The Planning and Zoning Board amended and adopted a Solar Energy Facilities Ordinance.
Author Archives: Natalie McLendon
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Sulphur City Council 11/14/22
The council appointed members of the Home Rule Charter Commission, and members of the public again pressed for greater transparency in government. The council also had some updates on hurricane recovery and extensions for people living in RVs post-storm.
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Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning 10/18/22
Planning is again in the works to allow solar fields in Calcasieu Parish.Â
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Calcasieu Parish is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Laura. We’re tracking federal funding to find out why.
Hurricane recovery still looks like a patchwork of blue tarped roofs, ongoing insurance fights, and long waits for federal and state government relief. We examined FEMA records to find out where funding is going.
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Calcasieu Parish Local Emergency Planning Committee 10/18/22
The Committee met to discuss the explosion at Sasol, the many LNG projects slated for construction, and the impact it would have on the population of southwest Louisiana.
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Westlake City Council 10/17/22
The council had a full agenda, including a presentation on an app from Entergy to report street light outages and more home condemnations.
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Sulphur City Council 10/11/22
Documenter name: Natalie McLendon Agency holding meeting: Sulphur City Council Date: October 11, 2022 Summary A public hearing on Sulphur City Council’s Home Rule Charter Commission creation was tabled until next month’s meeting. This issue has previously been met with controversy from the public. There were many appointments to various positions and even more property […]