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December 27, 2006The Terrebonne Parish School Board voted to install donated stadium lights at Terrebonne High School’s baseball field at its Dec. 19 meeting.
The stadium lights were donated by the Major League Baseball organization.
The board initially considered delaying signing an agreement with the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, which was going to charge the school board $5,300 to install the lights, not including the electrical service charges.
Superintendent Ed Richard had planned to request any infrastructure charges be waived and the electrical services to be billed at a residential rate.
Board President Clark Bonvillian recalled South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association offering to install the lights at no charge to the school board. “I would hope that the parish government would meet the offer,” he said.
After some discussion about legal concerns with the parish government installing the lights, District 7 representative Roger Dale DeHart presented the board with a substitute motion to have South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association install the lights.
The substitute motion passed 7-1, with District 4 board member Rickie Pitre voting the lone no vote.
District 2 board member Gregory Harding was absent.
In Other Action
The following is a rundown of other action taken by the Terrebonne Parish School Board during its regularly scheduled meeting. All decisions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
• Approved completion of the South Terrebonne High School air conditioning and heating replacement project.
• Authorized the installation of 140 linear feet subsurface drainage near the bus exit driveway at Dularge Elementary School.
• Approved completion of the gymnasium floor replacement at H.L. Bourgeois and South Terrebonne High Schools.
• Appointed Madge Gautreaux master teacher at South Terrebonne High School.
• Appointed Gary Hill head football coach at Terrebonne High School.
• Approved a sabbatical leave of absence for Carolyn Elkins, a teacher at Grand Caillou Middle School.
• Awarded the lowest bid to Third Coastal Electrical in Thibodaux for the Terrebonne Parish School Board Central Office Emergency Generator Project.
• Approved the lowest bids received for large kitchen equipment from the following vendors: Karman & Company, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Buckelew Company, Baton Rouge; Texas Food Service Equipment, Houston, Texas; Alack Refrigeration, Hammond; Lafayette Restaurant Supply, Lafayette; and Cayard’s Inc., Baton Rouge.
• Approved the lowest bids received for meat and frozen items from the following vendors: Chisesi Bros., New Orleans; Lacassagne, Inc., Baton Rouge; Diamond Food Distribution, Inc., Jefferson; and Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn.
• Approved the lowest bids received for canned and dry goods from the following vendors: Lance, Inc, Charlotte, N.C.; George W. Groetsch, Inc., Harahan; Lacassagne, Inc., Baton Rouge; Chisesi Bros., New Orleans and Diamond Food Distribution, Jefferson.
• Approved Board President Clark Bonvillian’s motion to reschedule the regular board meeting from Jan. 2 to Jan. 9.
