Sunset Board of Aldermen · Nov 3, 2026
Bernice Richard
Smith
Alderman at Large; unopposed on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballotLouisiana Secretary of State Candidate Inquiry: St. Landry Parish, Nov. 3, 2026 election · Aug 7, 2026
Bernice Richard Smith (Alderman at Large) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Sunset Board of Aldermen after the election.
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- Alderwoman at Large on the Sunset Board of Aldermen, per the town's website.
Bernice Richard Smith (Alderman at Large) and Devin A. Henry (Alderman District 2) are the only candidates for their seats. Louisiana Secretary of State Candidate Inquiry: St. Landry Parish, Nov. 3, 2026 election · Aug 7, 2026
On the record: Bernice Richard Smith
11 sourced01Property taxes1 sourced position
Voted yes on changing the town's 2024 property tax millage from 5.740 to 5.570 mills (passed 5-0, Sept 2024).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, Sept. 19, 2024 · Sep 19, 2024LinkHow the council voted
02Gas generators2 sourced positions
Voted yes on a moratorium on natural gas generators until a study of the impact on the town's gas system was completed (passed 5-0, Sept 2024).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, Sept. 19, 2024 · Sep 19, 2024LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on lifting the moratorium on gas generators (passed 5-0, Nov 2024).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, Nov. 14, 2024 · Nov 14, 2024LinkHow the council voted
03Fire department tax1 sourced position
Voted yes on placing a 10-mill tax for the Sunset Volunteer Fire Department on the next ballot (passed 5-0, Jan 2025).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, Jan. 9, 2025 · Jan 9, 2025LinkHow the council voted
04Zoning and growth2 sourced positions
Voted yes on Ordinance CZO-1 of 2025 making drive-through facilities a permitted use in commercial, mixed-use and light industrial zones (passed 5-0, Jan 2025).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, Jan. 9, 2025 · Jan 9, 2025LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on Ordinance 3 of 2025 rezoning 52.6 acres owned by Rudra Holdings from R-1 to R-2(c), with uses limited to those allowed in R-1 (passed 5-0, April 2025).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, April 10, 2025 · Apr 10, 2025LinkHow the council voted
05Sewer impact fees2 sourced positions
Voted yes on letting the Hollis Heights subdivision split its sewer impact fee payment into two payments (passed 5-0, Jan 2025).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, Jan. 9, 2025 · Jan 9, 2025LinkHow the council voted
Said it would not be fair to waive a developer's sewer impact fees when everyone else pays them (Dec 2024).
Own statementSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, Dec. 12, 2024 · Dec 12, 2024Link
06Town budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on Resolution 2 of 2025 spending $62,939.92 of American Rescue Plan Act funds on a Kubota excavator (passed 5-0, March 2025).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, March 13, 2025 · Mar 13, 2025LinkHow the council voted
07Sewer plant1 sourced position
Voted yes on a resolution committing the town to pay wastewater treatment facility rehabilitation costs above state funding, estimated at $2,631,800 (passed 5-0, April 2025).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, April 10, 2025 · Apr 10, 2025LinkHow the council voted
08Town property1 sourced position
Voted yes on authorizing the mayor to buy the property at the corner of Castille and Commercial Streets for $150,000 (passed 4-0, May 2025).
Council voteSunset Mayor and Board of Aldermen regular meeting minutes, May 8, 2025 · May 8, 2025LinkHow the council voted
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