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State rep. tells jurors $5.45M in funds headed to St. Helena Parish; reiterates opposition to carbon capture and dam
Summary
Representative Robby Carter told the Police Jury that $800,000 is earmarked for a Greensburg community center, $150,000 for park improvements, $1 million for a ballpark and $3.5 million for the hospital, and urged jurors to oppose carbon capture and a proposed dam.
Representative Robby Carter updated the St. Helena Parish Police Jury on state-directed funding and expressed policy positions on local projects.
Carter told jurors the parish has funding commitments totaling $5.45 million: $800,000 for a new community center in Greensburg, $150,000 for park improvements, $1,000,000 for construction of a ballpark (which he said he opposed being built in the 5th District), and $3,500,000 designated for the hospital. He also stated his opposition to carbon capture projects and to construction of a dam and reservoir in St. Helena Parish and urged the Police Jury to adopt a resolution opposing the dam.
The minutes record Carter’s funding summary and his plea to the jury; they do not include direct quotations. The jury subsequently moved to adopt a resolution opposing the dam, which the minutes show was carried unanimously by jurors present.
