By: ELIZABETH WEST
Associate Editor
PINE PRAIRIE — Like other municipalities in Evangeline Parish, Pine Prairie’s council spent their April meeting discussing whether or not the village would enter into an intergovernmental agreement with 911 for non-emergency dispatching services.
The village’s attorney Greg Vidrine said, “911 is offering these services for almost nothing.”
It will cost the Village of Pine Prairie $100.00 a month if they wish to have 911 provide them with dispatching services.
The three council members all agreed that this was needed, and unanimously approved the intergovernmental agreement.
At their Thursday night meeting, the council also discussed sending Josh Estes, who is a cop in Pine Prairie, to school to become certified in administering firearms training to officers.
Vidrine informed the council that after Estes becomes certified to perform this task, he will then be able to provide training to any officers in the parish. Because of this, other municipalities are willing to chip in on the cost of Estes’ schooling.
The village attorney went on to say that Estes “will only provide training to other officers on his days off.”
The council immediately jumped on board with this idea, and hope to receive their own firearms training from their local police officer.
During the meeting, the council also approved the amending of an ordnance, which will prohibit anyone living within the town limits from having pits bulls and rottweilers.
Before approving this new amendment, council member Quint West said, “If people already have these animals in town, then they will be grand-fathered in.”