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Votes at a glance: DeSoto Parish Police Jury approves road abandonment, CEAs and budget amendment
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the DeSoto Parish Police Jury adopted Ordinance No. 6 (abandoning Jake Handy Flat Road), approved indemnification for pipeline access, multiple cooperative endeavor agreements to disperse solar community benefit funds, and amended the general fund to recognize a $1,000,000 solar permit fee.
The DeSoto Parish Police Jury on Oct. 13 approved a series of motions and resolutions affecting roads, utility access and distribution of funds from a local solar pilot project.
The board adopted Ordinance No. 6 of 2025 to abandon Jake Handy Flat Road (also described as Jake Handy/Flat Road off Highway 539). Legal counsel and jurors said the roadway has no homes or businesses and that, if abandoned, maintenance obligations will revert to the prior owner. The motion to adopt the ordinance was moved and seconded and the jury carried it by vote.
The jury authorized the president to sign an indemnification agreement allowing Louisiana Midstream Gas Services LLC access to its pipeline on the north side of the Monday Landfill to perform erosion control. County staff described the item as an indemnity in favor of the police jury to hold the parish harmless for potential damages arising from the contractor’s work; the motion passed.
The board approved multiple cooperative endeavor agreements (CEAs) to distribute the community benefit payment from the Desiree solar pilot program. County staff said the total community benefit payment is reflected in the financials as $800,000 and that the parish’s own share is $115,006. The CEAs approved included agreements with the tax assessor, EMS, the school board and other local entities; the sheriff’s portion was announced as pledged back to the parish for use on the detention facility.
The jury also amended the general fund budget to recognize a $1,000,000 solar permit fee already deposited into the county account. County financial staff said the fee was collected under the parish permitting ordinance and is being accounted for in the adopted budget amendment.
Other motions carried included authorization of payment of approved bills and multiple DOTD cooperative agreements related to US‑171 and airport projects. The meeting concluded after the board approved an emergency repair on Mayweather Street and other routine administrative items.
Votes recorded in the transcript show motions were moved and seconded for each action; where roll calls were taken the record lists jurors signaling “aye” or “no.” The transcript does not provide a complete itemized roll‑call mapping for every motion to individual yes/no votes in machine‑readable form; the article reports outcomes and the motions as reflected in the meeting record.
The next procedural step for the items that require outside approvals (for example, DOTD action on the US‑171 modification and certain construction start dates) is for the parish to complete the signed agreements and coordinate with the relevant state offices.
