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How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Bogalusa voter guide

2026 budget

Mar 17, 2026

Adopt the 2026 operating and capital budget

Result as recorded: passed 7-0, March 2026

  • Yes"Mark" IrvineVoted yes to adopt the 2026 operating and capital budget (passed 7-0, March 2026).
  • YesGloria W. KatesVoted yes to adopt the 2026 operating and capital budget (passed 7-0, March 2026).
  • YesPenny DouglasVoted yes to adopt the 2026 operating and capital budget (passed 7-0, March 2026).
  • YesShelby TemplesVoted yes to adopt the 2026 operating and capital budget (passed 7-0, March 2026).
  • YesTamira Moss SmithVoted yes to adopt the 2026 operating and capital budget (passed 7-0, March 2026).

Bogalusa City Council minutes, March 17, 2026 · Mar 17, 2026Link

Airport agreements

Apr 21, 2026

A motion to table a resolution authorizing the Fiscal Administrator to sign Louisiana DOTD agreements for the airport

Result as recorded: passed 6-1, April 2026

  • YesGloria W. KatesVoted yes on a motion to table a resolution authorizing the Fiscal Administrator to sign Louisiana DOTD agreements for the airport (passed 6-1, April 2026).
  • NoTamira Moss SmithVoted no on a motion to table a resolution authorizing the Fiscal Administrator to sign Louisiana DOTD agreements for the airport (passed 6-1, April 2026).

Bogalusa City Council minutes, April 21, 2026 · Apr 21, 2026Link

Drainage emergency

Aug 18, 2026

Ratify the declaration of an extreme public emergency over a collapsed 48-inch drainage culvert on Avenue B

Result as recorded: passed 7-0, August 2026

  • Yes"Mark" IrvineVoted yes to ratify the declaration of an extreme public emergency over a collapsed 48-inch drainage culvert on Avenue B (passed 7-0, August 2026).
  • YesChanda K. HillmanVoted yes to ratify the declaration of an extreme public emergency over a collapsed 48-inch drainage culvert on Avenue B (passed 7-0, August 2026).
  • YesGloria W. KatesVoted yes to ratify the declaration of an extreme public emergency over a collapsed 48-inch drainage culvert on Avenue B (passed 7-0, August 2026).
  • YesPenny DouglasVoted yes to ratify the declaration of an extreme public emergency over a collapsed 48-inch drainage culvert on Avenue B (passed 7-0, August 2026).
  • YesTamira Moss SmithVoted yes to ratify the declaration of an extreme public emergency over a collapsed 48-inch drainage culvert on Avenue B (passed 7-0, August 2026).

Bogalusa City Council minutes, Aug. 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026Link

Honorary street names

Feb 17, 2026

An ordinance dedicating the 700 block of Marx Street to the memory of a resident

Result as recorded: failed 5-2, February 2026

  • YesGloria W. KatesVoted yes on an ordinance dedicating the 700 block of Marx Street to the memory of a resident (failed 5-2, February 2026).
  • YesTamira Moss SmithVoted yes on an ordinance dedicating the 700 block of Marx Street to the memory of a resident (failed 5-2, February 2026).
  • No"Mark" IrvineVoted no on an ordinance dedicating the 700 block of Marx Street to the memory of a resident (failed 5-2, February 2026).
  • NoPenny DouglasVoted no on an ordinance dedicating the 700 block of Marx Street to the memory of a resident (failed 5-2, February 2026).
  • NoShelby TemplesVoted no on an ordinance dedicating the 700 block of Marx Street to the memory of a resident (failed 5-2, February 2026).

Bogalusa City Council minutes, Feb. 17, 2026 · Feb 17, 2026Link

Property tax rates

May 19, 2026

The ordinance setting 2026 property tax rates

Result as recorded: passed 5-0, two absent, May 2026

  • Yes"Mark" IrvineVoted yes on the ordinance setting 2026 property tax rates (passed 5-0, two absent, May 2026).
  • YesPenny DouglasVoted yes on the ordinance setting 2026 property tax rates (passed 5-0, two absent, May 2026).
  • YesShelby TemplesVoted yes on the ordinance setting 2026 property tax rates (passed 5-0, two absent, May 2026).

Bogalusa City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026Link

Tiny homes moratorium

Jun 2, 2026

A 12-month moratorium on tiny homes, tiny cottages and tiny villages within the city limits

Result as recorded: passed 5-0, two absent, June 2026

  • Yes"Mark" IrvineVoted yes on a 12-month moratorium on tiny homes, tiny cottages and tiny villages within the city limits (passed 5-0, two absent, June 2026).
  • YesChanda K. HillmanVoted yes on a 12-month moratorium on tiny homes, tiny cottages and tiny villages within the city limits (passed 5-0, two absent, June 2026).
  • YesPenny DouglasVoted yes on a 12-month moratorium on tiny homes, tiny cottages and tiny villages within the city limits (passed 5-0, two absent, June 2026).
  • YesShelby TemplesVoted yes on a 12-month moratorium on tiny homes, tiny cottages and tiny villages within the city limits (passed 5-0, two absent, June 2026).

Bogalusa City Council minutes, June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026Link

Wastewater plant

Jan 20, 2026

Accept bids totaling $1,344,839 for emergency repairs to the wastewater plant's influent screw pumps

Result as recorded: passed 6-0, one absent, January 2026

  • YesGloria W. KatesVoted yes to accept bids totaling $1,344,839 for emergency repairs to the wastewater plant's influent screw pumps (passed 6-0, one absent, January 2026).
  • YesTamira Moss SmithVoted yes to accept bids totaling $1,344,839 for emergency repairs to the wastewater plant's influent screw pumps (passed 6-0, one absent, January 2026).

Bogalusa City Council minutes, January 20, 2026 · Jan 20, 2026Link

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