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The contractor hired by the Town of Lutcher to resurface Fifth Street from LA 3193 to Buddy Whitney Street has been making progress and Mayor Patrick St. Pierre told the Aldermen Tuesday night during the regular monthly Town meeting that the street should be repaired and ready for public use by the end of November. Anyone who had traversed this street in the past knows this section of Fifth was down right deplorable as the street was not only covered with extremely deep pot-holes and littered with speed bumps, but half of the road’s surface had eroded away in several sections. The street is currently closed and will remain that way while the contractor removes the old asphalt street, prepares the base, and pours the concrete, which will last much, much longer than traditional asphalt.

A 13-year-old Lutcher High Middle School student accused of bullying in the football locker room was recently expelled by the St. James Parish School District’s administration and Tuesday evening the student and his attorney appealed the administration’s decision to the full School Board. The accused student, Legend Guerra, and his attorney Wilbur Reynaud, chose to conduct the expulsion appeal in public rather than the traditional method of going behind closed doors in Executive Session, and during the lengthy hearing Reynaud argued his client was not only unfairly and harshly punished, but also argued the way the Administration’s handled the case and came to a decision to expel was severely flawed and unfair.

The Lutcher Mayor and Aldermen met in special session last Thursday evening to discuss and to vote to enter into a new contract with Waste Management, and after a lengthy debate, the Aldermen (Alderman Tommy George and Alderwoman Darlene Riley absent) voted unanimously to go to once-a-week, automated collection for residential customers.