Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Operations topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approves multiple infrastructure, procurement and zoning actions; accepts hurricane‑repair low bid
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approved a package of resolutions including engineering contract amendments, waterline servitudes, roadway and bridge projects, liquor permits, subdivision acceptance, and acceptance of a low bid for hurricane repairs at Caucasu Point.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on March 12 adopted a series of resolutions and motions covering infrastructure projects, procurement awards and routine administrative items.
Key approvals and outcomes
- Appaloosa Street: Jury approved an amendment to the professional engineering contract for the Appaloosa Street improvements project (motion carried).
- Ravia Road & West Parish Road: Approved amendment to the professional engineering contract for the multi‑bridge replacement project.
- Nelson Road & Big Lake Road waterlines: Adopted resolutions accepting donations of permanent utility servitudes for waterline expansion projects.
- Expropriations and servitudes: Approved expropriation in full fee ownership for Appaloosa Street and permanent utility servitudes with temporary construction servitudes for the Gochce Road sewer project phase three and appropriation for the Carass Drive bridge replacement project.
- Executive orders on outdoor burning: The jury ratified Executive Order 2026‑01 (prohibiting outdoor burning) and later ratified an executive order that lifted the prohibition (transcript refers to the second order as '20262'); members briefly discussed rural versus urban terminology for the regulation.
- Liquor and beer permits: Staff recommended and the jury approved four new and nine renewal liquor/beer permits and ratified three special‑event permits.
- Sale and subdivisions: The jury approved the sale of adjudicated property to Lionel A. Jones Jr. and accepted Dream View Estates Phase 4 subdivision.
- Procurement and construction: The jury authorized standard procurement authorities for vehicles and equipment, approved an RFP for emergency mitigation/remediation services, and accepted the low bid from Pat Williams Construction for the Caucasu Point hurricane repair project (staff recommended the low bid). The staff noted a bidder withdrawal for an apparent calculation error in another package.
- Project acceptance: The jury adopted resolutions accepting multiple projects as substantially complete, including West Kauashi Parish Road Rehabilitation, Goce Road Lake Charles regional airport sewer transport system phase 2, East Kaukashi Parish Road and Drainage Rehabilitation, and phases of East Kaukashu/Consolidated Water projects.
Several board appointments were confirmed, including reappointments to the public safety communications district and appointment of Steven Lyles to the Industrial Development Board.
Many items were handled as routine consent or single‑motion actions with no recorded objections. Where staff recommended a specific bidder or firm, jurors approved the recommendations on motions recorded in the public docket.
Next steps: Most approvals authorize staff and contractors to proceed; technical details and project schedules are in departmental files and will return to the jury if further action or funding is needed.
