Minutes

The Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, met in Regular Session at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, on Monday, February 09, 2026, at three (3:00) o'clock p.m. (Central Standard Time).

There were present: Craig Smith , President and Police Jurors: Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Randy Wiggins, Randy Harris, Danny Bordelon, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., Sean McGlothlin, Parrish Giles and Jay Scott.

Absent: None.

Also present were: Ms. Theresa Pacholik, Secretary/Treasurer; Mr. Shane Trapp, Courthouse Building Superintendent; Ms. Betty Jo Bourgeois, Sales & Use Tax Administrator; Mr. John Depril; Honorable Greg Beard; Ms. Linda Sanders; Chief Jody Glorioso; Ms. Angie Branton; Ms. Sherry Ledington; Mr. Rick Reno; Ms. Sarah Vidrine; Ms. Debra Wess; Ms. Devon Davis; Mr. Matt Johns; Ms. Melissa Becker-Wynn;; Ms. Jessica Trichel; Mayor David Butler; Mr. Rhett Desselle; Mr. Derrick Griffin, T-Fiber; and Mr. Greg Jones, Legal Counsel.

The invocation was given by Mr. Randy Wiggins.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Parrish Giles.

The Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, was duly convened as the governing authority of said Parish by Hon. Craig Smith, President, who welcomed all present and then stated that the Police Jury was ready for the first item of business.

Mr. Rick Reno provided an update on the LaBorde Earles Coliseum and Events Center.

Mr. Derrick Griffin, representative of T-Fiber/Metronet/T- Mobile, addressed those in attendance regarding the installation of fiber cables in District I. He assured everyone that proper procedures would be followed, and the general public would be properly informed regarding the work performed.

On motion by Mr. Randy Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Jay Scott to lift the cease and desist letter issued to T -Fiber after the proper permits have been submitted and approved. On vote the motion carried.

On m otion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau to adopt the minutes of the Rapides Parish Police Jury held in Regular Session on January 12, 2026, as published in the Official Journal. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton that approved bills be paid. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Craig Smith to reappoint Ms. Linda Drew McMahon on the Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Bureau for a one (1) year term. New Term will expire February 8, 2027. On vote the motion carried. REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

On motion by Mr. Craig Smith, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton to reappoint Mr. Clayton Harmson on the Buckeye Recreation District for a five (5) year term. New term will expire February 17, 2031. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Randy Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton to reappoint Ms. Cindy Cespiva on the Ward 9 Recreation District for a five (5) year term. New term will expire February 12, 2031. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Randy Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton to reappoint Mr. Rick Ducote on the Ward 9 Recreation District for a five (5) year term. New term will expire February 12, 2031. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Randy Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton to reappoint Mr. Russell Flowers on the Waterworks District No. 3 Board for a five (5) year term. New term will expire on January 1, 2031. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton to reappoint Mr. Les West on the Waterworks District 11A Board for a five (5) year term. New term expire on July 12, 2030. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Parrish Giles to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented in the Committee Meeting on February 2, 2026. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

Sale of Adjudicated Property ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL TO: CLARISSA BELTON FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $1,941.34 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as follows:

A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground, together with all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being, lying and situated in the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground together will all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being lying and situated in the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot Twelve (12) of Square Five (5) of Shop Addition, Extensions, as part plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 26 of the records of Rapides Parish Louisiana

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned cities and/or the parish for unpaid property taxes; and

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WHEREAS, a request has been received from Clarissa Belton purchase said property for the consideration of One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty -One Dollars and 34/100 cents ($1,941. 34) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above -mentioned property to Clarissa Belton whose current mailing address is P. O. Box 4633, Pineville, LA 71361 and physical address of: 7141 Jackson Street, Apt 115, Alexandria, LA 71303, for the offered consideration.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground together will all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being lying and situated in the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot Twelve (12) of Square Five (5) of Shop Addition, Extensions, as part plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 26 of the records of Rapides Parish Louisiana

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

· the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish, · the current telephone book, · any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or done intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

“process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);

• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S.47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or done intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six months if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six- month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the Act of Cash Sale or Ac t of Donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President that purchaser or done has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed but shall convey the surface rights of said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees. REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against exhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sold is reasonably fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self -operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, ma file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale property was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest of which the purchaser or done takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and o f all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.

• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under su bsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and t he recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity because of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Randy Harris, seconded by Mr. Randy Wiggins the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

Sale of Adjudicated Property ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL TO: CYNTHIA SHORTER FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $2,333.33 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as follows:

A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground, together with all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being, lying and situated in the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground together will all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being lying and situated in the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot Ten (10) of Square Eighteen (18) of South Alexandria Land Company Addition, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 149-150 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned cities and/or the parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Cynthia Shorter purchase said property for the consideration of Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty -Three REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Dollars and 33/100 cent s ($2,333.33) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above -mentioned property to Cynthia Shorter whose current mailing address is 2041 Wise Street, Alexandria, LA 71301, for the offered consideration.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1. A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground together will all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being lying and situated in the City of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot Ten (10) of Square Eighteen (18) of South Alexandria Land Company Addition, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 149-150 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

· the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish, · the current telephone book, · any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or done intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);

• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S.47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or done intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six months if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six- month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the Act of Cash Sale or Ac t of Donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President that purchaser or done has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed but shall convey the surface rights of said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees. REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against exhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sold is reasonably fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self -operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, my file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale property was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest of which the purchaser or done takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and o f all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.

• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under su bsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and t he recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity because of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Randy Harris, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

Sale of Adjudicated Property ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL TO: OTIS PAYNE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $555.35 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as follows:

Certain pieces, parcels or lots of ground, together with all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being, lying and situated in the Town of Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot fronting 36 feet on Water Street, and running back west between parallel lines to Bayou Boeuf, being more particularly described as Tract 2 in Act of Cash Sale from Mary Spears, et al to Clara Martin dated various dates, filed and recorded September 21, 1979 in Conveyance Book 977, Page 205 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Bearing no municipal address

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned cities and/or the parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Otis Payne purchase said property for the consideration of Five Hundred Fifty -Five Dollars and 35/100 cents (555.35) cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Otis Payne whose current mailing address is P. O. Box 194, Lecompte, LA 71346 and physical address of: 2006 Hardy Street,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1.

Certain pieces, parcels or lots of ground, together with all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being, lying and situated in the Town of Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot fronting 36 feet on Water Street, and running back west between parallel lines to Bayou Boeuf, being more particularly described as Tract 2 in Act of Cash Sale from Mary Spears, et al to Clara Martin dated various dates, filed and recorded September 21, 1979 in Conveyance Book 977, Page 205 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Bearing no municipal address

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

· the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish, · the current telephone book, · any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

Section 4. The acquiring person shall send written notice notifying any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or done intends to be terminated that the party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);

• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S.47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or done intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six months if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six- month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the Act of Cash Sale or Ac t of Donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President that purchaser or done has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed but shall convey the surface rights of said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees. REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against exhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sold is reasonably fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self -operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, ma file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale property was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest of which the purchaser or done takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
• (c) With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
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liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.

• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under su bsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and t he recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity because of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau the following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted:

Sale of Adjudicated Property ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY TO SELL TO: OTIS PAYNE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $555.35 CASH

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or Parish of Rapides owns property described as follows:

Certain pieces, parcels or lots of ground, together with all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being, lying and situated in the Town of Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot fronting 69 feet on Water Street, and running back west to Bayou Boeuf, being more particularly described as Tract 1 in Act of Cash Sale from Mary Spears, et al to Clara Martin dated various dates, filed and recorded September 21, 1979, in Conveyance Book 977, Page 205 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

LESS & EXCEPT: The north 11 feet sold to M. R. Earnest et al in Conveyance Book 56, Page 298 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Bearing no municipal address

said property having been adjudicated to either of aforementioned cities and/or the parish for unpaid property taxes; and

WHEREAS, a request has been received from Otis Payne purchase said property for the consideration of Five Hundred Fifty- Five Dollars and 35/100 cents ($555.35) REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

cash, at the time of sale, said consideration representing the total of the statutory impositions, governmental liens, and costs of sale or two-thirds (2/3) of the appraised value of the property; and,

WHEREAS, this Jury is of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to convey the above-mentioned property to Otis Payne whose current mailing address is P. O. Box 194, Lecompte, LA 71346 and physical address of: 2006 Hardy St.,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Rapides Parish Police Jury that:

Section 1.

Certain pieces, parcels or lots of ground, together with all rights, ways and privileges thereunto belonging, being, lying and situated in the Town of Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot fronting 69 feet on Water Street, and running back west to Bayou Boeuf, being more particularly described as Tract 1 in Act of Cash Sale from Mary Spears, et al to Clara Martin dated various dates, filed and recorded September 21, 1979, in Conveyance Book 977, Page 205 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

LESS & EXCEPT: The north 11 feet sold to M. R. Earnest et al in Conveyance Book 56, Page 298 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Bearing no municipal address

Rapides Parish, Louisiana, should be re-entered into the stream of commerce thereby serving the public interest.

Section 2. The acquiring person shall certify, in writing, to the Purchasing Department that he/she or his/her agent has searched for all names and last known addresses of all owners, mortgages, and any other person(s) who may have a vested or contingent interest in the property, or who have filed a request for notice as indicated in those records and has so examined:

· the mortgage and conveyance records of Rapides Parish, · the current telephone book, · any other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any, the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the Secretary of States set forth by the names of identified entities

Section 3. The acquiring person shall submit the required notifications (R.S. 47:2206 A and B) to the Civil Sheriff for his/her signature, and then notify those persons identified via regular mail, certified mail*, publication and/or service of process. *Copies of the “green and white receipts” should be maintained by the purchaser as indicia of compliance with the notice requirements;

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party has until the later of the following to redeem the property or otherwise challenge in a court of competent jurisdiction the potential sale or donation:

• (a) Sixty days from the date of the notice provided in this Subsection, if five years have elapsed from the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”), or six months after the date of the notice provided for in this Subsection, if five years have not elapsed since the filing of the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”);
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The written notice required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S.47:2206 A. (2).

Section 5. The acquiring person shall cause to be published in the official journal of this parish (currently the Town Talk) a notice that any tax sale party whose interest the successful bidder or done intends to be terminated has, to redeem the property, until the later of:

• (a) Sixty days, for property on which a tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed over five years previous of the first publication, or six months if the tax sale certificate (formerly “process verbal”) was filed less than five years before the first publication of the notice provided for this Subsection.
• (b) The filing of the sale or donation transferring the property.
• (c) The publication required by this Section shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2206 B. (2).

Section 6. The acquiring person may file with the recorder of mortgages a copy of one of the notices that was sent to the tax debtor or the current owner. A transfer, mortgage, lien, privilege or other encumbrance filed after the filing of the notice shall not affect the property. The recorder of mortgages or recorder of conveyances shall cancel, erase, terminate, or release the acts upon the request of the acquiring person.

Section 7. At any time after the expiration of the sixty-day or six- month periods, as applicable, set forth in R.S. 47:2206 (A) and (B), the acquiring person, or his/her successors and assigns, may send to this body a written notice requesting that the sale/donation to him/her be authenticated. The President of the Jury shall authenticate the sale or donation within ten days from the date of the request or as soon thereafter as practical. However, the President shall not execute the Act of Cash Sale or Ac t of Donation until the District Attorney’s office has certified in writing to the President that purchaser or done has complied with the mandates of this Ordinance. The sale price shall be paid by cashier’s check or money order at the time of sale.

NOTE: The initial application fee of $75.00 and any other costs incurred by the purchaser shall not be applied to the purchase price and shall not be refundable if the purchaser elects not to complete the process.

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NOTE: The City of Alexandria and/or the City of Pineville and/or the Parish of Rapides shall reserve all oil, gas and other mineral rights in and to the property to be conveyed but shall convey the surface rights of said property.

Section 8. The acquiring person shall be responsible for filing the sale or donation and payment of all filing fees.

Section 9. The only warranty owed by the political subdivision or the municipalities shall be a warranty against eviction resulting from a prior alienation by the political subdivision or the municipality.

• (a) All sales and donations shall be without warranty, either expressed or implied, even as to return or reduction of the purchase price, including without limitation the warranty against exhibitory defects or vices and the warranty that the thing sold is reasonably fit for its ordinary purpose or the acquiring person’s intended or particular purpose.
• (b) These waivers or exclusions of warranties shall be self -operative regardless of whether the waivers or exclusions are contained in the act of sale or donation, and regardless of whether they are clear and unambiguous, and regardless of whether they are brought to the attention of the acquiring person. This provision supersedes the requirements of any other law.
• (c) The writing constituting the sale shall be in the form as provided in R.S. 47:2207 B. and the writing constituting the donation shall be that which is included in R.S. 47:2207 C.

Section 10. The provisions of R.S. 41:1338 shall not apply to the property being sold or donated in accordance with this Ordinance.

Section 11. A certified copy of the sale or donation shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all matters dealing with the sale or donation and the validity of the sale or donation.

Section 12. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, ma file with the recorder of mortgages an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his/her successors or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale property was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication.

• (a) The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest of which the purchaser or done takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors.
• (b) The affidavit described herein shall be sufficient if it follows the form articulated in R.S. 47:2208.
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impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.

• (d) With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided herein shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, a nd of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.
• (e) Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under su bsections (c) or (d) of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.
• (f) The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and t he recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity because of the cancellation, termination, release or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

THUS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to halt the process to sell the Abandoned/Adjudicated property listed below. The potential purchaser made the decision to stop the purchase. The property was publicly auctioned on October 6, 2025.

Tax Debtor Description Katherine Young Part Eleven (11), Square twenty-Four (24) South Alexandria Land Co., Addn. fronting twenty-Eight (28) feet on Harris Street x One Hundred and Fifty (150) feet. Bearing the municipal address of:

Charles E. Ewing III, et al Part of Lot Eleven (11), Square Twenty-Four (24), S. A. L. Co. Addn. Bearing the municipal address of:

On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Parrish Giles to authorize the REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Treasurer to amend the 2026 budget to reflect actual beginning balances. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris to ratify authorization for the President to sign a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation for the donation of reclaimed asphalt from the location of State Route La 1207, project runs approximately from LA 115 : LA 1207 to LA 28 , State Project No. H.010341 , approximately 152 cubic yards. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Danny Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Parrish Giles to authorize the Purchasing Agent to receive price quotes for necessary repairs on Will White Road Bridge, as recommended by DOTD inspection. Cost not to exceed $80,000.00, project to be funded by Road Maintenance 7A, District. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Randy Harris, seconded by Mr. Parrish Giles to authorize the purchase of one (1) lawnmower, for Town of Cheneyville, to be used for Public Works Department, to paid from Road District 3A, District H funds, as requested by the Mayor. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris to amend a certain motion passed on May 13, 2024 to authorize the purchase of a truck off of Louisiana State Contract No. 4400023795, for the Town of Cheneyville Public Works Department, to be paid from Town’s portion, Road District 3A funds, as requested by the Mayor. Amend motion to correct Louisiana State Contract No. 4400023793. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton to authorize the Parish President to sign the Agreement between the Chief Elected Official and the Rapides Workforce Development Board signifying the roles and responsibilities of the Office of Economic & Workforce Development Board (OEWD) as the fiscal agent and the administrative entity, and the Workforce Operations Department (WOD) as the provider of Title 1 Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth services authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 for the contract term of February 1, 2026 thru January 31, 2027. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Jay Scott, seconded by Mr. Parrish Giles to participate in the Annual Keep Louisiana Beautiful Love the Boot Week held during the week of April 18-26, 2026. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to authorize a military water survival training exercise to be conducted by the US Air Force at Cotile Lake Recreation Area on March 10 th & March 11th, 2026 and waive the gate fee for the participants. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau to authorize the President to execute Beneficial Occupancy documents related to the Courthouse Restroom Renovation Project, construction by DSW Construction, for the secondfloor men’s restroom as recommended by the Project Engineer and approved by Fire Marshal. The one -year warranty will begin today upon approval of beneficial occupancy. On vote the motion carried. REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

On motion by Mr. Randy Harris, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION BY

WHEREAS, DSW Construction, LLC, the Contractor for the Registrar of Voters Office Renovation project has “Substantially Completed” the work under the Contract as recommended by the Engineer.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Contract of DSW Construction, LLC, the Contractor, for said work is hereby accepted as “Substantially Complete” with the understanding that the final retainage payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of any Punch List items and presentation of the Clear Lien Certificate as required by law; and,

It is HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signing and filing with the Clerk of Court of this Acceptance of Contract Resolution by the Rapides Parish Police Jury is hereby authorized; and,

It is HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President is authorized to sign a Final Recap Change Order adjusting the final contract quantities and time period as necessary.

Passed and adopted by the President and Police Jurors of the Rapides Parish Police Jury, State of Louisiana, on this 9 th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Danny Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Sean McGlothlin to accept the sealed bid of Caroline Dessens, Rise Physical Therapy in the amount of $24,500.00 for the purchase of the small tract of Parish Library property at 5416 Provine Street, as advertised and as approved by the Library Control Board, proceeds from sale to be distributed to the Rapides Parish Library. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to authorize the Public Works Director to hire up to twelve (12) seasonal workers for the mowing crews and general labor. Work to begin on or about March 29, 2026 and end no later than November 7, 2026 at the rate of $14.00 per hour for crew members and $15.00 per hour for crew leaders, to be paid from the Public Works Salary line item. On vote the motion carried.

On motion Mr. Randy Harris, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to order T-Fiber built by Metronet – Fiber T -Mobile Company to cease and desist operations in Rapides Parish and withhold permits until damages to private property have been resolved. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to receive the required report from PAFFORD EMS under the Contract for December 2025 as reviewed by the Rapides Parish Ambulance Control Board:

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Contract Exceptions Taken – 0 – Reasons Stated (For Transparency) = 0.00% of Response Calls Total (3,066) (not included in the Response time calculations above) On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris to authorize the Rapides Parish Fire District No. 10 to purchase Ford F250 Truck from State Contract No. 4400023793, not to exceed $ 65,000.00, as requested by the Fire Chief and Plainview Volunteer Fire District Board. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton the following item(s) were placed on the Jury meeting after the agenda was posted and are now being added in compliance with the Public Meetings Law and are confirmed as having been added to the agenda by unanimous vote:

YEAS: Randy Wiggins , Bubba Moreau, Sean McGlothlin, Danny Bordelon, Jay Scott, Randy Harris, Parrish Giles, Ollie Overton and Craig Smith. NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINING: None On roll call vote the motion carried 9-0

On motion by Mr. Danny Bordelon, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION BY

Zone 1 (Alexandria/Pineville)

• • 8 Minute Zone Life Threatening 8:00 minutes 8:01-8:59 10 minutes 9:36 minutes Non-Life Threatening

5:39 minutes

7:08 minutes

90%

80.31% 86.52% 91.95% 90% Zone 2 (Outside Urban Area)

• • 12 Minutes or Less Life Threatening 12:00 minutes 12:01-12:59 14 minutes 12:06 minutes Non-Life Threatening

7:40 minutes

9:19 minutes

90%

89.30% 92.96% 94.93% 90%

Zone 3 (Rural Areas)

• • 20 Minutes Less Life Threatening 20:00 minutes 20:01 – 20:59 22 minutes 20:55 minutes Non-Life Threatening

12:39 minutes

16:13 minutes

90%

86.56% 89.78% 93.01% 90% Emergency Hospital 30:00 minutes 31 minutes 32 minutes 17:20 minutes 90% 100% 100% 100% 90% Non-Emergency 90:00 minutes 1,018 13:29 90% 100%

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WHEREAS, Pat Williams Construction, LLC, the Contractor for the Courthouse Annex (Former Gravel Law Office) Building Renovation and Miscellaneous Site Improvements, 711 Washington Street project, has “Substantially Completed” the work under the Contract as recommended by the Engineer.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Contract of Pat Williams Construction, LLC, the Contractor, for said work is hereby accepted as “Substantially Complete” with the understanding that the final retainage payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of any Punch List items and presentation of the Clear Lien Certificate, authorize the Veterans’ Affairs Office and Rapides Parish Police Jury Administration and Finance Office to occupy the building and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessar y documents, as required by law; and,

It is HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signing and filing with the Clerk of Court of this Acceptance of Contract Resolution by the Rapides Parish Police Jury is hereby authorized; and,

It is HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President is authorized to sign a Final Recap Change Order adjusting the final contract quantities and time period as necessary.

Passed and adopted by the President and Police Jurors of the Rapides Parish Police Jury, State of Louisiana, on this 9 th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Randy Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to authorize cleanup of garbage, trash, weeds and debris at 133 Williams Road, Pineville, LA and authorize legal counsel to invoice the property owner for cost of cleanup. Public Works Department to complete the job if a contractor is unable to complete the job in a timely manner or if it is cost prohibitive. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris to initiate the condemnation process of the following property and order the Parish Engineer of Record to inspect the property and provide a report to the Jury: Property Location: Ward 9, District D On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to renew the Fire Service Agreement with the Town of Lecompte for a ten (10) year period, beginning April 16, 2026, with the option to renew for an additional ten (10) years and authorize the P resident to sign all necessary documents. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to ratify authorization of a Declaration of State of Emergency due to an impending threat from Winter Storm issued on January 23, 2026. On vote the motion carried.

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TERMINATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY

RAPIDES PARISH

WHEREAS, on January 23, 2026, the Parish of Rapides issued State of Emergency due to an impending threat from the Winter Storm,

WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana also issued a disaster declaration pursuant to the Stafford Act in anticipation of the widespread damages caused by this event,

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, La. R.S. 29:727, et seq., confers upon the Parish President emergency powers to deal with emergencies and disasters, including those caused by fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man- made causes, in order to ensure that preparations of the Parish will be adequate to deal with such emergencies or disasters and to preserve the lives and property of the people of Rapides parish;

WHEREAS, when the President determines that a disaster or emergency has occurred, or the threat thereof is imminent, La. R.S. 29; 727(D) empowers the President to declare a state of emergency by executive order or proclamation, or both;

WHEREAS, when the President determines that the threat of danger has been dealt with to the extent that emergency conditions no longer exists, the state of emergency may be terminated by executive order or proclamation;

WHEREAS, there is no longer a need to continue certain specific emergency orders;

NOW THEREFORE, I, Craig Smith, President of the Rapides Parish Police Jury by authority vested in me by the Parish Charter and the Louisiana Disaster Act of 1993, do hereby terminate the Emergency Declaration made January 23, 2026,

Issued on this 2 nd day of February, 2026 and effective at time of issuance.

Passed and adopted by the President and Police Jurors of the Rapides Parish Police Jury, State of Louisiana, on this 9th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau to authorize to extend Bid No. 3078 (Janitorial Services for Courtho use) with Rapides Janitor Service Inc., for a one (1) year term beginning February 1, 202 6 thru January 31, 2027, as recommended by the Purchasing Agent and Courthouse Superintendent and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessary documents. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris to adopt a resolution in support of Senator John Kennedy’s letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife for a formal study on the effects of “Legal Baiting” on duck migration that highlights the decline in mallard harvest in Louisiana and the potential health risk to duck population. On vote the motion carried.

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purchase of a Skid Steer & Grapple Attachment for the Public Works Department, from State Contract No. 4400026637, to be funded by the LGAP grant and Public Works Operating Fund, as recommended by the Public Works Director. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Randy Harris, seconded by Mr. Randy Wiggins to approve an hourly rate increase for the following positions at Ward 9 Recreation, to be effective January 25, 2026: Custodian position from $14.37 per hour to $16.50 per hour, Head of Maintenance position from $18.97 per hour to $20.86 per hour, per motion passed by the Ward 9 Recreation Board of Directors on February 4, 2026. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Sean McGlothlin, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION BY

WHEREAS, Otis Elevator Company, the Contractor for the Elevator Modernization at the Rapides parish Courthouse project, has “Substantially Completed” the work under the Contract as recommended by the Engineer.

WHEREAS, the Contract Time has been exceeded and determination of Liquated Damages are yet to be established.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Contract of Otis Elevator Company, the Contractor, for said work is hereby accepted as “Substantially Complete” under protest related to assessment of Liquidated Damages, with the understanding that the final payment, less assessment of Liquidated Damages, will be made upon satisfactory completion of any Punch List items and presentation of the Clear Lien Certificate as required by law; and,

It is HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signing and filing with the Clerk of Court of this Acceptance of Contract Resolution by the Rapides Parish Police Jury is hereby authorized; and,

It is HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President is authorized to sign a Final Recap Change Order adjusting the final contract quantities and time period as necessary.

Passed and adopted by the President and Police Jurors of the Rapides Parish Police Jury, State of Louisiana, on this 9 th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to authorize reimbursement to the Town of Woodworth for public drainage on Castor Plunge Road, not to exceed $8,500.00, to be funded from Road District 2C, District H funds. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Bubba Moreau, seconded by Mr. Danny Bordelon to nominate one (1) of the following nominees submitted by Louisiana Christian University, to fill the expired term of Laurie Meche on the Fire District No. 3 Civil Service Board. New term will expire on Ocotober10, 2028. REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Mr. Howard Palmer Mrs. Claire Dauzat Mrs. Susan Crooks

On motion by Mr. Craig Smith, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau to appoint Mr. Howard Palmer, to fill the expired term of Laurie Meche on the Fire District No. 3 Civil Service Board. New term will expire on November 12, 202 8. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:

RESOLUTION

OF THE

WHEREAS, a variance to the Rapides Parish Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (Chapter 10 ½) to allow electricity to be extended to three (3) camps on Saline Bayou, that were constructed and elevated with the lowest floor below the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) of 62.0’ NGVD established in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS), dated September 3, 1997:

• • Tract 1 (14.2 ACS) in NE4, SEC. 26 T5N-R3E (Clyde Anthony Moses) Lowest Adjacent Grade (LAG) 42.40’ Finished Floor Elevation (FFE) 54.80’
• • Tract 2 (2 ACS) in NE4, SEC. 26 T5N-R3E (Bayton Properties, LLC) Lowest Adjacent Grade (LAG) 41.20’ Finished Floor Elevation (FFE) 54.50’
• • Tract 3 (6.8 ACS) in NE4, SEC. 26 T5N-R3E (Harold Collins Dupuy) Lowest Adjacent Grade (LAG) 43.90’ Finished Floor Elevation (FFE) 55.70’ WHEREAS, according to the Rapides Parish ordinance, a variance shall only be issued upon:
• i. a showing of good and sufficient cause; ii. a determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and iii. a determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances. iv. A determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief

WHEREAS, a report was presented by Melissa Becker-Wynn, CFM, Rapides Parish Floodplain Manager to support the Variance request:

• (1) According to the Current Effective Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Rapides Parish, 220145-0200C, dated September 3, 1997, the three camps are mapped in Flood Zone A14 (100 year/1% chance flood) with an associated BFE of 62.0’ NGVD per the FIS.

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• (2) Rapides Parish is currently part of a FEMA funded CTP study led by LADOTD to update effective mapping for Rapides Parish.
• (3) In the model developed for the study, all three camp’s coordinates are at a maximum water surface elevation of 51.69’ for the 1% ACE. This study was conducted using a 2D HEC -RAS model with tailwater conditions modeled with a stage hydrograph taken from the downstream Base Level Engineering (BLE) model. The data for this study was revealed at the Flood Risk Review meeting on January 29, 2026 and we do not have any anticipated changes to this area at this time.
• (4) The Finished Floor Elevations (FFE) of the three camps are above the 51.69’ Water Surface Elevation in the new models.
• (5) The issuance of a variance is for floodplain management purposes only. Insurance premium rates are determined by statute according to actuarial risk and will not be modified by the granting of a variance.
• (6) The recommendation is to approve the variance request.

BE IT HEREBY Resolved, that the Variance has been passed, approved, and adopted by Rapides Parish Police Jury, Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, on this 9th day of February, 2026.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris to renew the current contract and amendments with CLAHEC (Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center) for the Health Unit for the purpose of Operation Support and other Health Unit activities, to be paid from the Health Unit Fund, as recommended by Dr. Christina Lord, Regional Administrator, beginning March 1, 202 6 for a three (3) year period and authorize the President to sign same. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau to authorize the extension of the lease agreement for the office space at the Kinetix Building, 900 4th Street, Alexandria, LA, term of lease agreement will be month-to-month, to be used for the Registrar of Voters Office and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessary documents. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Parrish Giles, seconded by Mr. Randy Harris to authorize the Purchasing Agent to receive price quotes and award to the lowest bidder for ditch work on Echo Cheneyville Road, cost not to exceed $50,000.00, project funded by Road District 2C , District H, as recommended by the Public Works Director. On vote the motion carried.

There being no further business, motion by Mr. Craig Smith, seconded by Mr. Bubba Moreau the meeting was adjourned at 4:03 p.m.