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Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approves expropriations, road and water projects, contract awards and multiple appointments
Summary
At its Oct. 2, 2025 meeting the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury carried a series of routine and project-related resolutions and motions, approving property expropriations for water projects, cooperative endeavors for road intersections, contract awards for drainage and engineering work, multiple board appointments and routine business items.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on Oct. 2 approved a series of resolutions, contract awards, appointments and routine agenda items in motions that carried with no extended debate.
Key approvals included expropriations and servitudes for water projects, cooperative endeavor agreements for intersection improvements, the award or acceptance of several engineering and construction bids, approval of liquor permit renewals, and numerous board and district appointments. Most items were acted on following staff recommendations and passed after single motions and seconds.
Votes at a glance
- 3a: Adopted resolutions approving expropriation of properties for the East Calcasieu Parish Consolidated Water Works Project. Motion by Mister Barty; second by Mister Lewis. Outcome: approved. - 3b: Adopted resolutions approving expropriation of properties for the Old Spanish Trail waterline upgrade project. Motion by Mister Burley; second by Mister Markantel. Outcome: approved. - 3c: Adopted resolution approving a permanent utility servitude agreement for the Old Spanish Trail waterline upgrade project. Motion by Mister Burley; second by Mister Markantel. Outcome: approved. - 3d: Adopted resolution approving a cooperative endeavor agreement for the LA 1256/LA 27/LA 108 Walker Road intersection improvements project. Motion by Mister Bauer; second by Mister Andrew Pond. Outcome: approved. - 3e: Adopted resolution approving a cooperative endeavor agreement for LA 27 at Patton Street intersection improvements. Motion by Mister Bowers; second by Mister Andrew Pond. Outcome: approved. - 4a: Approved minutes of the regular Police Jury meeting dated Sept. 4, 2025. Motion by Mister Abshire; seconded by Miss Eason. Outcome: approved. - 4b: Adopted resolution approving industrial tax exemption applications for W R Grace (staff recommended approval). Motion by Mister Markantel; second by Mister Andrew Pond. Outcome: approved. - 5a: Approved nine liquor/beer renewal applications and ratified one special event permit (staff recommendation). Motion by Mister Abshire; second by Mister Lewis. Outcome: approved. - 5b: Adopted ordinances associated with the adjudicated property sale conducted Sept. 30, 2025. Motion by Mister Burley; second by Mister Bowers. Outcome: approved. - 5c: Authorized the director of planning and development to notify property owners to show cause at a public hearing Nov. 6, 2025, regarding structures recommended for condemnation. Motion by Mister Markantel; second by Mister Burley. Outcome: approved. - 6a: Adopted a resolution approving reallocation of project-based vouchers previously awarded Sept. 21, 2023. Motion by Mister Lewis; second by Mister Bowers. Outcome: approved. - 7a: Approved payment of current invoices. Motion reported by Mister Andrew Pond; second by Mister Quinn. Outcome: approved. - 7b: Authorized advertisement for a request for qualifications for engineering and technical services on Gordon Dennison Road realignment and paving. Motion by Mister Bowers; second by Miss Eason. Outcome: approved. - 7c: Adopted resolution awarding community rating system program management services to the staff-recommended firm (staff recommended Half Associates). Motion by Mister Lewis; second by Miss Eason. Outcome: approved. - 7d: Accepted low bid from Empire Dirt Works for the Forest Way drainage project in the amount of $250,914.17. Motion by Mister Burley; second by Mister Markantel. Outcome: approved. - 7e: Awarded engineering and technical services for the Mallard Junction ground storage replacement project to Wagner Engineering (staff recommendation). Motion by Miss Lewis; second by Miss Eason. Outcome: approved. - 7f: Accepted CPSO mainline water meter installation project as substantially complete. Motion by Mister Lewis; second by Miss Eason. Outcome: approved. - 8a–8h: Reappointments and appointments to multiple boards and districts, including Planning and Zoning Board reappointments for Art Little and Patricia Cobb; appointment of Christopher Klein to the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority; reappointments and deferrals on various fire protection and community center boards. Motions and seconders listed on the record; outcomes approved or deferred as noted on the agenda.
Most items were handled as staff-recommended consent items; jurors asked no substantive follow-up questions during the motions recorded in the transcript.
