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Votes at a glance: Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approves servitudes, bids, permits and appointments
Summary
At its Feb. 5 meeting the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury recorded a series of unanimous or uncontested motions: utility servitudes for water and sewer projects; grant submittals; contract approvals; advertising for bids on multiple projects; acceptance of a low bid of $4,727,165.85 for roads and drainage work; multiple appointments and reappointments; and event and clinic announcements. The transcript records 'Motion carries' for each item; roll‑call tallies were not provided.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury moved through a consolidated slate of routine business and recorded outcomes for multiple agenda items on Feb. 5, 2026. The transcript records motions, seconders and the chair declaring "Motion carries" for each of the items listed below; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the excerpt.
Key actions recorded (motion/second as spoken on the record; outcome: Motion carries):
- 2a: Adopt resolutions approving permanent utility servitude with temporary construction servitude agreements for the Gauthier Road Sewer Project (mover: Mister Hayes; second: Mister Barris). - 2b: Adopt resolution approving a permanent utility servitude agreement for the Nelson Road Waterline Expansion Project (mover: Miss Eason; second: Mister Bowers). - 2c: Adopt resolution approving a permanent public facilities servitude agreement for the East Calcasieu Parish Consolidated Water Works Project (mover: Mister Steli; second: Mister Marcantel). - 2d: Adopt resolutions related to grant submittals and agreements from the State of Louisiana Office of Community Development (mover: Mister Quinn; second: Mister Smith). - 3a: Approve minutes of the Jan. 8, 2026 meeting (mover: Mister Bowers; second: Mister Barris). - 4a: Approve renewal of 16 liquor and beer permit applications (mover: Mister Barris; second: Mister Andrew Pon). - 5a: Adopt resolution approving a professional services contract for emergency shelter care and treatment services for children and families (mover: Mister Guillory; second: Miss Eason). - 5b: Ratify continuation grant submittal and approve a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement related to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement grants (mover: Mister Andrepont; second: Mister Marcantel). - 6a: Adopt resolution approving cooperative endeavor agreement for 2025 opioid abatement grants (mover: Mister Bowers; second: Mister Barty). - 7a: Approve payment of all current invoices (mover: Mister Andrew Ponte; second: Mister Steli). - 7b: Authorize advertising for bids for the Care Sirens replacement project (mover: Mister Quinn; second: Miss Eason). - 7c: Advertise for bids for Magnolia Building Renovations and Improvement Project (mover: Mister Lewis; second: Mister Landry). - 7d: Advertise for bids for West Wayside Drive drainage improvements (mover: Mister Markantel; second: Mister Lewis). - 7e: Adopt resolution accepting low bid from Prairie Contractors for East Calcasieu Parish Roads and Drainage Rehabilitation in the amount of $4,727,165.85 (mover: Miss Eason; second: Mister Hayes). - 7f: Adopt resolution accepting McAllen Road bridge repair project as substantially complete (mover: Mister Marcantel; second: Mister Bartit). - 8a–8g: Multiple appointments and reappointments to local boards and commissions, including Airport District 1 (reappointment of Adam Grama), Calcasieu Parish Public Safety Commission (appointment of Carl Gillard), deferral of Community Center & Playground District 5 for 60 days, appointment of Lori Marinovich to Creole Nature & Scenic Byway District, appointment of Gilbert Glenn Franklin Jr. to Waterworks District No. 1, reappointment of Brian Corbello to Waterworks District No. 14, and appointment of Raven Williams to the workforce development board.
Announcements: the jury promoted the family‑friendly 'Mardi Gras in the Zone' event scheduled for Feb. 17, 2026, and announced annual rabies vaccination clinics on April 25, 2026, at Burton Coliseum (Lake Charles) and West Calcasieu Arena (Sulphur).
Notes on voting: The transcript repeatedly shows the chair asking "Any objection?" and then stating "Motion carries." The excerpt does not record individual juror votes or a numeric tally. For items where a dollar amount was stated on the record (7e), the amount is provided above; where staff or implementing details were not stated in the excerpt, entries are marked as "not specified."
