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Calcasieu Parish budget committee approves a package of small capital and event allocations and a FY2026 budget amendment
Summary
The Calcasieu Parish Budget Committee voted to approve multiple gaming-fund requests—including park tree preservation, waterline projects, three work trucks and support for school athletics and events—and recommended resolutions to amend the FY2026 budget; all motions on the record carried.
The Calcasieu Parish Budget Committee approved a slate of funding requests and recommended resolutions amending the fiscal year 2026 budget during a meeting that proceeded without objections.
Chair (designated in the record as the meeting leader) introduced Item 1, a series of requests funded from the gaming fund, and described each proposal before the committee recorded motions and seconds and the chair announced that each motion "carries." The requests included: $12,800 for Ward 4 Community Center & Playground District No. 2 to preserve live oak trees at Frasch Park; $20,900 for Waterworks District No. 11 (Wards 4 and 7) for the West Parish Road Bridal waterline relocation; $430,000 for purchase of three new work trucks for Waterworks District No. 11 (Wards 4 and 7);…
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