At the December 20 Special Called Meeting of the Police Jury voted to approve ADA Carbon Solution’s ITEP application. This approval gives ADA an 80% reduction of parish taxes on a proposed expansion to the manufacturing plant.

In a short two-item agenda and with only three visitors present, the meeting opened and adjourned in less than 5 minutes. In the last regular meeting that ran more than an hour in front of a packed room, the members voted to table the discussion of the application and set a special called meeting to allow more time for information gathering.

This meeting the recommendation to approve the application came in the form of a motion by Jessie Davis and seconded by Young. There was no discussion, and the roll call vote was unanimous.

The next item on the agenda was to take action on the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with ADA Carbon Solution. The motion came from Davis and seconded by Young. This roll call vote was unanimous as well.

Davis then moved to adjourn the meeting. Immediately following the meeting, the agreement was signed by ADA Representative Deke Williamson, Jessie Davis, and Tray Murray, President.

The Journal has made a public records request for both the Red River Parish Police Jury agreement and the Red River Parish School Board agreement with ADA.