Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approves series of infrastructure projects, contracts and appointments

The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on Oct. 2 approved multiple resolutions and contract awards covering water infrastructure, roadway intersections, drainage projects, and a series of board appointments and routine administrative items.

The meeting included approvals for expropriation and utility servitude for water-system projects, cooperative endeavor agreements for several intersection improvements, contract awards for engineering and construction work, and the reappointment or appointment of numerous board and district representatives. Most actions were approved by motion and carried without recorded objection.

Votes at a glance (key items approved): - Expropriation for the East Calcasieu Parish consolidated waterworks project (resolution adopted; motion by Mister Barty; second by Mister Lewis; item carried). - Appropriation and permanent utility servitude for the Old Spanish Trail waterline upgrade (resolutions adopted; motion by Mister Burley; second by Mister Markantel; items carried). - Cooperative endeavor agreements for LA 1256/LA 27/LA 108 (Walker Road) and LA 27 at Patton Street intersection improvements (resolutions adopted; motions by Mister Bauer and Mister Bowers respectively; seconded by Mister Andrew Ponte; items carried). - Approval of minutes for the Sept. 4, 2025, meeting (motion by Mister Abshire; second by Miss Eason; carried). - Industrial tax exemption applications for W.R. Grace (resolution adopted; motion by Mister Markantel; second by Mister Andrew Ponte; carried). - Approval of nine liquor/beer license renewals and ratification of one special-event permit (motion by Mister Abshire; second by Mister Lewis; carried). - Authorization to notify property owners for Nov. 6, 2025, condemnation hearings (motion by Mister Markantel; second by Mister Burley; carried). - Reallocation of project-based housing vouchers awarded Sept. 21, 2023 (motion by Mister Lewis; second by Mister Bowers; carried). - Acceptance of the low bid for the Forest Way drainage project from Empire Dirt Works in the amount of $250,914.17 (motion by Mister Burley; second by Mister Markantel; carried). - Award of engineering/technical services for the Mallard Junction ground storage replacement project to Wagner Engineering (motion by Mister Lewis; second by Miss Eason; carried). - Recommendation to award community rating system (CRS) program management services to Halff Associates (staff recommendation accepted; motion by Mister Lewis; second by Miss Eason; carried). - Acceptance of the CPSO mainline water meter installation project as substantially complete (motion by Mister Lewis; second by Miss Eason; carried). - Multiple board and district reappointments and appointments, including Planning & Zoning Board reappointments of Art Little and Patricia Cobb; Christopher Klein to the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority; and Reese "Skip" Broussard to the workforce development board (motions made and carried as recorded).

Most motions were made, seconded and carried without recorded debate or roll-call vote tallies in the public portion of the record. Several items were explicitly deferred for further action: one property condemnation item was deferred for 60 days and other board items were deferred 30 days as noted on the agenda.

Procedural matters: the jury recessed to an executive session to discuss board-advised items; after reconvening the body approved a motion authorizing a partial settlement as addressed in executive session and authorized Mister Gabb to execute settlement documents. No further settlement details were disclosed in the public record during the meeting.

The jury adjourned following completion of the agenda.