Prison Enterprises Board public meetings in 2021
12 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board will hold a meeting to receive updates on projects, planning, operations, and administration. The agenda also includes updates regarding finance, marketing, industries, and agriculture.
- Projects, planning, and operations update
- Administrative update
- Financial update
- Marketing update
- Industries and agriculture updates
The Board unanimously approved the meeting minutes from October 19 and November 16. The remainder of the meeting consisted of staff reports regarding job orders, financial performance, and operational updates.
- Approved October 19 and November 16 meeting minutes (unanimous)
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board will meet to receive updates on projects, planning, operations, and administration. The agenda also includes updates regarding financial, marketing, industry, and agriculture sectors.
- Updates on projects, planning, and operations
- Administrative update
- Financial update
- Marketing update
- Industries and agriculture updates
The Board was unable to take any official votes, including the approval of prior meeting minutes, because a quorum was not present. The session consisted of staff updates regarding financial reports, job orders, and facility operations.
- No votes taken due to lack of quorum
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board is meeting via videoconference to discuss routine updates on projects, planning, administration, finances, marketing, industries, and agriculture. No specific votes or public hearings are listed on the agenda.
- Approval of prior meeting minutes
- Projects, Planning, Operations update
- Administrative update
- Financial update
- Marketing, Industries, and Agriculture updates
The Board unanimously approved the meeting minutes from August 17 and September 21, 2021. The remainder of the meeting consisted of staff updates regarding job orders, financial reports, and agricultural operations.
- Approved August 17, 2021 board meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved September 21, 2021 board meeting minutes (unanimous)
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board is meeting via videoconference to receive updates on various divisions. The agenda consists of reports on projects, planning, operations, finance, marketing, industries, and agriculture.
The board met via Zoom to receive operational and financial updates. Because a quorum was not present, the board could not vote to approve the August 17, 2021, meeting minutes. No other formal decisions were recorded.
- Approval of August 17, 2021 minutes: Not taken (no quorum)
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board will hold a regular meeting via videoconference. The agenda includes approval of prior minutes and updates from projects, planning, operations, administration, finance, marketing, industries, and agriculture. No specific decisions or proposals are listed.
- Approval of prior meeting minutes
- Projects, Planning, Operations Update
- Administrative Update
- Financial Update
- Marketing, Industries, and Agriculture Updates
The Board met via Zoom to approve minutes from four previous meetings. Staff provided updates on COVID-19 plant closures, job orders, and financial reports showing an overall year-to-date net income increase of $899,000 compared to June 2020.
- Approved meeting minutes for March 16, April 20, June 15, and July 20, 2021 (unanimous)
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board will meet in Baton Rouge to conduct business. The agenda includes updates on projects, planning, operations, administration, finance, marketing, industries, and agriculture.
- Projects, Planning, and Operations update
- Administrative update
- Financial update
- Marketing update
- Industries and Agriculture updates
The board did not vote on previous meeting minutes because a quorum was not present. The session consisted of operational updates regarding sales, staffing, and agriculture. No substantive decisions were approved or denied.
- Unable to vote on March 16, April 20, and June 15, 2021 minutes (no quorum)
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board is meeting to approve prior minutes and receive updates on projects, planning, operations, administration, finances, marketing, industries, and agriculture. The agenda consists entirely of standard procedural and informational items with no specific decisions or proposals listed.
- Approval of prior meeting minutes
- Projects, planning, and operations update
- Financial update
- Industries update
- Agriculture update
The board did not take any formal actions or approve previous minutes because a quorum was not present. The meeting consisted of staff updates regarding sales, job orders, and facility projects.
- Approval of April 20, 2021 minutes: Not taken (no quorum)
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board will meet via videoconference to conduct routine business. The agenda includes updates on projects, planning, operations, administration, finance, marketing, industries, and agriculture.
- Approval of prior minutes
- Updates on projects, planning, and operations
- Financial update
- Marketing update
- Industries and agriculture updates
Prison Enterprises Board
The Board held an election to select Joseph Ardoin as Chairman and Richard Oliveaux as Vice-Chairman. Staff reported on inmate worker shortages due to COVID-19, equipment replacement schedules, and various job orders for correctional centers.
- Election of Joseph Ardoin as Chairman and Richard Oliveaux as Vice-Chairman
- Job order for B.B. 'Sixty' Rayburn Correctional Center totaling $43,506
- Job order for Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women totaling $24,355
- Job order for Elayn Hunt Correctional Center totaling $22,833
- Quote provided to Jackson Parish Sheriffs Office for approximately $180,000
The board met via Zoom to receive operational and financial updates from staff. No formal votes were taken because a quorum was not present, including the approval of previous meeting minutes.
- Approval of March 16, 2021 minutes: Not taken (no quorum)
Prison Enterprises Board
The board will meet via videoconference to receive updates on operations, administration, and finances. The agenda consists of procedural updates across various departments including agriculture and industries.
- Projects, planning, and operations update
- Administrative update
- Financial update
- Marketing update
- Industries and agriculture updates
The Board met via Zoom to receive operational and financial updates. The only formal action taken was the approval of the previous meeting's minutes once a quorum was established.
- Approved February 23, 2021 board meeting minutes (Unanimous)
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board is meeting via videoconference to conduct an election and receive updates. The board will review reports on projects, planning, operations, finance, marketing, industries, and agriculture.
- Election
- Projects, planning, and operations update
- Financial update
- Industries update
- Agriculture update
The Board unanimously approved meeting minutes from February, November, and December 2020, and January 2021. The Board also held elections to select its Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Staff provided updates on inmate labor shortages due to COVID-19 and current financial performance.
- Approved board meeting minutes from Feb 18, Nov 17, Dec 15, 2020, and Jan 19, 2021 (Unanimous)
- Elected Joseph Ardoin as Chairman
- Elected Richard Oliveaux as Vice-Chairman
Prison Enterprises Board
The Prison Enterprises Board is meeting to receive updates on operations, administration, and finances. The agenda consists of procedural reports and updates across various divisions.
- Projects, planning, and operations update
- Administrative update
- Financial update
- Marketing update
- Industries and agriculture updates
The board did not have enough members present to reach a quorum, preventing votes on previous meeting minutes and the annual election of a chairman and vice-chairman. The session consisted of staff updates regarding apprenticeship programs, industry production, and financial reports.
- Unable to approve Feb 18, Nov 17, and Dec 15, 2020 minutes (no quorum)
- Unable to hold annual election for chairman and vice-chairman (no quorum)