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Amite Chamber of Commerce’s Bon Appétit
The Town of Amite City was represented at the Amite Chamber of Commerce’s Bon Appetit on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Shown below are Mayor Walter Daniels III, City Clerk Jewel McCoy, Town Councilman Charles “Mose” Guzzardo and City Manager Mark Kolwe. Others attending were Assistant to the Mayor Vince LaBarbera, Chief of Police Lendrick Francois and Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke. The event was held at the Florida Parishes Arena Event Center.
The 2024 Tangipahoa Parish Fair Royalty
The 2024 Tangipahoa Parish Fair Royalty visited the Town of Amite City council meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. From left are, Councilman Mose Guzzardo, Councilperson Rose Sumrall, Ivy Roberts, Jr. Queen; Addison Mizell, Deb Queen; Raleigh Robertson, Miss Queen; Wendy Carrier, Fair Chairman; Councilperson Kenyetta Richard and Mayor Walter Daniels III. In front are Autym Cooper, Petite Queen and Autrie Cooper, Little Queen.
The Amite Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
The Amite Chamber of Commerce sponsored a luncheon on Thursday, August 29, 2024, featuring United States Senator Bill Cassidy. The noon event was held at the Florida Parishes Arena Event Center.
Others in attendance were from left: Town Councilperson Rose Sumrall, Town Councilperson Kenyetta Richardson, Assistant City Clerk Latoya Austin, City Clerk Jewel McCoy, Mayor Walter Daniels III, Senator Cassidy, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke, Town Councilman Mose Guzzardo and Police Chief Lendrick Francois. Also in attendance were City Manager Mark Kolwe, Assistant to the Mayor Vince LaBarbera and Assistant Police Chief Travis Graham.
The Annual Louisiana Municipal Convention
The annual Louisiana Municipal Convention was held in Shreveport August 1-3, 2024. Representing the Town of Amite City were, from left Town Councilman Kenyatta Richardson, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke, Mayor Walter Daniels III and City Clerk Jewel McCoy. Each person attended seminars on valuable information for the town, obtained information from many vendors on improvements and networked with other municipal employees and elected officials.
Closing Banquet LA Municipal Convention
The annual Louisiana Municipal Convention was held in Shreveport August 1-3, 2024. Representing the Town of Amite City were, from left Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke, Mayor Walter Daniels III, City Clerk Jewel McCoy and Town Councilman Kenyatta Richardson. Each person attended seminars on valuable information for the town, obtained information from many vendors on improvements and networked with other municipal employees and elected officials.
2025 Amite Oyster Festival Royalty
The 2025 Amite Oyster Festival Royalty visited the town council meeting on July 2, 2024. Shown with Mayor Walter Daniels III are Deb Miss Queen Kenlee Anthony, Oyster Pearl Anita Cutrer, Miss Oyster Queen Reese Christmas, Oyster King Tommy Cutrer, Teen Miss Oyster Queen Mia Terrebonne and Junior Miss Oyster Queen Hayden Thornton.
School Supply Giveaway
On behalf of the Town of Amite City, we would like to thank everyone for joining us in our efforts by supporting the school supply give-away that was held on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Amite Community Center.
Thanks to your help, school supplies were distributed to many students and lunch was provided. As a bonus, everyone enjoyed snowballs from Sweet Treat as well.
Those making donations and/or volunteering included: Council Members: Damon Ellzey, Mose Guzzardo, Kenyetta Richardson,Rose Sumrall • Charles Genco, Attorney at Law• Amite City Chamber of Commerce• State Farm, Robbie Lee
• Consolidate Pipe, Bill Turner• Larry’s Lawn Care• St Paul Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, Pastor Randy Griffin • BJ Ginn Funeral & Cremation Services• Peter & Son Vault Co., • Miss Ann’s Chicken• Mike’s Catfish Inn• Drive In Drugstore• Hood Memorial Hospital• Hometown Ace Hardware• Bank Plus, Stephanie Campo, Lois Harrison, Britney Rumfalo, Sheila Addison, Luther & Sandy Toliver
Preparation at Butler Town Park
for Unity in the Community Event
July 25 - 28, 2024
In preparation for a weekend event at Butler Town Park in Amite, city crews and volunteers worked tirelessly to make improvements. Rev. Alvin Spears, a former resident of Amite spearheaded this three-day event "Unity in the Community." The event offered games, music, preaching and food. Mayor Walter Daniels stated, "This is just the beginning of long range plans for Butler Park." Also noted was the new sign noting Devonta Smith's accomplishments.
Miss June Dedon
Celebrating Her 103rd Birthday
The Town of Amite City personnel added to the joy of Miss June Dedon celebrating her 103rd
birthday at The Lodge at Tangi Pines. City Clerk Jewel McCoy, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke and Police Chief Lendrick Francois presented her with a proclamation declaring
June 20, 2024, as Miss June Dedon Day.
Annual Conference African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Town of Amite City Mayor Walter Daniels III and City Clerk Jewel McCoy presented a Proclamation on Thursday, June 20, 2024 welcoming Bishop Eric Leake and the conference to town during the 160th Session of the Louisiana Annual Conference African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Amite. The three-day conference was held at Butler AME Zion Church. The conference theme was: The Freedom Church: A movement empowered by the holy spirit, strengthening our fellowship, serving our flock, sharing our faith and securing our future.
2024 #Amite Proud Cleanup Campaign
This year, in conjunction with Love the Boot Week, Amite held a week-long cleanup campaign. 8 groups (76 volunteers) picked up litter in areas of town throughout the week, prior to the Annual Cleanup Day.
On Saturday, April 27, the Annual Cleanup Day wrapped up the campaign with 45 volunteers, representing several groups, showing up and cleaning areas that had not been cleaned throughout the prior week.
This year’s totals: 121 Volunteers, 74 bags of litter!
Thanks for those representing: Little School Daycare, Tangi Fire Dist. #1, Amite Police Dept., AHS 4-H, Farm Bureau, Law Offices of Regina Wedig, Amite Rotary, Wags & Whiskers, Ayana Buchanan, Hood Memorial Hospital, Brooke Family, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Amite Chamber, Tangi Tourism, The First Bank, TPSO Young Marines, Oak Forest Academy, and the Town of Amite City and City Council in the efforts to clean up our town.
And a special thanks to the following for providing lunch, soft drinks and water for the Annual Cleanup Day:
•BJ Ginn Funeral & Cremation Services •Rivers Fresh Market
•Council Members Rose Sumrall & Damon Ellzey •Amite Chamber
Hearing From Cong. Julia Letlow
At the Amite Chamber of Commerce meeting were members of the Town of Amite City Administration. From left: Assistant Police Chief Travis Graham, Assistant City Clerk Latoya Ricard Austin, City Manager Mark Kolwe, Mayor Walter Daniels III, Cong. Julia Letlow, Councilman Charles “Mose” Guzzardo, Public Utilities Superintendent Tennis Rick and Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke, their spouses and her nieces and nephews.
Ferrin Grace Hendry Day
Tangipahoa Parish native, FERRIN GRACE HENDRY, was honored by
Walmart Heart Program on Friday, March 22, 2024.
Ferrin arrived at the ceremony in a Walmart truck and was made an honorary Walmart Truck Driver for the day. She received a truck driver shirt with her name as well as a Walmart vest and name badge, along with many gifts.
Amite Mayor Walter Daniels III presented Ferrin with a key to the city, along with a copy of the proclamation declaring
March 22, 2024, as Ferrin Grace Hendry Day.
Amite Police Chief Lendrick Francois presented her with a shirt and proclaimed her as a police officer for the day. Amite Fire Assistant Chief Jason King presented her with shirts and made her an Amite Firefighter as well. Following the ceremony, Ferrin enjoyed a ride in both an Amite firetruck and an Amite police unit.
16-year-old Ferrin has exceeded all expectations that were declared when she was diagnosed as an infant with many medical issues that would continue to multiply and impact her life. She is the daughter of Justin and Dana Hendry and the granddaughter of Larry and Rhonda Hendry and Brenda and Ronnie Smith. She is the 7th of 8 children and loves her siblings, their spouses and her nieces and nephews.
2024 Oyster Festival Royalty
Mayor Walter Daniels with the 2024 Amite Oyster Festival Royalty,
King and Pearl Lee and Cathy Schilling.
Annual Black History Program Celebration
The annual Celebrate Black History Program, sponsored by the Town of Amite City and the Amite Chamber of Commerce, was held on Friday, February 9 with over 70 people in attendance.
Cemetery Administrator welcomed everyone, and Rev. Herman O. Kelly of Grant Chapel AME Church opened in prayer. Police Chief Lendrick Francois led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the national anthem sung by Angie Brown, granddaughter of Amite native US Army Staff Sgt Earnest Caesar Brown, who was killed in action in Vietnam. This year’s speaker was Linda Hart of the Amite Historical Association.
Mayor Walter Daniels III and Chamber President Bridget Gaines Keyser made presentations to Grace Walker, Augustine Crier, and Alphonse Dillon, who were honored for their lifelong commitment to the Amite Community and for being an inspiration to others.
Memorial presentations were made by City Clerk Jewel McCoy, Chamber President, and the Mayor, to the families of Emma McCoy Wilson and Melvin Finn.
The program ended with the audience singing along as Angie Brown sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
A special thanks to Master Chef, Town Donuts, Mary Lee Donuts, Cooper’s Bakery, and Britney Rumfalo. Thanks Luther Tolliver for capturing the event in photos.
Amite is a part of history in the making- with the first black mayor, the first black chief of police, and the first black city clerk: Mayor Walter Daniels, Chief Lendrick Francois, and City Clerk Jewel McCoy.
Veterans Day Program
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Buddy Bel Veterans Memorial Park
Amite Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Governor John Bel Edwards, shown center, was the guest speaker at the Wednesday, September 27, 2023, Amite Chamber of Commerce meeting. The Governor did a recap of his last eight years and happily stated “I’ll be home in three months!” Town of Amite City officials attending, shown from left are Chief of Police Lendrick Francois, Mayor Walter Daniels III, Governor, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke, Court Administrator Jewel McCoy, and Cemetery Administrator Cathy Potts. Others in attendance were City Manager Mark Kolwe, Assistant to the Mayor Vince LaBarbera, Councilperson Rose Sumrall, Assistant Police Chief Travis Graham, and Public Utilities Superintendent Tennis Rick.
Amite Allstars Win
State Championship
Congratulations to our 10-year-old all-stars, coached by Mike Miller and Brent Varnado, who won the 2023 State Championship
Cleanup Day
Saturday, April 22, 2023
This year, our annual cleanup day became a two-day event.
Hood Memorial Hospital and Little School Daycare could not participate in the Saturday event, so they chose to clean on Thursday afternoon, April 20. Hood Hospital had 17 employees and the daycare had a total of 20 children and staff picking
up litter. These groups accumulated a total of 15 bags of litter along with collecting two discarded shopping carts.
On Saturday, April 22, we had 51 volunteers participate in the cleanup day. Those participating included TPSO Young Marines, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rivers Fresh Market, Oak Forest Academy BETA, Amite Chamber of Commerce, TPFD #1, B J Ginn Funeral & Cremation Services, Courage to Save CPR Training, Wags and Whiskers Dog Boarding, M & L House of Blessing Daycare, Town Councilman Mose Guzzardo, Mayor Walter Daniels, Vince LaBarbera, Sheila Addison, and several other residents of our town. A total of 60 bags were collected on Saturday, along with other large, discarded items including a shopping cart, grill, and car pieces.
That is a total of 88 volunteers and 75 bags collected during this year’s Love the Boot Campaign.
New "Welcome to Amite" Sign
Mayor Walter Daniels welcomes Amite’s hometown star DeVonta Smith at the unveiling of the new welcome sign.
The Amite delegation was on hand for the revealing of the new welcome sign on Highway 16 West. From left are Assistant Fire Chief C. J. Pardue, City Manager Mark Kolwe, Assistant to the Mayor Vince LaBarbera, Court Administrator Jewel McCoy, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke, Mayor Walter Daniels, Police Chief Lendrick Francois, Councilmen Carl Foster and Damon Ellzey, and Assistant Fire Chief Jason King.
Police Chief Mike Foster Remembered
A special award honoring the memory of former assistant police chief Mike Foster was given to his wife, Cynthia at the recent Black History Month Program. Also pictured are Councilman Carl Foster (Mike's brother) and Amite Mayor Walter Daniels.
Luther Toliver Receiving Plaque
Parish Councilman Louis "Nick" Joseph, Parish President Robby Miller, Amite Chamber President Ayana Buchanan, and Amite Mayor Walter Daniels III present Luther Tolliver (center) with a plaque as a thank you for his dedication to serving Amite and its residents for many years. 
Annual Black History Month Program
Approximately 75 area residents and officials gathered at Amite City Hall for the annual Black History Month Program sponsored by the Amite Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Amite City. Each year two local citizens are recognized and celebrated for their dedication and service to the Amite Community. This year's recipients of this honor were Irma Kelly and Luther Toliver. Congrats to both of these deserving individuals for their love of Amite!
Irma Kelly Plaque Presentation
Parish Councilman Louis "Nick" Joseph, Parish President Robby Miller, Amite Chamber President Ayana Buchanan, and Amite Mayor Walter Daniels III present Irma Kelly (center) with a plaque as a thank you for her love, dedication and service to Amite and its citizens for so many years.
Veterans Program
2022 Employee Christmas Party
Oak Forest Academy State Championship
The Mayor and City Council for the Town of Amite City presented Resolution #10-2022 to Oak Forest Academy Head Football Coach Drew Misita and Dr. Angela Ellison recognizing the team for their State Championship.
Amite Chamber of Commerce
October Luncheon
State Treasurer John Schroder spoke at the October meeting of Amite Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon was held at the Florida Parishes Event Center. From left are City Clerk Daine Carlsen, Assistant to the Mayor Vince LaBarbera, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Carol Brooke, John Schroder, Mayor Walter Daniels III and the City Manager Mark Kolwe.
Amite Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
First Lady Donna Edwards was the guest speaker at lunch on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at the Florida Parishes Arena Event Center. The Amite Chamber of Commerce sponsored this event. Mayor Walter Daniels III presented the First Lady with a gift containing all “Amite” items thanking her for her contributions to our state.
Mayor Walter Daniels and Governor John Bel Edwards at the Louisiana Municipality Association Convention
in Lafayette
Memorial Day
On Saturday, May 21, over 40 volunteers gathered at Amite City Hall for the Raising of the Flag before proceeding to the five
town cemeteries to place flags on the graves of over 500 Veterans for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend.
Cathy Potts, Cemetery Administrator sends out a special thanks to the teams from TPSO Young Marines, Hood Memorial Hospital, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and Amite Oyster Festival Board & Queens, along with Mary Lou Lee, Fernando Campos, Mark Kolwe, and her granddaughters Izzie, Avery and Emme Jones for helping honor the memory of our veterans.
Also, thanks to our local businesses for providing coffee, donuts, biscuits, drinks for the volunteers. These included: Master Chef, Cooper’s Bakery, Mike’s Catfish, Hood Automotive, and Winn Dixie.
And of course, none of this would have been possible without the generous donations from several Amite Rotarians for the purchase of the flags.
If you would like to participate in future cemetery projects, please contact Cathy at 985-748-8761
or 985-517-9091 or email cemetery@townofamitecity.com
A Successful Cleanup Day
Saturday, April 23, 2022
The Town of Amite City held a "Love the Boot" Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 23. Thirty-nine volunteers worked to clean up the town, collecting over 50 bags of litter from along the streets and parks.
Mayor Walter Daniels and Cleanup Day Coordinator Cathy Potts extend a huge THANK YOU to Britney Rumfalo, Carol Brooke, Amite Chamber of Commerce, Sgt. Marvin Vernon and the TPSO Young Marines, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Hood Memorial Hospital, Councilman Mose Guzzardo, town employees Butch Gaston and Vince LaBarbera, Amite Fire Dept #1, and the other volunteers that joined in the efforts to clean up our town.
Veterans Day Preparation
Sgt. Marvin Vernon and the TPSO Young Marines; Mrs. Kari Wheeler and Oak Forest Academy Students Government Association and Beta Club students; April Hayden of Amite Chamber; and other volunteers spent the morning of Saturday, November 6th placing flags at the graves of veterans in the Amite Cemeteries in preparation for Veterans Day.
A special thanks to those individual Amite Rotarians for donating the funds to purchase the flags, enabling us to honor the memory of our veterans on all appropriate holidays.
If you would like to be a part of this project, please contact Cathy Potts, Cemetery Administrator at 985-517-9091.
Amite City Arts Council
Honored Four of its Citizens with Memorial Plaques
in the Downtown Coach Catha Park.
From left: Rowanna Currier (Arts Council Vice President), Clytae Fulda, Barbara Pugh, Carrie Pugh-Paul, Robert Paul, Amite Mayor Walter Daniels III, Mary Cutrer, Christina Smith, and Linda Hart (Arts Council Treasurer)
The plaques honored: John Fulda, long time Amite High School Band Director; Carrie Pugh-Paul, Choir Director at Sumner High and Choral Director for several churches in the Amite area; Bruce Cutrer, who served 56 years as Amite Fire Chief; Devonta Smith, Heisman Trophy winner.
The plaques, funded by the Amite Arts Council, are located near the 9-11 Water Memorial Wall. In the fall, the Amite Arts Council will unveil a bronze Battlefield Cross to recognize Amite area veterans.
Amite High School Parade
2021 – 2022
AHS Girls Basketball State Champs
AHS Boys Basketball State Runner-up
AHS Football State Champs
On Thursday, November 11, 2021,
We Celebrated the Naming of Our Park,
on North Duncan Ave., in Memory of
Mayor Milton "Buddy" Bel
Christmas Party 2021
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