Newly-elected St. Joseph Mayor Matt Alexander welcomed representatives from LaMATS last week to discuss a variety of issues and programs vital to the town’s resurgence. The town’s newly appointed Chief of Police, Jimmy Brooks, and St. Joe resident Leslie Durham (who is Governor Edwards’ appointee to the Delta Regional Authority and a long-time friend of the LMA/LaMATS), joined Mayor Alexander, LaMATS Executive Director Cliff Palmer and millage consultant, Kristyn Childers, to

The LaMATS Board of Directors voted unanimously in a March 10, 2021 meeting to establish a free and voluntary Cooperative Purchasing Commission to better serve members of the LMA. The proposed Cooperative Purchasing Commission, as administered by LaMATS, follows LRS 33:1322 et seq., the Local Services Law, which recognizes cooperation between political subdivisions whenever a written agreement to cooperate is reduced to writing and passed as a resolution. Specifically, they “

Opelousas Mayor Julius Alsandor and members of the city council received a presentation this week from officials with Enterprise Fleet Management (Efleets). Opelousas Police Chief Martin McLendon joined Enterprise Fleet Management Director, Billy Dobosz, and Senior Client Service Manager, Kristin Dunkin, to present how well the Enterprise vehicles they currently use perform in their line of duty. LaMATS Executive Director Cliff Palmer also attended to inform the mayor and cou

f your local government or staff members have made use of any of LaMATS Purchasing Services (LPS) in the last two years, like electronic bidding, cooperative purchasing, no-bid contracts, GovQuote, etc., (or if you would like to make a suggestion for another service) please share your thoughts through this quick online survey. Your answers will be invaluable to us as we look to expand and improve LPS in 2021! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU0DPKP3jDZF7R64lluXfjrIl