Simone Champagne
Simone Champagne's Badges Earned
Endorsements
Simone Champagne's Major Donors
Simone Champagne's Notable Efforts
- 07/12/2023 - Indicated she did not support a new tax to build a stadium at Southside High School.
- 06/29/2023 - Voted in favor of a $108 million dollar budget for the City of Youngsville, which despite the introduction of non-recurring intra-governmental funds of $42 million dollar still results in a $23 million dollar deficit.
- 05/11/2023 – Voted in favor of requesting an accounting firm conduct a special audit of Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux’s auto allowance and temporarily suspending his $1,000/month auto allowance until the investigation is completed.
- 05/11/2023 – Voted in favor of a resolution allocating $10,000 and selecting a law firm to conduct an independent investigation of Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux. [2023-09]
- 04/13/2023 – Nominated and voted to appoint Logan Lannoo to fill the unexpired term of Kayla Menard Reaux.
- 04/13/2023 – Voted against a budget amendment to increase the Youngsville Police Department budget by $40,000 to purchase an unmarked, non-essential vehicle to replace one with maintenance problems in advance of upcoming budget discussions.
- 04/13/2023 – Voted in favor of a resolution levying same milage rates as 2022. [2023-13]
- 03/30/2023 – Seconded and voted in favor of a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to secure an independent investigation of Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux. [2023-08]
- 02/09/2023 – Moved for and voted in favor of a resolution requesting additional funding from LCG for Youngsville Volunteer Fire Department services [2023-03]
- 02/09/2023 – Moved for and voted in favor of an ordinance authorizing the City of Youngsville to regulate the operation Mobile Food Establishments. [482-2023]
- 01/12/2023 - Seconded and voted in favor of a resolution requesting the Lafayette Parish School System prioritize funding and construction of an adequate athletic stadium at Southside High School. [2023-02]
- 2022 - Elected to the Council for the City of Youngsville
- 07/08/2021 – Moved for and voted in favor of an ordinance declaring the Youngsville Sports Complex Expansion and Drainage Improvements Project to be a public necessity and authorizing the acquisition of the necessary land, easements, servitudes, rights of way and other property rights requisite to the construction of said project either on an amicable basis or through the use of the expropriation process if necessary. [456-2021]
- 02/2021 thru 11/2021 - Served as interim member of the Council for the City of Youngsville temporarily filling the vacancy created by the departure of Jamison Abshire.
- 2019 - Unsuccessfully ran for Mayor-President for the City/Parish of Lafayette
- 2014 thru 2020 - Served as the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Youngsville
- 2008 thru 2014 - Served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 49
- 2010 - Changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican
- 2002 thru 2007 - Served as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Parish of Iberia
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