Opelousas locals urge action on brown water before budget vote

OPLEOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- One of the most frequently discussed topics in the city of Opelousas has been the ongoing issue of brown water in the city.

Now, as the City Council is hoping to approve the budget for the next fiscal year, council members are saying plans need to be put in place to address that issue before the budget is approved.

"I would like a motion before we even adopt a budget, if we can have our city engineer and other outside agencies here to do a presentation before we adopt this budget to see what they're going to do and help us with this new water system. I'm not comfortable adopting a budget without a presentation," said Alderwoman Chasity Warren.

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The council spent much of their special meeting disc