Whereabouts Anyone knowing the whereabouts of someone with the name of Mark Vignes please contact Sonja C. Bradley, Attorney at Law, 14292 Florida Blvd, Livingston Louisiana 70754, call (225)686-8006, or email sonjabradleylaw@gmail.com. Cost of notice : $50.00

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 4, Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana, will receive sealed bids until 4:30 pm, Monday, June 29, 2026, for the official printing for the said Drainage District No. 4 for the year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. Bids may be presented to the Drainage Board at Amite City Hall, Amite, Louisiana, or mailed to 614 Suzanne Drive, Amite, Louisiana 70422. Bids must be submitted for the cost of a square of one hundred words, provided when the material is to be in tabular form, the tabulated material shall be computed based on the number of words of straight matter which would occupy an identical amount of space. Must be published and circulated within the said Gravity Drainage District. The right to reject any and all bids received are hereby reserved. Mary Lynn Thompson, Secretary Cost of notice:$15.75

Minutes of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District #5 of Tangipahoa Parish, La. held on Monday May 18, 2026, the regular meeting place, City Hall, 308 Ave G Kentwood, La. The Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District #5 of Tangipahoa Parish, La. met on the above date in regular session and was called to order by the Vice President, Ronald Robertson, and the following members present: Present: Barrett Travis, Ronald Robertson, Michael Kazerooni Absent: Donnisha Alexander, Russ Carter The roll call showed a quorum to be present. Whereupon a motion was made by Michael Kazerooni duly seconded by Barrett Travis unanimously carried that the reading of the minutes of the meetings dated April 20, 2026, be dispensed with and that they be adopted as of record and published in the official journal. Any public comments at this time were taken. Old Business: None New Business: The Financial report on the general condition of the district was given. A motion was made by Michael Kazerooni duly seconded by Barrett Travis and unanimously carried, that the report of the Secretary Treasurer report be approved, and all bills are approved to be paid. With no other business appearing before the board a motion was made by Barrett Travis duly seconded by Michael Kazerooni and unanimously carried the meeting adjourned. ___________________________ Ronald Robertson, Vice President ATTEST: ___________________________ Allyce B. Cutrer Secretary/Treasurer Cost of notice $34.65

Notice of Public Hearing Town of Independence The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at Independence City Hall located at 583 West Railroad Ave, Independence, LA for public input on the following ordinances: Amend Ordinance: 92-137 Peddlers original adoption date December 8, 1992 A copy of the proposed ordinance can be obtained by contacting Town Clerk Julie Peterson at 985-878-4145. Cost of notice: $11.55

Town of Independence Regular Meeting June 9, 2026 5:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll call was read by Town Clerk, Julie Peterson. Present was Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. Quorum was present. 3. Prayer was led by Larry Cardaronella. 4. Pledge was led by Assistant Police Chief Luke Suarez. 5. Public Input: A representative of the Tangi Times was present and gave the board a brief overview of the services that the paper provides. 6. A motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Mike Muscarello to approve the minutes of the May 12, 2026 Regular Meeting. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to adopt minutes passed unanimously. 7. A motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Mike Muscarello to approve the minutes of the May 19, 2026 Special Meeting. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to adopt minutes passed unanimously. 8. A motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Joe Galofaro to approve the financial statements – budget to actual for the time period of July 2025-April 2026. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve financial statements passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: a. Motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Joe Galofaro to adopt Ordinance #2026- 1138 Amended budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 and Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve Ordinance #2026-1138 passed unanimously. b. Town Clerk Julie Peterson presented the board with an updated policy and procedure manual that includes language regarding Debt Service. This would clear up the agreed upon procedures finding 2025-1 from the audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. A motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Joe Galofaro to adopt the updated policy and procedure manual. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve the updated policy and procedure manual passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: a. The occupational license application for Jaypee LLC located at 267 West Railroad Ave. was discussed. After confirmation that all the required paperwork was in order a motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Mike Muscarello to approve the occupational license. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve occupational license passed unanimously. b. Jake Liuzza was present to request approval for a Peddlers License to sell produce in different areas around town. During the discussion of Ordinance #92-137 (Peddlers) Aldermen Larry Cardaronella asked to amend the agenda to include amending the current ordinance. Motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Joe Galofaro to amend the agenda to include amending Ordinance #92-137 as item k. under New Business. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to amend the agenda passed unanimously. A motion was made by Mike Muscarello, seconded by Joe Galofaro to approve the peddlers license for Jake Liuzza at a cost of $100.00 as stated in the ordinance. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve Peddlers License passed unanimously. c. The Official Journal bids for Fiscal Year 7/1/26 – 6/30/27 were opened and read aloud by Town Clerk Julie Peterson. The Tangi Times submitted a bid of $5.00 per square of 100 words with publication dates of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Hammond Star submitted a bid of $4.00 per square of 100 words with a publication date of Thursday only. A motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Larry Cardaronella to approve The Tangi Times as the official journal. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve The Tangi Times as the Official Journal passed unanimously. d. The Fiscal Agent bids for Fiscal Year 7/1/26 – 6/30/27 were opened and read aloud by Town Clerk Julie Peterson. Bids were received from First Guaranty Bank and Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company. After some discussion on the two different banks a motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Mike Muscarello to approve First Guaranty Bank as the fiscal agent. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve First Guaranty Bank as fiscal agent passed unanimously. e. Mayor Paine informed the board of the issues that the town has been having with CivicSource which is the company that handles delinquent property tax sales. No work has been performed to date on preparing for a tax sale for the delinquent 2025 property taxes. He informed the board that the town was contacted by a company called JurisDeed Inc which would help prepare for tax sale and a company called SRI Inc would host the actual online tax sale. A motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Larry Cardaronella to allow Mayor Paine to sign contracts with JurisDeed Inc. and SRI Inc. for delinquent property tax sales. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve passed unanimously. f. Ordinance #2026-1139 Town Clerk Salary was presented to the board for review. This ordinance includes a 2% pay raise for Town Clerk Julie Peterson. Aldermen Mike Muscarello stated that he would like to see it increased to 3%. A motion was made by Eric Costa to introduce Ordinance #2026-1139. A public hearing for adoption will be held at the Regular Meeting on July 14, 2026 at 5:30pm g. Ordinance #2026-1140 Maintenance Supervisor Salary was presented to the board for review. This ordinance includes a 3% pay raise for Maintenance Supervisor George Bickford. A motion was made by Eric Costa to introduce Ordinance #2026-1140. A public hearing for adoption will be held at the Regular Meeting on July 14, 2026 at 5:30pm. h. Resolution #2026-1141 Resolution to amend the Town of Independence’s 1.0% sales and use tax ordinance effective July 1, 1966 was presented to the board to review. After a discussion on the details of this resolution a motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Mike Muscarello to adopt Resolution #2026-1141. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve passed unanimously. i. Resolution #2026-1142 Resolution to amend the Town of Independence’s 1.0% sales and use tax ordinance effective February 1, 1982 was presented to the board to review. After a discussion of the details of this resolution a motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Joe Galofaro to adopt Resolution #2026-1142. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve passed unanimously. j. Resolution #2026-1143 Resolution to amend the Town of Independence’s 0.5% sales and use tax ordinance effective February 1, 2005 was presented to the board to review. After a discussion of the details of this resolution a motion was made by Eric Costa, seconded by Joe Galofaro to adopt Resolution # 2026-1143. Voting was as follows: YEAS: Larry Cardaronella, Gaye Guzzardo, Eric Costa, Joe Galofaro, Mike Muscarello. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINED: None. Motion to approve passed unanimously. k. Aldermen Larry Cardaronella spoke on the amendments he would like to see made to the current Peddlers License Ordinance #92-137. He stated that he would like to see the wording changed to include only produce and seafood vendors selling fresh uncooked seafood. He stated he would like to see the fee amount be $50.00 per year. A motion was made by Larry Cardaronella to introduce Amended Ordinance #92-137. A public hearing for adoption will be held at the Regular Meeting on July 14, 2026 at 5:30pm. REMARKS: Mayor Pro Tem Larry Cardaronella: Wanted it to be clear that when Independence is mentioned in the news the majority of offenders are from outside of the city limits. Thanked Chief Edwards for his service and thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. He stated that he would like to see the law changed so that no one is exempt from paying sales tax since the small towns rely on their tax base to provide much needed services. Gaye Guzzardo: Thanked Chief Edwards for all he has done for the town. Thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. Eric Costa: Thanked Luke for the update and thanked Mayor Paine for helping with the new police cars. He thanked Chief Edwards for his service and hopes he enjoys his retirement. Thanked all of the town staff and board members for their hard work in town. Joe Galofaro: None. Mike Muscarello: None. Mayor Paine: Thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. He also thanked Chief Edwards for all his service to the town and hoped that the when the time comes the board will agree to appoint Luke Suarez as Police Chief. Police: Assistant Chief Luke Suarez thanked Mayor Paine for helping get two police cars donated from the Tangipahoa Parish Sherrif’s Office. Gave an update to the board of what he and Chief Edwards are going over each day at the police station. He stated that for the most part the town is a quiet however it does have a few problem areas around town and they are trying to get a security camera installed near the interstate to help with the issues that are ongoing on Highway 40 West. Fire: Absent. _____________________________ _____________________________ Jim Paine, Mayor Julie Peterson, Town Clerk Cost of notice: $144.38