Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approves rezoning, multiple infrastructure contracts and grant allocations; routine agenda items carried
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Summary
At its Oct. 23 meeting the Police Jury approved one rezoning to heavy industrial, several infrastructure agreements and servitudes, a FEMA Hazard Mitigation property purchase, budget and grant recommendations including $884,128 in Road & Drainage Trust Fund grants, and ratified an Executive Order banning outdoor burning.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on Oct. 23 approved a series of routine agenda items including a rezoning, subdivisions, infrastructure contracts and grant recommendations.
Planning and Development staff recommended approval of one new liquor or beer permit, 15 renewals and two special-event permits; the jury approved the licensing slate on a motion by Mr. Abshire and second by Mr. Andrepont.
The jury adopted an ordinance to rezone 3979 Houston River Road in Ward 4 from agricultural to heavy industrial to allow bulk materials storage and sales; Mr. Burley moved to approve the rezoning with conditions and Mr. Markantel seconded the motion.
Resolutions and ordinances approved included acceptance of Porter's Cove Phase 4 subdivision, permanent and temporary servitude agreements for the Goche Road Sewer Phase 3 and East Cow Parish Consolidated Waterworks project, an act of sale for the Carliss Drive Bridge replacement project, and an active sale agreement for the Appaloosa Street improvements project.
The jury approved an ordinance to purchase 616 West LaGrange Street, Lake Charles, through FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding, and an ordinance to lease 1810 Windywood Road in Westlake on the condition it remain open space.
The Ways and Means committee recommended adoption of 2026 Calcasieu Parish Road and Drainage Trust Fund grants totaling $884,128; the breakdown recorded in the committee report was $388,800 to the City of Lake Charles for South Park drainage improvements (Phase 2), $114,800 to the City of Westlake for Garfield Street lateral W34 drainage improvements, and $380,528 to the Town of Iowa for North Bowers Avenue road extension (Phase 1). The Budget Committee also recommended gaming-fund grants including $10,000 to a Ward One economic development board for litter cleanup and $8,286 to Visit Lake Charles for costs related to the 2026 America's LNG Summit.
The jury ratified Executive Order 2025-03, which prohibits outdoor burning, moved by Mr. Burley and seconded by Ms. Eason. The jury also approved the Human Services PHA annual plan for FY2026 and the five-year PHA plan for 2026–2031, and approved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program education and training agreements; Mr. Guillory recused himself on the second SNAP agreement.
Most items were approved on single motions and carried without recorded debate. The meeting concluded after the jury approved payment of current invoices and reviewed quarterly budget-to-actual comparisons; bills were paid and the meeting adjourned.
Votes: The transcript records motions, seconders and that each item 'carries' or was adopted; explicit roll-call tallies were not provided in the public transcript for the listed agenda items.
