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Caddo committee recommends exploring merger of Joint Council with statutory Children and Youth Planning Board; motion passes 4-0

Caddo Parish Commission Juvenile Justice Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The Juvenile Justice Committee voted 4-0 on Feb. 19 to ask administration to research and pursue a partnership that could make a newly formed Joint Council the parish's Children and Youth Planning Board, with a return to the committee before a full commission vote.

The Caddo Parish Commission's Juvenile Justice Committee voted 4-0 on Feb. 19 to recommend that parish administration continue discussions with a newly formed Joint Council on children's health about serving as the statutory Children and Youth Planning Board.

Commissioner Stefan Jones moved that administration "move forward with the process of partnering with this group," and Commissioner Ron Cawthorn seconded the motion. The motion, clarified as a recommendation to the full commission, carried by roll call: four in favor, one absent.

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