?PROCEEDINGS
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
AUGUST 4, 2025
The Cameron Parish Police Jury met in regular session on Monday, August 4, 2025, in the Cameron Parish West Annex Board Room in the Village of Cameron, Louisiana at 12:35 o’clock P.M.
The following members were present: Mr. Ronald Nunez, Jr., Mr. Michael Fewell, Mr. Magnus McGee, Mr. Ron Johnson, Mr. Mark Daigle, Mr. Sam Bordelon, and Mr. Johnny Watson. No member was absent.
There was no public comment on the agenda items.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried, the reading of the minutes shall be dispensed with and approved.
It was moved by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the following items be added to the agenda: (Item 23) Authority to allocate funding for Judge to hire a Full Time Long Term Law Clerk, (Item 24) Authority to allow DA to hire an employee (one) and allow the new hire to have vacation benefits as provided within the Police Jury personnel policy which is consistent with the employee’s years of service at an existing public agency, (Item 25) Authorization of president authority to sign letter of support for the Cameron Parish Schools to participate in the Sports Medicine and Training Program with West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, (Item 26) Appoint Kristin Saltzman as Cameron Parish Registrar of Voter.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried permit 6j. Byron K. Olivier – Klondike, Cameron Parish, LA., (250810) is hereby tabled.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, that the applications for the following permits be and the same are hereby approved with the stipulations set forth by the respective Gravity Drainage Districts:
a. Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 4 – East Creole, Kings Bayou, Cameron, Parish, LA., (250801)
b. Hilcorp Energy, LP – Hackberry, Marsh East of Black Lake, Cameron Parish, LA. (250802)
c. Duphil – Section 10, T15S, R14W, 6606 Gulf Beach Highway, Johnson Bayou, Cameron Parish, LA. (250803)
d. Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, LLC – Sabine River, Johnson Bayou, Cameron Parish, LA., (250804)
e. Marcus William LeBoeuf – Eric and Tans Road, Grand Lake, Cameron Parish, LA., (250805)
f. Cameron Parish Police Jury – Superior Road, Hackberry, Cameron Parish, LA., (250806)
g. Cameron Parish Police Jury – Creole, Rutherford Beach Road, Cameron Parish, LA., (250807)
h. Canik’s Feed and Grocery – 4459 W Creole Highway, Creole, Cameron Parish, LA., (250808)
i. EnCameron, LLC – Cameron, Latitude 29°48’23”, Longitude 93°18’43”, Cameron Parish, LA., (250809)
k. Cameron Parish Police Jury – Oak Grove, Cameron Parish, LA., (250811)
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Ronald Nunez Sr., to the Gravity Drainage District No. Three Board. Mr. Nunez, recused from voting.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby reappoints James Boudreaux to the Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron Board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Susan Fawvor to the Consolidated Fire Protections of South Cameron Board.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Jacob Nunez to the Fire Protection District No. Fourteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Ricky Hargrave to the Fire Protection District No. Fifteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Bryan Weekly to the Fire Protection District No. Fifteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Matt Hudson to the Fire Protection District No. Fifteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Cory Vincent to the Fire Protection District No. Fifteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Geralyn Myers to the Fire Protection District No. Sixteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Barry Watkins to the Fire Protection District No. Sixteen Board.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Marck Smythe to the Mosquito Abatement Board.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried, the board hereby reappoints Thomas Cox to the Recreation District No. Five Board.
It was moved by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby acknowledges the expired term of Lexi Martin, leaves an open seat until someone can be found to fill position, and directs the secretary to send a letter of appreciation to Ms. Martin.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the floor is opened for a public hearing of on the proposed amendments to the Cameron Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 – Administration, Article II. – Officers and Employees, Division 1 – Generally, Section. 2-16.2 – Parish Administration:
Change to add the bold underlined to (2)
(2) All other agency heads or employees of the parish police jury will answer directly to the parish administrator, except the Road & Bridge Superintendent and the OEP Director, There being no written or oral comments from the public, the president declared the public hearing closed.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby authorizes to amend Cameron Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 – Administration, Article II. – Officers and Employees, Division 1 – Generally, Section. 2-16.2 – Parish Administration as written above.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby approves the renewal of the employee group insurance policies for policy year September 2025 – September 2026 for:
a. Group Hospitalization – Renew with BlueCross/BlueShield with an 8.5% increase
b. Group Dental & Vision – Renew Dental with Guardian, and change Vision from MetLife to Guardian
c. Group Life – Renew no change
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby authorizes, empowers, and directs the president to sign any and all documents relevant to the State Capital Outlay Act for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, Resolution 1219 for the Match Commitment for Act 2 of the 2025 Regular Session Capital Outlay Funds is declared adopted.
It was moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by Mr. Bordelon, and carried, the board hereby approves the liquor permit for DG Louisiana, LLC dba Dollar General #22889 located at 10401 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles, LA 70607.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby approves the renewal of the contract with the Picard Group for State and Federal lobbying services.
It was moved by Mr. Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried, the board hereby grants authority for the building inspector to send a Notice of Condemnation Hearing Letter on the property owned by Meza-Vasquez Jorge Armando, located at 201 Chesson Road, Grand Lake, LA 70607.
Considering the sealed bid from US Fire Apparatus in the amount of $1,193,492.00, to be the only responsible bid for purchase of a fire truck for Hackberry Fire, it was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby approves the bid for the purchase of the Fire Truck for Hackberry Fire.
It was moved by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby authorizes the advertisement to amend the RV Park Ordinance, once drafted by the DA and approved by the sub-committee.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby approves the Variance for JP Farms, LLC, c/o Jim Paul Dupont to construct two warehouses, 2400 square feet and 5,000 square feet, located at 141 Vejay Street, Cameron, LA 70631 to rent to service companies.
The vote thereon was recorded, as follows:
YEAS: Ronald Nunez, Jr., Michael Fewell, Magnus McGee, Ron Johnson, Sam Bordelon, and Johnny Watson
NAYS:None
ABSTAINED: Mark Daigle
ABSENT: None
It was moved by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby accepts the monthly financial statements and budget to the actual comparison report.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to pay July 2025 bills.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried, the board hereby allocates funding for the Judge to hire a full-time long-time law clerk.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the board hereby grants authority to allow DA to hire an employee (one) and allow the new hire to have vacation benefits as provided within the Police Jury personnel policy which is consistent with the employee’s years of service at an existing public agency.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried, the board hereby authorizes, empowers and directs the president to sign the letter of support for the Cameron Parish Schools to participate in the Sports Medicine and Training Program with West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby appoints Kristin Saltzman as the new Registrar of Voters in and for the Parish of Cameron.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the Jury shall go into Executive Session to discuss:
a. Hurricane Insurance Litigation
b. Coastal Zone Litigation
c. The release agreement with Roy Bailey Construction
d. The professional duties of the Parish Administrator
e. The professional competence and duties of the new Road & Bridge Superintendent
The vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Ronald Nunez, Jr., Michael Fewell, Magnus McGee,
Ron Johnson, Mark Daigle, Sam Bordelon, and Johnny
Watson
NAYS: None
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None
The president called the meeting back to order at 4:15 o’clock P.M., and the jury returned to regular session.
It was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Watson, and carried, the board hereby authorizes the formation of a finance policy committee consisting of Michael Fewell, Mark Daigle, and Sam Bordelon.
There was no action on the hurricane insurance litigation, the coastal zone litigation, the parish administrator, and the Road & Bridge Superintendent. However, the DA, Tom Barrett reiterated again there was no evidence not even circumstantial that showed any criminal activity on behalf of Roy Bailey Construction concerning the Grand Lake Barn Road. He also stated this incident can be discussed and you can answer any questions asked by the public, the agreement does not stop anyone from commenting, but keep it to the facts.
It was moved by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. McGee, and carried, the board hereby authorizes a letter be sent to Judge Penelope Richard requesting all jurors be allowed to attend the 2025 Cameron Fishing Festival. Mr. Daigle recused himself from voting.
There being no further business, it was moved by Mr. McGee, seconded by Mr. Fewell, and carried, the meeting was declared adjourned.
APPROVED:
_______________ RONALD NUNEZ, JR., PRESIDENT
ATTEST:

MARY B CARROLL,
SECRETARY
RUN: Sept. 18 (S 25)
Cost of Notice per run: $162.00