Shreveport Focus SB/The Inquisitor
November 13, 2026
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MINUTES
BELCHER VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
BELCHER MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
411 CHARLES STREET
BELCHER, LOUISIANA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2026
CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Pro Tem Catherine Crain called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE – Mayor Pro Tem Crain led all in the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION – Lowell White led the invocation.
ROLL CALL/VERIFICATION OF QUORUM – Board of Aldermen present for Roll Call were
Mallory Brantly, Peter Scurlock and Catherine Crain. Following Roll Call the Village Clerk verified that a quorum was present. Also, present were Village Clerk Dianna White and members of the public.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA – Motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Peter Scurlock, seconded by Mallory Brantly, all present approved.
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS - There were none.
2. MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT – Motion to accept as presented was made by Peter
Scurlock, seconded by Mallory Brantly, all present approved.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Motion to approve the Minutes for October 5, 2026, Regular
Village Council Meeting was made by Mallory Brantly, seconded by Peter Scurlock, all
present approved.
4. DISCUSSION AND MOTION FOR KENNY SHAW TO PUT UP THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS – Motion made by Peter Scurlock, seconded by Mallory Brantly, all present approved.
5. MOTION TO APPOINT JOHN DAVIS FOR A 2 YEAR TERM FOR FIRE DISTRICT 7 (2027- 2028) – Motion made by Peter Scurlock, seconded by Mallory Brantly, all present approved.
6. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE #2 OF 2026 OF THE VILLAGE OF BELCHER,
LOUISIANA TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #5 OF 2025. THAT BEING THE 2026 BUDGET FOR THE VILLAGE OF BELCHER, PARISH OF CADDO, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
There will be a Public Hearing prior to the adoption of Ordinance #2 at the Regular Village
Council Meeting at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2026, at the Belcher Municipal
Complex, located at 411 Charles Street in Belcher, Louisiana. Motion to introduce Ordinance
#2 of 2026, made by Mallory Brantly, seconded by Petr Scurlock, all present approved.
7. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE #3 OF 2026 OF THE VILLAGE OF BELCHER,
LOUISIANA.
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2027 BUDGET FOR THE VILLAGE OF
BELCHER, PARISH OF CADDO, STATE OF LOUISIANA. There will be a Public Hearing
prior to the adoption of Ordinance #3 at the Regular Village Council Meeting at 5:45 p.m. on
Monday, December 7, 2026, at the Belcher Municipal Complex, located at 411 Charles Street
in Belcher, Louisiana. Motion to introduce Ordinance #3 of 2026 made by Peter Scurlock,
seconded by Mallory Brantly, all present approved.
8. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE #4 OF 2026, 2027 SCHEDULE OF REGULAR SESSION MEETINGS – TITLE: AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2027
REGULAR SESSION MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE VILLAGE OF
BELCHER, PARISH OF CADDO, STATE OF LOUISIANA. There will be a Public Hearing
prior to the adoption of Ordinance #4 at the Village Council Meeting at 5:45 p.m. on Monday,
December 7, 2026, at the Belcher Municipal Complex, located at 411 Charles Street in
Belcher, Louisiana. Motion to introduce Ordinance #4 of 2026, made by Mallory Brantly,
seconded by Peter Scurlock, all present approved.
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA ITEMS – There were none.
MAYORS’S REPORT – No report.
ADJOURN – Motion to adjourn was made by Peter Scurlock, seconded by Mallory Brantly all present approved. Meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Dianna White, Village Clerk
Catherine Crain, Mayor Pro Tem
November 6, 2026