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Calcasieu Parish budget committee approves a package of small capital and event allocations and a FY2026 budget amendment
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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); $14,530 for abatement improvements at the community center at 507 Oak Street in De Quincy (Ward 6); $30,000 for Waterworks District No. 2 (Beauregard) to replace a waterline along Riley Fraser Road; $15,000 to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to support the 2026 LHSAA boys basketball championship ("Marsh Madness"); $25,000 to the Louisiana High School Rodeo Association for 2026 high school and junior-high rodeo activities; and $35,000 to support a visit to Lake Charles for costs associated with the 2026 Lake Charles airshow.
Item 2 on the agenda asked the committee to recommend that the police jury adopt resolutions amending the FY2026 budget for items that deviate from estimated revenues, expenditures or fund balances. That recommendation was moved, seconded and carried on the record.
All items on the published agenda were moved, seconded and approved with no objections voiced during the meeting. The clerk conducted roll call at the start of the session, the record shows one member (Mr. Steli) was noted as unable to attend, and the committee confirmed a quorum before proceeding. With business concluded, a motion to adjourn was made and the meeting moved to adjournment.
Votes at a glance - Item 1a — $12,800, Ward 4 (Frasch Park live oak preservation): motion carried. - Item 1b — $20,900, Waterworks District No. 11 (West Parish Road Bridal waterline relocation): motion carried. - Item 1c — $430,000, Waterworks District No. 11 (purchase of three work trucks): motion carried. - Item 1d — $14,530, Ward 6 (abatement improvements, 507 Oak Street, De Quincy): motion carried. - Item 1e — $30,000, Waterworks District No. 2 (Riley Fraser Road waterline replacement): motion carried. - Item 1f — $15,000, Louisiana High School Athletic Association (2026 LHSAA boys basketball championship "Marsh Madness"): motion carried. - Item 1g — $25,000, Louisiana High School Rodeo Association (2026 school rodeo): motion carried. - Item 1h — $35,000, visit Lake Charles (2026 Lake Charles airshow costs): motion carried. - Item 2a — Fiscal Year 2026 budget amendment resolutions: recommendation to adopt carried.
The committee did not record individual roll-call vote tallies on the record for these items; the record shows the motions were moved and seconded and no objections were voiced. The meeting then moved to adjournment.
