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EDC director presses rezoning of certified sites; updates on Lacassine water project, Hwy 26 resurfacing and local permits

Jefferson Davis Parish Economic Development Commission · December 10, 2025
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Summary

EDC Director Cesilee Oliver told the board she is seeking rezoning of certified properties to light industrial, working on an LED Fast Site application for the Lacassine water project, and that economic development activity slowed amid the federal shutdown; local mayors and a state senator provided updates on infrastructure and a $20 million award for Chennault.

Cesilee Oliver, EDC Director for Jefferson Davis Parish, told the Economic Development Commission on Dec. 10 that she has been pressing the Police Jury to rezone certified properties to light industrial and has met with T.O. Allen landowners to gain support for rezoning.

Oliver said she attended the Police Jury agenda meeting to present the rezoning need and encouraged EDC board members to attend the Police Jury meeting in support. She said she has been working with local business owners on expansion projects and has submitted an LED Fast Site application related to a…

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