley, Louisiana, at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014, for the purpose of discussing, and, if deemed advisable, acting upon the following proposition(s), to wit:

SPECIAL SESSION ITEMS:

ROUTINE ITEMS:

1.               CONSIDER INTERIM COUNSEL FOR THE BOARD.

Sincerely,

Douglas J. LaCombe, President

Acadia Parish School Board

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1)   Mr. Douglas LaCombe called the meeting to order.  Members present were Mr. Lynn Shamsie, Mr. Gene Daigle, Mr. John Suire, Mr. Milton Simar, Mr. David Lalande, and Superintendent John Bourque.  Mr. James Higginbotham and Mr. Israel Syria was absent.

2)   Mr. Suire led the prayer.

3)   Mr. Shamsie led the pledge of allegiance.

4)   Reading of the letter calling for Special Session.

       Mr. Douglas LaCombe read the letter calling for a special session. Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved special session.

ROUTINE ITEMS:

1)                 CONSIDER INTERIM COUNSEL FOR THE BOARD.

            Mr. Bourque recommended Hammonds & Sills act as interim counsel for the board.  Mr. Bob Hammonds gave the board an overview of his firm and answers questions of the board.  Upon motion by Mr. Simar, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved Hammonds & Sills interim counsel for the board.

CONSENT ITEMS

NONE

ADJOURNMENT:

            Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

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Douglas J. LaCombe, President

ATTEST:

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John E. Bourque, Superintendent