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Ouachita Parish approves several ARPA allocations and moves on EPA grant application
Summary
On Oct. 7 the Police Jury approved submitting an EPA recreation grant with West Monroe, allocated $15,000 in ARPA funds for a kayak launch on Cheniere Lake, reallocated $100,000 of ARPA to United Way (with residual to Food Bank), and set aside $20,000 for 4th Judicial District Youth Services pending vetting.
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury on Oct. 7 authorized staff to submit an EPA recreation grant application in partnership with the City of West Monroe and approved multiple allocations from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Mrs. Toni Bacon moved to submit the EPA recreation grant application with West Monroe; the motion passed without opposition. The Jury also approved allocating $15,000 of ARPA funds for a kayak launch on Cheniere Lake, describing it as an investment in recreation tied to the EPA grant effort.
Separately, the Jury agreed to reallocate $100,000 previously assigned to VCOM to the United Way; any residual funds from the VCOM allocation were directed to the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana. That reallocation passed with one recorded abstention: Mrs. Bacon.
Mr. Michael Thompson moved to allocate $20,000 of ARPA funds to the 4th Judicial District Youth Services Planning Board after proper vetting; the motion passed without opposition.
Treasurer Cammack later presented results of a grant‑management RFP; the Jury voted to accept the proposal from Hunt Guillot & Associates and to negotiate a contract to provide grant management services. The minutes record these approvals but do not provide detailed grant application text or the final contract terms.
