Hi, my name is Ricky Gonsoulin.
I am a father, grandfather, sugar cane farmer and currently the Mayor Pro Tem for the City of New Iberia.
Four years ago, I ran a campaign for State Representative. It was a hard-fought election where I learned a lot and met many wonderful people. And while I may not have won the seat, I won a prize of a different nature. That election reconfirmed to me that this parish is worth fighting for and ignited a drive to make it better.
For this reason, and for this reason alone, I am running for Iberia Parish President.
People are tired of political promises and vague talking points. They want answers.
People are tired of the status quo. They want action.
And this is what I am offering.
We have to move off of go, we have to start making good on the opportunities we have before us.
We should expect way more than a couple of new office buildings and throwing some rocks and tar in a pothole and calling it road repair.
We must spend wisely and create revenue sources. The current administration is too comfortable waiting and wishing for the state and federal government to send money down the bayou to us.
This isn’t working. Water and sewage plants are failing, not a single road has been overlaid or permanently repaired, surplus buildings sit empty and abandoned, and the public works department who we rely on to help maintain our infrastructure, has been reduced from 90 to 32 employees.
Improvements can be and need to be made.
We don’t have the luxury of leaving things to chance. Someone has to step up and rise to the occasion.
And that is why I am running. This election will set the tone for the next 4, 8, or even 12 years. Please consider joining us in growing this parish into what it should rightfully be. MORE CAN BE DONE.