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DeSoto Parish committee authorizes counsel and declares Mundy landfill expansion a public necessity
Summary
Solid Waste Committee engaged special counsel and approved a resolution declaring the Mundy landfill expansion a public necessity, authorizing acquisition of roughly 271 acres (owned by Royal Martin) either by agreement or expropriation.
The DeSoto Parish Solid Waste Committee on Monday authorized outside counsel and moved forward procedural steps aimed at expanding the Mundy landfill.
Committee members voted to engage Marino as special counsel to provide legal services related to land acquisition for the proposed expansion. A presenter told the committee the tract under consideration lies northeast of the existing landfill, is owned by Royal Martin and is approximately 271 acres.
The committee then approved resolutions to explore purchasing property and to declare the Mundy landfill expansion project a public necessity, a step that, if followed by additional actions, would authorize acquisition of property and property rights by amicable agreement or, if necessary, expropriation. The motion to declare the project a public necessity (Resolution No. 18 of 2026) passed on roll call.
A staff member noted the proposed counsel's hourly rates in committee materials and said the rates were below attorney-general guidelines. Committee members asked questions about the usability and location of the parcel; staff described it as "very usable, no swamp." No purchase price or funding source was set at this meeting.
Next steps: Staff will continue negotiations and counsel will support acquisition work; the committee's actions authorize pursuit of property rights for the expansion, including eminent-domain procedures if amicable acquisition cannot be reached.
