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Cameron Parish jury accepts conditional resignation of juror; employee Manuel demoted and suspended
Summary
The Cameron Parish Police Jury accepted a joint resolution in executive session under which juror 'Mister Myers' will resign conditioned on terms that include a demotion and two‑week suspension for 'Mister Manuel.' The roll‑call vote recorded mixed yays, nays and recusals; the chair said documentation will be prepared.
The Cameron Parish Police Jury voted to accept a combined settlement that will remove ‘Mister Myers’ from his police‑juror seat conditioned on terms that also include a demotion and suspension for a parish employee identified in the meeting as ‘Mister Manuel.’ The action was taken after executive‑session discussion and a public return to the record.
An unidentified staff speaker presenting the agreement described it as a resolution of settlements intended to resolve a long‑running dispute and allow the parish to move forward. According to that speaker, Mister Myers “feels in his heart that what’s best for the parish is for him to resign,” and his resignation was offered as part of a negotiated compromise. The same presentation said Mister Manuel would accept a demotion in title and pay to a road‑crew position, be suspended for two weeks and be placed on a pay grade without the typical annual step increases.
The jury took a roll‑call vote on the combined resolution. The transcript records a mix of responses: several jurors answered “yay,” some answered “nay,” and at least two jurors recused themselves. The chair announced, “Yays have it,” and said staff would prepare the necessary documentation and obtain a formal resignation letter for Mister Myers.
The presenter said attorneys and representatives were present during the executive session and that additional paperwork and the attorney names would be provided at a future public meeting. No dollar settlement for the Myers/Manuel matter was disclosed during the portion of the meeting available in the record.
Next steps, as described by the presenter, include preparing formal documentation for signatures and working out the administrative details of Mister Manuel’s reassignment and pay classification. The board did not discuss any timeline for filling the now‑vacant juror seat beyond appointing a successor through the normal appointment procedure discussed elsewhere during the meeting.
