A shorthanded Gonzales City Council declined to approve Mayor Tim Riley’s General Fund (Operating) Budget ordinance last night, the 2-2 vote insufficient to enact the budget ordinance being considered for a second time on Monday. Mayor Riley and his administration, unsurprised by the budget vote, were curiously upbeat after the meeting adjourned. The mayor pointed […]
Riley: No layoffs, no matter how long it takes to adopt General Fund Budget
07/07/2025 by
“We will adopt the General Fund Budget in its entirety or not at all.” – Mayor Tim Riley That was my position on June 16 when offering a “statement on General Fund negotiation” which had been nonexistent up to that time. It is still my position, one week before we hope to adopt the same […]
Former CAO weighs in on City of Gonzales budget battle
06/23/2025 by
Scot Byrd, who served seven years in Mayor Barney Arceneaux’s administration, has been vocal about the current state of affairs in the City of Gonzales. The former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) predicted severe ramifications if the City Council has its way in the ongoing budget battle with Mayor Tim Riley. On Friday a Special Meeting […]
Council adopts Capital Outlay, attempting to introduce General Fund budget
06/17/2025 by
Gonzales’ City Council passed a scaled back Capital Outlay budget Monday evening. The budget includes all projects carried over from the 2024-2025 fiscal year that are ongoing, and projects anticipated to be funded by outside sources like the $1 million grant to pay for several sewer treatment lift stations. The vote came after an amendment […]
Gonzales’ former Interim Mayor explains Liberty Fence check signing process
06/17/2025 by
Editor, Pelican Post Online; Your website has chosen to repeatedly reprint a Facebook post written by the former City of Gonzales Chief Administrative Officer, Scott Byrd, which clearly implies illegality regarding checks written to Liberty Fence during the short term that I was interim Mayor of the City of Gonzales. Both the Pelican Post and Mr. Byrd […]
Brittany Point annexation approved by 3-2 Gonzales Council vote
06/10/2025 by
Brittany Point, LLC’s petition to annex 55 acres on the north side of Hwy 30 into the City of Gonzales was approved by a 3-2 vote of the City Council on Monday, following a 4-1 recommendation by the Planning Commission last month. Planning’s decision was a reversal of its 2024 recommendation to deny Brittany Point’s […]
Gonzales council rejects Mayor Tim Riley’s first General Fund Budget
05/28/2025 by
Reminiscent of 2014, Gonzales City Council meeting rejected recently elected Mayor Tim Riley’s first General Fund (operating) budget on Monday. 11 years ago, three rogue councilmen amended various parts of then mayor Barney Arceneaux’s budget, wrangling over funding for Gonzales Police Department over months before extracting minor concessions. A pyrrhic victory if ever there was […]
Single mill in Ascension now worth $1.9 MILLION
05/09/2025 by
Included in Tuesday’s Parish Council Finance Committee meeting packet is the 2025 Millage Review. The report lists each individual Ad Valorem assessments levied by Ascension Parish Government. Note: All millages are 10 years except the constitutional millage for the General Fund; the Utilities District #1 (25 years); the Juvenile Detention (20 years); all Road Infrastructure […]
Gonzales Planning Commission recommends annexation of 55-acre Brittany Point
05/06/2025 by
Brittany Point, LLC’s petition to annex 55 acres on the north side of Hwy 30 into the City of Gonzales was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on Monday. Back in January…of 2024 the commission recommended denial of the petition (the ultimate decision lies not with the appointed commission but with the elected City […]
Mayor proposes agreement to prevent egregious spending, Council punts
04/29/2025 by
Liberty Fence & Supply’s tentacles extended into every nook and cranny of Gonzales’ municipal operations in 2024, its invoices extended even to Jambalaya Park and the city pool to the tune of $167,000 (according to a Vendor Report discussed at the March 31 meeting of the City Council). Mayor Tim Riley’s administration added an agenda […]
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