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Calcasieu Parish ERA Program to Now Accept Applications from 15th Until End of Each Month
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s Human Services Department will begin taking applications again for its Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program to help eligible residents with housing and rental expenses.
12/12/2022
Calcasieu Parish Police Jurors Hear 2022 Citizen Survey Results
Calcasieu residents say litter, disaster recovery and parishwide development are slightly improving based on results from the 2022 Citizen Survey released at the December 1 Police Jury meeting.
12/01/2022 6:00 PM
Police Jury Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Juvenile Justice Services Facility
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, along with other parish and city officials, held the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. today for the new Office of Juvenile Justice Services, 3615 E. Prien Lake Road in Lake Charles.
10/21/2022
Reminder: Signs Placed in Parish Rights-of-Way Are Prohibited
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury wants to remind residents that signs of any kind – including construction, advertising or political – are prohibited in all rights-of-way in the unincorporated areas of Calcasieu Parish.
10/20/2022
Police Jury Holds Groundbreaking for Louisiana Avenue Detention Basin Project
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, along with other parish and city officials, celebrated the groundbreaking of the Louisiana Avenue Detention Basin Project on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
10/04/2022
What is a Waterworks District?
What is a Waterworks District? What do they do?
08/24/2022
Louisiana Avenue Detention Basin Project Set to Begin in September
At its June 2 regular meeting, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury greenlighted construction of the Louisiana Avenue Regional Detention Basin Project by accepting the lowest bid for the project.
06/03/2022
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Votes Approves Redistricting Plan for Police Jury Districts
On Thursday June 23, 2022, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approved the redistricting plan for Police Jury Districts based on the 2020 United States Census.
05/20/2022 10:00 AM
Housing Counseling Agency Offers Free Homebuyer Education Classes
Buying a home can be quite stressful - even if you know what to expect. So if you're thinking of buying a home and you need some guidance, the Calcasieu Parish Housing Counseling Agency has free homebuyer education classes.
04/26/2022
CPPJ's Housing Counseling Agency Lists 2022 Homebuyer Education Classes
Calcasieu Parish’s Housing Counseling Agency, in conjunction with Project Build a Future, lists its free Homebuyer Education Classes schedule for 2022.
04/21/2022
WATCH LIVE: View the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's Drainage Committee Meeting Here
To watch the April 7 meeting of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's Drainage Committee, click the box below. Please note that the meeting will not begin streaming until 4 p.m.
04/07/2022
Police Jury’s Human Services Still Offering COVID-19 Mortgage Help
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury still has a small allocation of funds left to help approximately 35 families with COVID-19-related mortgage or rental assistance.
03/31/2022
Police Juror Tony Guillory Completes Term as President of State Police Jury Association
Tony Guillory, District 4 Calcasieu Parish Police Juror, and past Police Jury President for 2020, has completed his term as president of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana’s (PJAL) Executive Board for 2021.
03/11/2022
DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT: Engineering and Public Works
Allen Wainwright, Director of Engineering and Public Works, explains why the two departments were recently merged.
01/21/2022
THE PARISH LINE: The American Job Center May Be Able to Help Those Whose Jobs Were Affected By COVID-19
Did you lose your job or was your job adversely affected by COVID-19?
01/19/2022
Calcasieu Drainage Lateral Storm Cleanup Underway
Hurricane debris removal from Calcasieu Parish drainage laterals is underway, with the contractor, Crowder Gulf, collecting more than 99,000 cubic yards of debris so far in laterals in the Lake Charles watershed in Phase 1A.
11/15/2021
Police Jury Adopts Resolution Requesting Additional HUD Disaster Recovery Funding
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury at its Oct. 21 meeting unanimously adopted a resolution requesting an increased disaster appropriations package for Southwest Louisiana to address the “unmet needs” of recovery efforts from Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
10/22/2021
State to Begin Accepting Greinwich Terrace Priority 1 Zone Buyout Applications
The state is accepting buyout applications from Greinwich Terrace property owners and residents in the designated Priority 1 zone of the Lake Charles neighborhood, which has flooded three times in the past four years.
09/29/2021
Police Jury Approves Long-Term Community Recovery Plan
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury approved the Calcasieu Long-Term Community Recovery Plan at its Aug. 19 regular meeting.
08/20/2021
Human Services Has Programs to Help Residents Facing Evictions
Although the federal COVID-19 moratorium on residential evictions has been temporarily reinstated, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s Human Services Department wants to remind residents that they may now seek rental assistance to help ensure they are not evicted when the moratorium is lifted.
08/09/2021