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Bossier Parish designates four census tracts for Opportunity Zones 2.0; one tract swapped by amendment
Summary
The police jury designated four census tracts to participate in the federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program, amending its motion to replace tract 22015011107 with 22015011300; the Parish Administrator was authorized to recommend the selections to the governor's office.
Juror Doug Rimmer moved to designate several census tracts for the federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program and to authorize the Parish Administrator to forward recommendations to the Office of the Governor. Juror Pam Glorioso amended the motion to remove census tract 22015011107 and add tract 22015011300 (the Town of Benton swap). The amended motion carried unanimously and the jury adopted a resolution designating tracts 22015010400, 22015011300, 22015011111 and 22015011118.
The resolution authorizes the Parish Administrator to make the formal recommendation to the governor's office and reflects the Industrial Development Committee's prior discussion to include the Downtown Airport (Census Tract 22015010400) and to swap a Benton tract for the East Bank District earlier proposed.
