Minutes of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 4 of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana,
held on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the regular meeting place, Amite City Hall, Amite, Louisiana.
The Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 4 of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana met on the
above date in regular session and was called to order by the President, Mrs. Lori B. Petitto, at 4:30 p.m.
o’clock with the following members present:
Present: Lori B. Petitto, Lafete Tucker, Kyle Warren, James C. Ricks
Absent: Lionel Sutton
The president called on Mr. Lafete Tucker to voice the invocation and the pledge.
The roll call showed a quorum to be present. Whereupon a motion was made by Mr. Warren duly seconded by
Mr. Tucker and unanimously carried that the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting, dated
September 29, 2025, be dispensed with and that they be adopted as of record and published in the official
journal.
The secretary presented bills in the amount of $5786.78 for canal maintenance, material, supplies, contract
labor, printing, etc. Whereupon a motion was made by Mr. Tucker duly seconded by Mr. Warren and
unanimously carried that the payment of the bills be authorized and approved.
The financial report on the general condition of the district was given, and a motion was made by Mr. Warren
duly seconded by Mr. Tucker and unanimously carried that the report of the treasurer be approved and
accepted.
The president, Mrs. Lori Petitto, made known to the board that she received a call from Becky Navarra who
informed her that the ditch that runs from behind Tiger Car Wah in Independence into the canal needs
cleaning. LaDarius Gordon and his crew will begin work in this area.
On motion by Mr. Warren duly seconded by Mr. Ricks and unanimously carried, the following action was taken:
Public Notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity
Drainage District No. 4, Parish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana, scheduled for Monday, November 24, 2025,
will be held on Monday, November 17, 2025, at the regular time, 4:30 p.m., at Amite City Hall, the
regular meeting place of the drainage district. The change is due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Given under authorization of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. 4, Parish of
Tangipahoa, Louisiana, and over my official signature and seal of office, this 27 th day of October 2025.
No further business appearing, on motion by Mr. Warren duly seconded by Mr. Tucker and unanimously
carried, the board adjourned.
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Lori B. Petitto, President
Attest:
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Mary Lynn Thompson, Secretary