During a special Parish Council meeting on Monday, officials in St. Landry approved a new public waterworks district to cover the area between Melville and Krotz Springs.

The first meeting of the Water District 5 board of directors is set for March 24th at the Old City Market building in Opelousas. Board members for the newly formed district are Ronald Barras, Suzanne Bellow, Sabrina Ellis, David Larry Mitchell and Ferrell Thibodeaux.