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Board approves property insurance, disciplinary hearing officers and asks DA to review Entergy servitude
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board approved a $1,493,577.16 property insurance proposal, approved a list of disciplinary hearing officers and voted to ask the district attorney to review a proposed servitude/right-of-way with Entergy.
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board voted Feb. 11 to approve several routine items including a property insurance proposal and the list of disciplinary hearing officers required by state law.
On a motion by Albert Burl and seconded by Shawn Wallace, the board approved a property insurance proposal from LA Insurance Services for $1,493,577.16. The roll call vote was 10 yeas, 1 absent (Phillip Johnson).
The board also approved a list of disciplinary hearing officers, as required by Louisiana Revised Statute 17:443. The motion by Patrick Sanders, seconded by Clarence Triche, carried on a 10–0 vote with one member absent; the list included Patrick Amadee, Lana Ourso Chaney, Wayne Landry, Lloyd LeBlanc and Angie Peraza.
Separately, the board voted to ask the District Attorney’s Office to review documents and, if legally permitted, prepare a servitude (right-of-way) agreement that would allow Entergy to place power lines on the Leon Godchaux site. Patrick Sanders made the motion and Shawn Wallace seconded; the motion carried on a 10–0 roll call with one absent.
The approvals were routine items on the agenda and the votes were recorded by roll call. There were no recorded dissenting votes on the items approved in this article.
What happens next: The district will receive insurance coverage under the approved proposal, and the District Attorney’s Office will review the Entergy servitude materials if provided to determine how the board should proceed.
