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Livingston Parish board approves gym use for community forum after hours of public comment on carbon‑capture
Summary
After extended public comment and a legal debate over facility‑use policy, the Livingston Parish School Board voted to approve use of French Settlement High School gym for a planned town‑hall on carbon capture, with conditions and instructions to complete paperwork and insurance.
The Livingston Parish School Board voted to approve use of French Settlement High School’s facilities for a planned community forum on carbon‑capture projects after nearly two hours of public comment and board debate.
Councilman Dean Coates (District 8), who requested the facility use, told the board the meeting was intended as an educational town hall and cited state law when arguing for equal access. "The first one is Louisiana state law 17:81," Coates said, adding that written nondiscriminatory policies are required and that selective access "violates this law." He said organizers would supply insurance and asked the board to allow the event.
Principal (speaker 10) who canceled the initial reservation told the board he acted out of concern for student and staff safety after the event’s scope changed and community members…
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