August/September 2023

LaMATS and LPS Project Coordinator Claire Shaw welcomes visitors to
“LaMATS Village,” the section of LMA Convention space dedicated to
the LaMATS family of preferred vendors and partners.
meeting, LaMATS called its regular quarterly Board Meeting to
order. Among other items of business, members voted in a new
slate of officers, to include Woodworth Mayor David Butler as
President; Sibley Mayor Jimmy Williams as Vice President; and
Grosse Tete Mayor Michael Chauffe as Secretary/Treasurer.
In accepting his new role as Board President, Mayor Butler
commended Immediate Past-President, Pineville Councilman
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Nathan Martin, for his “exceptional leadership on behalf of the
LaMATS mission and a sterling example to follow.” Mayor Butler,
along with incoming Vice President Mayor Williams, presented
Councilman Martin a plaque commemorating his time in office
and expressing the Board’s gratitude for his exemplary service.
Councilman Martin, who will remain on the Board, thanked
fellow members and LaMATS staff for their “support and outstanding
dedication to serving Louisiana’s local governments
and elected leaders.”
Former LaMATS President and LMA Past-President, Jennifer Vidrine,
also received a gift commemorating her leadership on both
boards and accolades
for her selfless
public service
in elected office.
Incoming LaMATS
President David Butler
thanked Vidrine
for her longtime
friendship and generous
support of the
Bureau’s directors
and staff alike.
by Cliff
Palmer
LaMATS Executive
Director
Palmer leads the Louisiana Municipal
Advisory and Technical Services Bureau
(LaMATS) - a subsidiary of LMA. He can
be reached at cpalmer@lamats.net.
Mayor Belinda Constant is
pleased to invite you to Gretna
for this fall's Mid-Sized Cities
Mayors' Conference. More
information in the body of this
email.
Come for the conference, stay for
Gretna Fest
October 6-8
Mid-Sized Cities
Mayors' Conference
October 4-6, 2023
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