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Mon Mar 9, 2026
Interim Emergency Board
✓ Decided: Interim Emergency Board approves 10 project alterations and state depository agents
The Board approved scope changes for nine capital outlay projects across various parishes and agencies. Additionally, the Board approved the designation of two companies as state depository/fiscal agents.
- Approved scope change for Plaquemines Parish PSAP to include building renovation and equipment (Passed without objection)
- Approved scope change for Jefferson Parish rail connection to include additional crossing and track (Passed without objection)
- Approved scope change for City of Pineville police and court complex, reducing estimated cost to $7.5M (Passed without objection)
- Approved scope change for DePaul Community Health Center to acquire building at 3500 Canal Street (Passed without objection)
- Approved scope change for St. Landry Parish courthouse to include ADA corrections (Passed without objection)
- Approved scope change and new address (210 Kings Highway, Shreveport) for Made in America incubator project (Passed without objection)
- Approved scope change for City of Eunice to include city jail renovations (Passed without objection)
- Approved scope change for Southern University Mega Shelter to include a FEMA-compliant safe room (Passed without objection)
📄 From the minutes
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INTERIM EMERGENCY BOARD
Monday, March 9, 2026
8:00 a.m.
Senate Committee Room E
Louisiana State Capitol
MEETING MINUTES
A public meeting of the Interim Emergency Board was held at the State Capitol in Senate
Committee Room E on March 9, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
ITEM NO. 1
Senate President Henry, board chair, called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. and asked the
secretary to call the roll.
Present:
• Senator Cameron Henry, President of the Senate and IEB Chairman
• Mr. Taylor F. Barras, Commissioner of Administration and IEB Vice Chair
• Representative Devillier, Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Senator Womack, Chairman of Senate Finance Committee
• Representative McFarland, Chairman of House Appropriations Committee
• Mr. Brandon Burris, designee of Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser
• Ms. Katie O’Connor, designee of State Treasurer John Fleming
ITEM NO. 2
Commissioner Barras moved for the approval of the minutes for the September 18, 2025
meeting. The motion passed without objection.
ITEM NO. 3
President Henry asked Mr. Matt Baker from the Division of Administration, Office of Facilities
Planning and Control, to present information regarding Item Nos. 3-12, which are project
alterations that included nine proposed scope changes and one approval of a state depository/
fiscal agent.
Mr. Baker explained that Item No. 3 from ACT 2 of 2025 was a request by Plaquemines Parish
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), that the scope of its project “Plaqu …
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