By Jeffra Wise DeViney
Cameron Parish Police Jury held their public voting session on Monday, Oct. 6, at the conclusion of the morning meeting in the CPPJ West Annex – Board Room, 148 Smith Circle, Cameron.
Jurors in attendance were: President Ronald Nunez, Jr., Dist. 6; Sonny McGee, Dist. 1; Mark Daigle, Dist. 5; Sam Bordelon, Dist. 3; Johnny Watson, Dist. 4; Michael Fewell, Dist. 2 and Ron Johnson, Interim Juror for Dist. 4.
After President Ronald Nunez, Jr. called the meeting to order and the Pledge of Allegiance/ Prayer were conducted, motion carried that was made by Sonny McGee and seconded by Johnny Watson to adopt September 2025 meeting minutes. Motions carried, by Ron Johnson and seconded by Michael Fewell to approve add-ons.
Motion carried to Approve Drilling Permits was made by Sonny McGee and seconded by Mark Daigle and motion was approved for High Bar Operating Company, LLC – Grand Chenier, North of Upper Mudd Lake, (propose to drill and complete the Big Mouth Bayou Prospect. Project includes, refurbishing a ring levee of an existing drill site, adding fill dirt to the site for stability and to raise the elevation as needed, minor refurbishment of the existing access road (fill potholes), adding a 70’ x 70’ wing for turning onto the road, boarding the entire access road and drill site, and drilling completion of theproposed well), Cameron Parish, LA. (251014)
Motion carried to Approve all other Permits was made by Sonny McGee and seconded by Ron Johnson. Approval was granted for the following:
Cameron Land Ventures, LLC – Carter Road, Cameron, (proposes removal of existing storm damaged dock structure, old foundation pads and damaged structures currently located on a previous industrial project site measuring approximately 5.6 acres. All material will be hauled to state approved disposal facility. Shoreline stabilization improvements at the site will be achieved with placement of approximately 2,405 cy of rip-rap material behind proposed dock structure and approx. 297.4 linear feet of steel bulkhead for proposed boat launch. Approx. 2.46 acres will be filled with 3,277 cy of concrete for structure foundations, boat launch, roads, and 301 cy of gravel for parking. Approx. 3.01 acres will remain a permeable yard and supportive of vegetative growth. The purpose of this project is to construct multi-purpose waterside vessel engagement facilities with short term accommodations to support expansion and industry development), Cameron Parish (250904)
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