?CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
MEETING AGENDA –
VOTING SESSION
MONDAY MARCH 9, 2026
11:00 A.M. (or at the
conclusion of Morning
Agenda
Meeting)
Cameron Parish Police Jury
West Annex – Board Room
148 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Prayer
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
4. Motion to Adopt February 2026 meeting minutes
5. Motion to Approve Add-Ons:
6. Executive Session: Priola Construction v. CPPJ
7. Motion granting president authority to execute documents to settle the Priola Construction V. CPPJ
8. Motion to Approve Other Permits:
a.Moore-Odom Wildlife Foundation – Black Lake, Hackberry, Latitude 30°1’54.88, Longitude -93°29’33.29”, (MOWF Embankment Repair Project; re-cap approximately 10,740 linear feet of earthen levee to prevent saltwater intrusion into freshwater marsh and allow more effective marsh management capabilities within the marsh unit. This levee will protect and manage over 600 acres of freshwater marsh.), Cameron Parish, LA. (260301)
b. Justin J. Reeves, LLC – Off Price Lake Road, Rockefeller Refuge, Grand Chenier, (Southwest Coastal, Rockefeller Refuge, Shoreline Protection, Cameron Parish, LA., (ED 26-002; proposes site investigations including 4 soil borings approximately 40 feet below the existing mudline. Project is intended to reduce shoreline retreat along this critical stretch of Gulf Shoreline thus protecting marshes, ridges, and infrastructure, as well as promote the shallowing, settling out, and natural vegetative colonization of the over wash material landward of the shoreline protection.), Cameron Parish, LA. (260302)
c. Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC – Calcasieu Lake, Cameron (No Name Bayou (CS-78) Project which was authorized by LDCE under (C20220025) and COE (MVN-2015-02171-WPP) and Parish (LCUP#220604). This was a CWPPRA project issued to NOAA as the federal sponsor. CP2 LNG has coordinated with CPRA to assume responsibility for the No Name Bayou Project and is seeking authorization through this CUP application in order to utilize the spoil placement area identified for the No Name Bayou Marsh Creation project. The project involves dredging the marine berthing area on Monkey Island and placing within the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR). The (BUDM) material will be transported to the site by extending its existing slurry pipeline within the CPNWR. (260303)
d. Beckenstein Estate – Black Lake, Hackberry, Latitude 30°2’17.3”, Latitude -93°29’33.89”, (Beckenstein North Levee Repair Project; re-cap approximately 5,182 linear feet of earthen levee to prevent saltwater intrusion into freshwater marsh and allow more effective marsh management capabilities within the marsh unit. This levee will protect and manage over 385 acres of freshwater marsh.), Cameron Parish, LA. (260304)
e. Cameron Parish Police Jury – East and West Hackberry Oil Field included in Black Lake, Hackberry, Section 9-19, 23, 24, 30; 13, 24, 25, T12S, R10W, (proposes to remove legacy oil and gas infrastructure and conducted targeted sediment remediation activities to improve site safety, water quality, and ecological function in support of coastal restoration and hazard mitigation.), Cameron Parish, LA. (260305)
f. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 4 – Creole, Section 27-29, T14S, R07W, (Maintenance of Lateral “O”; perform maintenance dredging along 16,141 linear feet of drainage lateral.), Cameron Parish, LA. (260306)
g. BP America Production Company (BPAPC) – Grand Chenier, Section 5, T15S, R03W, (HET proposes to perform pit closure activity in a select area of the Miami Alternatives, LLC to remove and dispose pit bottom sediments, mixing and blending of remaining pit bottoms, and backfilling to appropriate land surfaces with unimpacted fill materials at the request of BP in accordance with the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy requirements), Cameron Parish, LA (260101) Tabled from January Meeting
h. Royal Engineers and Consultants – 5476 Grand Chenier Highway, Grand Chenier, (Deep Lake Geotechnical Investigation; proposes to remove soil samples for analysis using cone penetration test (CPTs) and bore drilling samples (BDS). This will include, 15 inland CPTs, 10 inland BDS, and 4 offshore BDS.), Cameron Parish, LA. (260307)
9. Motion to Approve Appointments:
a. Cameron Parish Port Harbor & Terminal District (Ward 2) – Vince Theriot, term expired (Tabled from last month)
b. Beachfront Development District No. 2 – Kim Murphy, term expired
c. Fire Protection District No. 14 – C.S. Darbonne, term expired
d. Fire Protection District No. 14 – Greg Manuel, term expired
e. Gravity Drainage District No. 4 – Shane Broussard, term expired
f. Gravity Drainage District No. 7 – Rogerest Romero, term expired
g. Lower Cameron Hospital District No. 2 – Rhonda Coleman, term expired
h. Recreation District No. 9 – Melisa Bonsall. Term expired
i. Waterworks District No. 11 – John Constance, term expired
j. Recreation District No. 5 – Tremayne Picou, resigned
k. Recreation District No. 5 – Thomas Cox, resigned
10. Motion to open public hearing on proposed changes to the Cameron Parish Ordinance:
Tourist Commission
Ordinance Revisions
Currently, Chapter 16 of the Cameron Parish Ordinances, titled “Parks and Recreation” provides in Sec. 16-1:
Sec. 16-1. Tourist promotion agency.
The parish police jury is hereby designated as the tourist promotion agency for the parish.
(Res. of 5-5-76)
It is recommended that Sec.16-1 be deleted and the following be added to Chapter 13 titled, “Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations”, creating an Article III:
ARTICLE III – OCCUPANCY TAX
Sec. 13-41. Occupancy tax on hotel/motel rooms and overnight camping facilities.
(a) There is hereby recognized the Cameron Parish Tourist Commission as provided for in Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4574.
(b) The Cameron Parish Tourist Commission is authorized pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4575.1 to levy a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities located in Cameron Parish, said tax being no more than the rate of two (2%) percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy. A long-term stay at overnight camping facilities shall be exempt from the occupancy tax.
Sec. 13-42. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article III of Chapter 13, unless the context clearly otherwise requires, the following words or terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to each in this section.
(1) Overnight Camping Facilities. The term “overnight camping facilities” shall mean any tract of land used for providing camping or parking areas for persons staying overnight in vehicles, including recreational vehicles, tents or other temporary accommodation.
(2) Recreational Vehicle. The term “recreational vehicle” shall mean a towed or self-propelled vehicle on its own chassis or attached to the chassis of another vehicle and designed or used primarily for temporary dwelling, recreational or sporting purposes including, but not be limited to: travel trailers, pickup truck campers, camping trailers, park model units, self-propelled motor homes, covered trucks and buses, and boats and boat trailers.
(3) Long-Term Stay. The term “long-term stay” shall mean that portion of a stay at an overnight camping facility that exceeds twenty-nine (29) consecutive days. By way of example, days thirty (30) to forty-five (45) of a stay of forty-five (45) consecutive days would be considered a long-term stay.
Sec. 13-43. Enforcement.
(a) Any person or entity failing to pay the occupancy tax shall be given notice requiring that such person or entity show cause at a hearing before the police jury as to why enforcement action should not be taken. Such notice shall state the date, hour, and place of such hearing and shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing by way of hand delivery, commercial courier, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to any of the following: (i) the address given on the application for a recreational vehicle park; (ii) the address given on the occupational license; or, (iii) the registered agent for service of process.
(b) Upon finding at such meeting that the person or entity has failed to pay the occupancy tax, the police jury may take one or more of the following actions: (i) revoke the occupational license; (ii) revoke any permit for a recreational vehicle park; and, (iii) commence an enforcement action seeking fines and injunctive relief as provided herein.
(c) Upon a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that a person or entity has failed to pay the occupancy tax, the person or entity shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation and, in addition, shall pay all expenses incurred by the Parish for inspections and any court cost involved in prosecution of such case. In addition, the parish may seek to enjoin the occupancy or use of any hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities owned or operated by such person or entity.
11. Consideration of adopting proposed changes to Cameron Parish Ordinance listed above to: Tourist Commission Ordinance Revisions
12. Motion to open public hearing on proposed amendments to the Cameron Parish Code of Ordinances: Chapter 10 Article VII. Temporary Food Service Festivals and Fairs Sec 10-69. Temporary Food Vendors: Holly Beach, the Village of Cameron and the Industrial LNG Facilities
Temporary food service vendors can sell food or drink in a temporary location on Holly Beach, the Village of Cameron and the Industrial LNG Facilities provided:
REMOVE THE FOLLOWING:
(6) A limit of no more than 5 temporary food service permits in the Village of Cameron issued within one (1) year, and allow Applicants 60 Days to comply with permit. Excluding vendors selling food products such as ice cream, frozen novelties, snow cones, etc.
13. Consideration of adopting proposed amendments to the Cameron Parish Code of Ordinances listed above to: Chapter 10 Article VII. Temporary Food Service Festivals and Fairs
14. Consideration of accepting North Cameron Emergency Operations Center as substantially complete
15. Consideration of Police Jury Association of Louisiana 2026 Annual Dues in the amount of $9,600.00
16. Consideration to allocate funding in the amount of $27,380.13 to the LSU Ag Center for Extension Programs for 2026
17. Approval of public notice advertisement for Geographic Boundaries of Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana
18. Approval of public notice advertisement to consider calling an election to be held on November 3, 2026, in Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 5 to consider renewal of an ad valorem property tax millage (6.21 mills) to construct, operate, and maintain the District’s drainage systems
19. Consideration of Letter of support for Habitat Recovery Project’s application to the Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) Grant, in partnership with The Water Institute
20. Consideration of President authority to sign State Water Bottom Lease No. 905 & No. 906 Renewal
21. Consideration of President authority to sign Resolution of support for the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Priority Project List 36
22. Consideration of Contract Amendment No. 4 – Mermentau Basin Inundation Relief Project, increase contract amount for compensation to the Engineer in the amount of $272,744.00
23. Consideration of retaining a professional to redraft Census boundaries before the next census count
24. Consideration of 911 Ordinance Change to allow the Sheriff to appoint a board member
25. Review and accept the monthly financial statements and budget to actual comparison
26. Motion that approved Bills be Paid
27. Executive Session:
a. Coastal Use Permit Litigation discussion
b. Update on Coastal Litigation
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