Councilor· 2025-07-01 – 2029-07-01 (July 1, 2025 seating per KSLA 2025-07-01 swearing-in coverage and bossiercity.org council page 'take office July 1, 2025'; month-level end: July 2029, four-year term per Bossier Press / charter ballot text)
Joel Girouard
Bossier City
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Top issues during term (20)
Road and drainage project progress
Bid is about $567,000 over the engineer's estimate; the city's net cost after grant and police jury funding is not yet known.
438 Hamilton Road dilapidated mobile home
Neighbors say the mobile home drags down nearby property values; the family says it's their affordable housing while they save to build.
O'Neal Subdivision amended plat
Rezoning of 2909 Old Minden Road to General Business
Could enable expansion of an existing strip mall on Old Minden Road.
S.A.N.E. Nurse Program continuation
Blight cleanup progress at Hall, Joannes and Jacquelyn Streets
Demolition costs the city incurs become liens against the properties under state law.
Off-premise alcohol sales at Shed Mini Mart
Benton Road office warehouse rezoning denied
Opponents argue commercial conversion lowers surrounding property values through external obsolescence.
Digital billboard conversion on Airline Drive
The owner has already paid $45,000 to have the old boards removed.
Comprehensive plan and unified development code rewrite
The proposed $326,667 appropriation was not acted on.
Golden Meadows Drive storm drain replacement
$265,645.80 from the sewer capital and contingency fund.
Community event fee waivers
Waived parade permit fee; amount not stated.
Emergency sewer repairs on Voss Drive and Central Park lift station
$389,000 total from the Sewer Capital Contingency Fund.
Rezone at 5301 East Texas Street
Not specified in the meeting record.
Sales tax revenue slipping
Temporary reporting delay; revenue expected to correct in March.
Alcohol sales at Flying Heart Brewing and Pub
I-20 ramp beautification
$150,000 from the General Fund.
Fence height variance for Tractor Supply garden center
Rural King store at former Sears, Pierre Bossier Mall
Reuses a long-vacant big-box building and could bring new retail traffic and jobs to the mall area by late 2027.
Multi-tenant sign at Safe Harbor Drive and Benton Road
Decisions during term (455)
Recorded while Girouard was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of minutes of the September 15, 2026 Administrative Council meeting
Rescind demolition order for 632 Joannes Street
Condemnation and removal of dilapidated structure at 438 Hamilton Road
Adoption of the 2027 Administrative Court meeting calendar
Approve agenda
Approve October 20, 2026 minutes
Bid #1136-2026 — demolition, 606 Joannes Street
Bid #1150-2026 — demolition, 301 Joannes Street
Emergency sewer ordinance — ART Parkway interceptor
Emergency sewer ordinance — Barksdale Boulevard
S.A.N.E. Nurse Program cooperative endeavor agreement
Motion to combine budget items 3 through 30
Adopt 2027 operating and capital budgets
Resolution — Audit Clerk, Sales Tax Department
Resolution — off-system bridge compliance certification
Resolution — Public Works Laborer I position
Resolution — Customer Service Laborer I position
King Cake Classic 5K parade fee waiver
MLK Parade parade fee waiver
Adopt 2027 council meeting calendar
Voting record (107)
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