Metro Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle says when the council takes up filling the lone vacancy on the CATS board of directors at Wednesday’s meeting, she’ll nominate Errol Domingue, a pastor who has been active in transit and community building issues for years. Domingue is one of 14 applicants who will be considered by the council to fill the open seat of former CATS board President Tom Govan, who resigned Jan. 2. Marcelle is expecting council members to make a number of nominations for the spot. “I would hope they would unanimously select [Domingue], but I really doubt it,” she says. Marcelle and Councilwoman Ronnie Edwards had floated the idea of forming a committee to vet the CATS board applicants and make a recommendation to the council, but Marcelle pulled an item from the last meeting’s agenda. She says she did so in part because the council was confused and not in agreement about the idea, and because Together Baton Rouge and other community leaders began conducting interviews with the candidates. “They didn’t make a recommendation, but they did provide us with videos of the interviews,” Marcelle says. Together Baton Rouge says it invited all candidates to interview, but only seven participated. It has posted interviews with those candidates, including Domingue, online here. The council meeting begins at 4 p.m. and will be held on the third floor of City Hall, 222 St. Louis St. At the meeting, the council will also consider allowing alcohol to be sold at some BREC facilities. You can see the complete agenda here. —Steve Sanoski
Today’s poll question: Do you think the Metro Council should approve creating a special license for BREC to sell alcohol at some of its facilities, such as golf courses and rental halls?
