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Commission adopts waiver of 'buy back' rights for three Benjamin Street properties in Arabi
Summary
On Jan. 20, 2026 the Housing Redevelopment & Quality of Life Commission adopted Resolution HRQLC #35-01-26 authorizing the waiver of "buy back" rights under the Louisiana Land Trust Builder Bundle Program for properties at 1810, 1822 and 1831 Benjamin Street in Arabi; the motion passed after a failed attempt to table the matter.
The Housing Redevelopment & Quality of Life Commission voted to adopt Resolution HRQLC #35-01-26 on Jan. 20, 2026, authorizing the waiver of "buy back" rights under the Louisiana Land Trust Builder Bundle Program for properties with municipal addresses 1810 Benjamin Street, 1822 Benjamin Street and 1831 Benjamin Street in Arabi, Louisiana. Committee Member Cindi Meyer moved to adopt the resolution, and Committee Member Ryan Randall seconded the motion; the recorded vote, including Committee Chair Gillis McCloskey casting his vote as YEA, resulted in adoption and the resolution was declared adopted on the 20th day of January, 2026.
The vote followed discussion among several committee members and recognition of Kayne LaGraize of LaGraize Builders, LLC during the conversation. Committee Member Fred Everhardt moved to table the item until the commission could request an official opinion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Louisiana Attorney General; "This item died due to a lack of a second," the minutes state. After the table motion failed, the commission proceeded to a final recorded vote, with the tally recorded in the minutes and the outcome adopted the same day. The minutes do not specify the commission's rationale in detail beyond the recorded discussion and recognition of the builder representative.
