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Beauregard Parish board prioritizes South Boulevard campus in preliminary bond planning
Summary
School board members discussed devoting a large share of a proposed $30 million bond to address enrollment growth at South Boulevard, including new classrooms, parking and reclamation of an on-site oxidation pond; no final allocations were made and staff will return with cost estimates and a site plan.
Beauregard Parish School Board members spent the meeting focused on how a proposed capital bond might be spent, with much of the discussion centered on South Boulevard campus needs and how much of a $30 million bond the parish should dedicate to that area.
Board staff and outside consultants presented options that ranged from targeted repairs and classroom additions to building a new two‑story classroom building and reclaiming an on‑site oxidation pond for parking. Larry Holly, a district staff member who opened the bond-item discussion, told the board the capital improvements list must be finalized in April and the bond would be voted on in May 2025.
The architects, Brad Evans and Bridget Evans, and Ian Booth of Booth Environmental joined staff to describe conceptual schemes and costs. "A new high school is somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 to $55 million," one of the architects said, noting that a…
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