Pipeline proposal for Acadia Parish sent to full board pending legal review and appraisal

A recommendation from the Budget and Finance Committee to send a proposal from Renewable Gas Natural Gas Partners LLC to the full Katy Perry School Board for approval was carried June 3, 2025, pending legal review and a fair-market appraisal. The proposal would permit construction and maintenance of an 8.5-inch natural gas pipeline on Section 16, Township 9 South, Range 2 West in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

The committee motion, made by James Higginbotham and seconded by Glenn Quibbeau, instructed staff to forward the company's proposal to the full board with two explicit conditions: completion of a legal review and completion of a fair-market appraisal. The motion passed on a voice vote; the clerk announced, "Ayes have it. Motion carried." The recommendation originated in the Budget and Finance Committee and does not itself authorize construction or any land use change; it only advances the proposal to a subsequent full-board action.

Why it matters: a pipeline across the identified township/section could involve use of school-district property or affect district-related interests in Acadia Parish; legal review and appraisal were required by the committee before the board takes any final action.

What happened next: the item was referred to the full board for consideration at a future meeting after the legal review and appraisal are completed. No details about easement terms, compensation, environmental review, or affected property owners were discussed in the committee motion recorded in the minutes.

Context and procedure: the transcript records this as a committee recommendation rather than a final approval. Any subsequent approval by the full Katy Perry School Board would be a separate formal action and could include additional public notice, conditions, or votes.