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Natchitoches council adopts commercial rezoning, human‑trafficking policy and minor contract change; lease to homelessness coalition introduced
Summary
The council approved a final rezoning for Ace Commercial Properties, adopted a human‑trafficking prevention policy for city personnel, approved a final change order for street improvements with a $790.80 underrun, adopted an autism awareness proclamation and introduced a lease to the Negus Coalition of Homeless for consideration at a future meeting.
At its meeting, the Natchitoches City Council approved several ordinances and one resolution, and introduced a lease to a local homelessness coalition for consideration at a future meeting.
Ordinance No. 9 of 2026: The council adopted a final ordinance rezoning about 34.6 acres for Ace Commercial Properties LLC to allow office/industrial support uses on Old River Road. Proponent Richard Armstrong described plans for a single structure housing administrative and equipment functions for his business operations. The motion to adopt passed on a roll call vote with council members concurring.
Ordinance 008 of 2026: The council adopted an ordinance to add a human‑trafficking prevention and reporting policy to the city personnel manual. The measure was presented as a personnel policy requiring compliance as a condition of city employment; the item passed by roll call.
Resolution 16 of 2026: Council adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute Change Order No. 3 with Regional Construction LLC for FY2023 LCDBG street improvements. The city engineer reported the change order resulted in a net cost underrun of $790.80; the project remained fully funded by the state Office of Community Development.
Proclamation No. 15 of 2026: The council adopted a proclamation recognizing World Autism Day (April 2) and Autism Awareness Month, and noted a Zeta Phi Beta event at City Park on April 11 (9 a.m.–12 p.m.). Candace Grayson, president of the Mu Omega Zeta chapter, thanked the council for the recognition.
Lease introduction: Councilwoman Washington Eli introduced an ordinance to lease a city property at 319 North to the Negus Coalition of Homeless at an initial rate of $250 per month. The lease was introduced for future consideration and the council invited representatives of the coalition to attend the next meeting to answer questions.
All roll‑call outcomes and ordinance/resolution identifiers were read at the meeting.
