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Council authorizes mayor to sign DOTD airport paperwork to streamline annual paperwork

City of Natchitoches City Council · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Council adopted a resolution allowing the mayor to execute agreements and documents with the Louisiana DOTD aviation office for the Natchitoches Regional Airport to simplify repeated paperwork; city staff noted council retains standard oversight for bids and projects.

The City of Natchitoches on April 13 adopted Resolution 21 authorizing the mayor to execute agreements and documents with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s Aviation Division related to the Natchitoches Regional Airport.

An LA DOTD representative (Ed) told the council the change is intended to simplify and minimize paperwork for the DOTD by authorizing signing of routine documents for a one-year period. He emphasized the resolution does not obviate council oversight of projects that require bids or separate council approvals: "It’s just a simplification thing for them... it doesn't avoid us coming to ... the city council for a bid for a project or anything like that that still has to come to city council meeting," he said.

Council approved the resolution by unanimous roll call. The action authorizes the mayor to sign DOTD-related airport paperwork for the coming year, while maintaining the council’s authority on project awards and significant contract decisions.

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