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At-a-glance: Key votes and approvals from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Jan. 30, 2025
Summary
The Police Jury approved routine permits, multiple ordinances on adjudicated properties and demolitions, accepted subdivision and engineering agreements, ratified a state of emergency, and approved a right-of-way agreement for VEXUS Fiber; a contested rezoning in Ward 6 was denied (14-0).
At its Jan. 30, 2025 meeting the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury took multiple routine and project-related actions. Below are the principal votes and approvals recorded at the session.
Liquor and beer permits: The Jury approved one new and nine renewal liquor/beer permit applications (staff recommendation). Motion by Abshire; second by Bowers; item carried.
Rezoning and land-use: - 131 South Goodman Road (Ward 3): Adopted an ordinance rezoning from mixed residential to light industrial to allow industrial development (motion by Smith; second by Lewis; item carried). - 1124 Dunferry Road (Ward 6): Motion to deny rezoning from agricultural to light industrial carried 14-0 (see separate article for full coverage).
Adjudicated properties and demolition: - The Jury approved re-advertisement ordinances for multiple adjudicated properties (ordinance numbers read into the record; specific ordinance numbers and parcels were listed on the agenda). - Adopted ordinance ordering demolition of a house and accessory building at 60456 San Diego Street, Lake Charles (ordinance number 74-64). - Authorized condemnation, demolition, and removal of a manufactured home at 418 Maud Road, Moss Bluff (motion to condemn; motion carried).
Property and subdivision actions: - Accepted Holbrook Acres, Part 2 subdivision (off Dunferry Road, Ward 6). - Authorized the Director of Planning and Development to execute stipulations so listed properties should not be condemned (a list of addresses across Moss Bluff, Lake Charles, Sulphur and other unincorporated communities was read into the record and approved).
Administrative and finance: - Approved minutes of the Dec. 19, 2024 regular meeting. - Accepted the General Insurance Committee report; staff reported a 24.2% insurance premium savings—more than $1 million—through changes to coverage and risk management approaches; motion carried. - Adopted a resolution ratifying the local proclamation of a state of emergency signed Jan. 19, 2025 (due to extreme weather conditions).
Contracts, planning and infrastructure: - Approved a professional engineering contract for the I-10 North Frontage Road Phase 2 planning study (motion carried). - Approved multiple servitude agreements and donation/temporary construction servitudes related to the East Calcasieu Parish Consolidated Water Works project and other drainage/roadway projects. - Adopted an ordinance approving purchase of property at 1222 Pine Hill Road, Lake Charles, using funding from the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Right-of-way / telecom: - Approved a right-of-way use agreement with VEXUS Fiber LLC for fiber-optic installation in unincorporated parish areas (see separate article for full coverage).
Bids and property disposition: - Action on bids for herbicide and weed-control chemicals was approved for multiple vendors per staff recommendation. - On a bid for the sale and removal of a house at 3210 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, bidders withdrew or were unresponsive; jurors authorized demolition when removal bids failed.
Other routine items on the agenda carried as read. Several items moved to executive session near the end of the docket.
Votes and formal outcomes above reflect the motions read on the Jan. 30, 2025 agenda and recorded roll-call votes or unanimous carries when noted.
