? ?PROCEEDINGS
February 12, 2026,
6:00 p.m.
There was a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District 9 at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the Hackberry Waterworks Office, 1190 Main St., Hackberry, LA 70645.
Members Present: Wesley Hardin, Jared Desormeaux, Bobby Stansel
Absent: Will Aucoin, Gordon Gremillion
Employees Present: Brad Hinton and Shaun Kyle
Special Guests: Ryan Bourriaque – LA State Representative, Alex Guillory – Bluewing Civil Engineering, Blaine Johnson – Southeast Environmental Engineering
The meeting was called to order by president Wesley Hardin and the following business was discussed.
Public Comment period was given on all agenda items. No comments were made.
On motion of Bobby Stansel, seconded by Jared Desormeaux and carried unanimously the Board approved the previous meeting minutes.
Mr. Guillory presented the School House Marsh Project plans to Mr. Bourriaque with a request for capital outlay funding assistance from state funds to help the project proceed. Mr. Bourriaque looks forward to working with the board to improve the drainage of salt water intrusion in the community of Hackberry.
On motion of Jared Desormeaux, seconded by Bobby Stansel and carried unanimously the Board elected to approve the permits for the Moore-Odom Wildlife Foundation, Beckenstein Estate, and Cameron Parish Police Jury.
On motion of Jared Desormeaux, seconded by Bobby Stansel and carried unanimously the Board approved Brimstone to provide the labor and equipment to clear the School House Marsh Project property for the new driveway.
On motion of Jared Desormeaux, seconded by Bobby Stansel and carried unanimously the Board elected to renew the maturing CD with B1 Bank for one year at 3.3%.
On motion of Jared Desormeaux, seconded by Bobby Stansel and carried unanimously the Board elected to award all employees a 3.5% annual pay rate increase to be effective the pay period starting 2-8-26.
On motion of Bobby Stansel, seconded by Jared Desormeaux and carried unanimously the Board approved the January 2026 financial reports and Actual vs Budget report.
On motion of Jared Desormeaux, seconded by Bobby Stansel and carried unanimously the Board approved all invoices for payment.
On motion of Bobby Stansel, seconded by Jared Desormeaux and carried unanimously the meeting was adjourned.
___________________________Wesley Hardin/
President
___________________________Shaun Kyle/
Secretary-Treasurer
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