Council issues proclamations honoring parish employees, health awareness and local volunteers

The meeting included multiple ceremonial items. Parish President Michael B. Cooper read a proclamation naming Renee Dutrouche, who works in the parish president's office and previously served in grants and planning, as employee of the month.

The council also issued proclamations recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month (noting free mammograms via the Be Well bus and local partners) and Oct. 24 as World Polio Day, thanking local Rotary clubs and naming community leaders who support immunization and public-health outreach. The council honored Skip Phillips for more than a decade of service to Recreation District 5 and recognized October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, citing recent state legislation known as "Angel's Law" and the work of local health-system advocates. Finally, council members proclaimed Oct. 4'10 as National 4-H Week and invited LSU AgCenter/4-H representatives to the meeting.