From: Chuck Le Mieux [clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent:
Wednesday, April 11, 2001 9:32 PM
To: Ascension Parish
President
Cc: Ascension Parish Executive Secretary
April 2001
A response to this request from the Parish President suggested that I contact Justice of the Peace Mr. Dean Smith.
Mr. Smiths answer was the program had just been put into effect, and at this time no citations had been issued nor had any violators been brought before him for sentencing.
From: Chuck Le Mieux [clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:02 AM
To: Ascension Parish President
Cc: Ascension Parish Executive Secretary
Subject: Litter Patrol
Some time has now passed since the implementation of the litter patrol.
I would appreciate your sending me the total of citations issued and judgments
issued against those cited.
In advance thank you.
There have been 2 litter courts thus far. At the June Court, there were 3 cases and in July there are 5.
Patricia Cook, Exec Sec
Parish of Ascension
Email: pcook@ascension.par.la.gov
Phone: 225-621-5754
FAX: 225-621-8567
This does not in my opinion justify either the financial outlay nor the hype
given this project.
Might I ask just how much finances were appropriated to this project?
Might I also ask the penalties issued to the luck eight that so far been brought
before this litter court?
In advance thank you.
To my knowledge, there are no additional expenses incurred, as the deputies,
constables and justices of the peace have been, and are already in place.
This serves merely as a venue to assist in the collection of these litter
violations, which have not been collected in the past, and in turn, compensates
the parish for what we are mandated to pay regarding the salaries of Constables
and Justices of the Peace. I hope this allows a clearer picture of the reasoning
behind this program.
Patricia Cook, Exec Sec
Parish of Ascension
Email: pcook@ascension.par.la.gov
Phone: 225-621-5754
FAX: 225-621-8567
www.ascensionparish.net
From: Chuck Le Mieux [clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 11:39 AM
To: Ascension Parish President
Cc: Ascension Citizen; Ascension Parish CAO; Ascension Parish Council CO;
Ascension Parish Councilman; Ascension Parish Councilman; Ascension Parish
Councilman; Ascension Parish Councilman; Ascension Parish Councilman; Ascension
Parish Councilman; Ascension Parish Councilman; Ascension Parish Councilman;
Ascension Parish Executive Secretary; Ascension Parish Public Works; Ascension
Parish Sheriff Department; Bill & Stephanie Essary; Department of Transportation
and Development; Department of Transportation and Development; Representative
Emma J. Devillier; Representative John Juba Diez; Representative Roy Quezaire
Jr.; Senator Louis Lambert; Steven Ward; Tonya Madere; WBRZ TV; WBRZ TV Channel
2 Road Patrol
Harold,
It has been quite some time since the litter patrol was put into operation.
Since that time I have not seen any significant results from this project.
If you would please advise on what if anything has been significantly
accomplished. If not what might be done to put it on track or maybe it would be
a good idea to scrap the project for lack of interest.
Chuck Le Mieux
http://www.annasdollhouse.com
http://www.inascension.com
From: Harold Marchand [HMarchand@ascension.par.la.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 8:44 AM
To: Chuck Le Mieux; Ascension Parish President
Cc: Ascension Citizen; Ascension Parish CAO; Ascension Parish Council CO;
Ascension Parish Public Works; Ascension Parish Sheriff Department; Bill &
Stephanie Essary; Department of Transportation and Development; Department of
Transportation and Development; Representative Emma J. Devillier; Representative
John Juba Diez; Representative Roy Quezaire Jr.; Senator Louis Lambert; Steven
Ward; Tonya Madere; WBRZ TV; WBRZ TV Channel 2 Road Patrol; Patricia Cook
Subject: RE:
Hi Chuck,
Good hearing from you, and I hope your family is doing fine?
I have noticed that you have not seen any improvements as of yet. But, I must
say this is a very large Parish, approximately 300 square miles, 94,000 acres
and about 750 miles of roads and about the same in ditches. There are almost
80,000 people and it is hard to see it all. But, to help answer you concerns, We
have run at least three articles in the paper and send out different public
announcements. We have had 4 Litter Courts and wrote 15 citations and had at
least three people assigned to pick up litter. In fact they were in our area two
weeks ago. We have increased the public meeting and started a Litter Awareness
Campaign and increased the Trash Bash committee by two members.
Our Keep Ascension Beautiful Committee has just announced a NEW Recycling
Campaign which will start at Dutchtown 8th grade before the end of the year and
planned to be put in at least 7 other schools to help teach the children about
recycling. We are in the process of hiring another litter officer by the first
of the year. The Justice of the Peace and Constables are giving of their time on
their own to assist the people of proper hearings. If fact the State and Local
Prisoners have also increased their efforts to help keep Ascension clearer. Just
a lot of Land to clean up and a lot of people still LITTER.
We have just ordered 250 Large Litter signs and will be starting to post them in
the next 30 to 40 days. We have also increased the communication and assistance
from the Jail crews to help pick the trash. I have personally attended meetings
with the Recreational Groups and the Sportsman's Leagues and spoke to them of
our efforts of cleaning up the Parish better.
You know Chuck, it takes a lot of time and a lot of money to produce a little.
And a lot of folks are trying very hard to accomplish the goal and objectives we
put in front of us. Yes, We could just say our efforts are going unnoticed. BUT,
I am convinced that it takes a while to see the impact and I am NOT JUST READY
to give up. I started this JOB and I maybe the ONLY ONE left. BUT, I plan on
attempting to finish it. We all need to spread the WORD ......."KEEP ASCENSION
BEAUTIFUL"
Now, I think we have done a lot and gone a little way .........but if WE (YOU
and I) pull together maybe other people will not give up either. This is OUR
parish and it is up to US to keep it CLEAR...........Remember ...DON'T
QUIT.......
See you soon and have a nice Day
From: Chuck Le Mieux [clemieux@inascension.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 4:41 PM
To: Harold Marchand
Subject: RE: litter patrol
Harold,
Thanks for the update. Your response has been added to the topic of the litter
patrol on the Parish President Page of my web.
From your description and with a little public relations your efforts just may
pay off. Hopefully they will.
Every morning at the prison I see your parish van loading inmates to pick up
litter. I even get to talk to a few and you'd be very surprised as to some of
the things they find on the side of the road.
Again thanks.
Chuck
September 16, 2001
According to the Advocate there have been 23 cases heard by the night court,
collected $995 in fines and assessed $1,500 in judgments. This to my way of
thinking is too little in the six months this program has been in effect.
Chuck Le Mieux
