Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:

I am writing in response to your front page article on August 31, 2022, titled “Funderburk retires as Abbeville’s attorney”. First, I want to express my sincere thanks to Ike for his many years as both the City’s Attorney and City Court Prosecutor.
The real truth is had Ike not resigned he would have been fired at the first City Council meeting in September. You see, Mayor Pro Temp Francis Touchet wanted Ike dismissed and convinced the other Council members to do just that. I am fearful they will regret their actions. Ike had hoped to stay on board until our new Electric Contract had been perfected.
Over Ike’s 18 years of representing our City, he has been non-political and just did his job. Ike along with Councilman Brady Broussard, Jr., former Councilman Francis Plaisance, members of the City’s Utility Committee, negotiated many Purchase Power Contracts over the years. They are responsible for the low electric rates we have today. We should personally thank them for their efforts. Our citizens and businesses enjoy the lowest electric rates in Vermilion Parish.
Our next Purchase Power Contract comes up for renegotiation in 2024. I am hopeful that our new Administration will be as diligent as Mayor Mark Piazza’s.
Ike has been a friend for some 40+ years and he didn’t deserve being forced to resign. Next time you see him, thank him for his service to our great city.

Larry J. Campisi
Former Mayor of Abbeville