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Ouachita Parish Police Jury approves property sale, personnel moves, ARPA allocation and suspends bingo license
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury approved Ordinance No. 9503 to sell adjudicated Parcel 57899 at auction, confirmed multiple personnel actions and promotions, authorized a fire-truck purchase, allocated $20,000 in ARPA funds for a Monroe Police senior initiative, and suspended the Good Times Video Bingo license for delinquent payments.
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury held its regular meeting on Nov. 4, 2024, and approved a range of routine and administrative actions, including the sale of adjudicated property, personnel confirmations and promotions, budget adjustments, license approvals, and a license suspension.
The Jury adopted Ordinance No. 9503 authorizing an act of sale for adjudicated properties, specifically Parcel 57899 (206 S 24th Street, Monroe). The minutes record the purchaser as Louis Carl Thomas III, who bid $1,333.33 at an Oct. 24, 2024 auction; the ordinance sets sale conditions, a reservation of mineral rights to the parish, and pre-closing certification requirements.
Personnel and administrative actions approved during a Personnel Committee meeting included sick-leave actions, confirmation of Michael Lowe as permanent supply technician, the hire of firefighter John Davis Jr. (contingent on passing remaining tests), confirmation of Equipment Operator hires, and multiple promotions including Danielle McCloud, Sierra Lucas and Laura Williams; LaTanya Smith was designated as department head for human resources.
Public Works matters approved included preliminary subdivision approval for Whispering Lakes (subject to Public Works and engineer comments), approval of Change Order No. 1 for the FY2023 LCDBG street improvements project, and a budget revision moving $80,000 from major improvements to vehicle fuel and oil. The Jury approved transferring a 2014 New Holland tractor (Asset 15963) to the Calhoun property for $6,750 and several travel requests.
Chief Bobby Moore’s request to purchase a fire truck off the Louisiana state contract was approved without opposition. The Jury also agreed to allocate $20,000 of ARPA funds for the Monroe Police Department Senior Citizen Initiative and authorized vetting of the project.
Assistant District Attorney Mitchell was authorized to advertise leases for three FEMA properties on Jim Reeves Road for sealed bids. The Jury voted to suspend the license for Good Times Video Bingo until delinquent payments owed to the parish are received after owner Jason Garsee argued the payments were precluded by state law; the minutes record the suspension was adopted without opposition.
The Jury adopted Resolution No. 24-72 affirming the president's authority related to a Restore Louisiana Infrastructure grant (Grant #B-16-DL-22-0001/Year 2016), appointed Bradley N. Cammack to the Living Well Foundation board (Resolution No. 24-73) and appointed Josh Etheridge to the Monroe-West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau board (Resolution No. 24-74). Multiple beer and whiskey license renewals and a special-event license were approved.
The meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
