City Council meeting honors Domingue, approves events

RAYNE - During special ceremonies held Monday evening during the Rayne City Council meeting in honor of Russell Domingue, the Army veteran and retired member of the Rayne Police Department was acknowledged.
Mayor Charles “Chuck” Robichaux welcomed Domingue and his family in attendance to the meeting at which time, he was presented a quilt from the “Quilt of Valor Foundation.”
Foundation member Becky Haaland made the quilt presentation, stating, “This is an expression of gratitude to thank and comfort to Mr. Domingue for his service, sacrifice and valor during his service to his country during World War II as a member of the United States Army. Whenever you use your quilt, remember that it’s our nation hugging you and thanking you.”
Domingue served in the U.S. Army from 1944 until 1946, later returning home to serve the Rayne Police Department for 23 years. He is now retired but continues to be active at 93 years of age.
The monthly financial update was presented by City Clerk Annette Cutrera and approved by the Council.
Also approved by the Council were:
• Request by Kerry Delatte and Kimberly Miller with Altered Metal Car & Truck Show at the pavilion on March 27-29;
• Request by Fran Bihm to hold the 5th Annual Rayne Mardi Gras Parade and After Party on Saturday, Feb. 22;
• Request by Ludy Bellard to hold the annual Mardi Gras parade and events on Tuesday, Feb. 25, for the Krewe of King and Queen Extraordinaire; and
• Consider entering the City of Rayne in the 2020 Cleanest City Contest held by the State Garden Club Federation.
For the permit department report, the Council approved a request by the Rayne Planning and Zoning Committee to renew Lee Seilhan as chairman of the Rayne Planning and Zoning Committee for the 2020 calendar year.
Under new business, the Council considered and approved a recommendation by the board members of the Acadia Parish Fire District #9 to reinstate Alton Thibodeaux as a board member for the 2020-2022 term.
Also approved by the Council under new business was a request by Rayne City Court to declare the following as surplus: APC battery backup, red desk chair, two Fellowship shredders, Intertek shredder, Cannon adding machine, Boston electric pencil sharpener, HD monitor, Brother typewriter, Kensington wireless keyboard, ceramic element heater, two Compucessory wireless mice, two Compucessory wired mice, E-Machine wired keyboard, floor mat, Levono computer, two E-Machine computers, APC battery backups and Acer wired keyboard.
The final vote approval by the Council was a resolution of the 2020 United States Census in support of the goals and ideals of the Census while pledging their support and encouraging all Rayne citizens to participate in this vital tool for future federal and state funding.
With no further business, Robichaux and members of the Council thanked everyone for attending and reminded everyone of the LSU football championship game later that evening.