Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners, LA

Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners

The Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners will meet to award contracts for a new facility fence and limestone. The board will also consider campsite transfers, per diem rate changes, and a demand letter to Entergy regarding stop log gaps.

• Award contract for New TBLD Facility Fence Project
• Award Limestone Contract for the New TBLD Facility
• Donate surplus furniture to Monroe Police Department
• Adopt new per diem rates for Commissioners
• Demand letter to Entergy for removal of obstacles hindering temporary stop log gaps

The Board of Commissioners approved a limestone bid and authorized an AC unit upgrade at the Longtown Maintenance Facility. Other actions included approving a new commissioner per diem rate and donating furniture to the Monroe Police Department.

• Approved limestone bid from Little River Services at $45.49 per ton (Unanimous)
• Approved AC unit upgrade at Longtown Maintenance Facility up to $30,000.00 (Unanimous)
• Adopted new Commissioner per diem rate of $133.50 effective August 2026 (Unanimous)
• Approved donation of surplus police furniture to Monroe Police Department (Unanimous)
• Approved demand letter to Entergy regarding poles and lines impeding FW Gap Closures (Unanimous)
• Denied WM City request for reimbursement for marina signs (Unanimous)
• Approved transfer of campsite WBS-8 from Caleb Clark to Joseph Dyer (Unanimous)
• Approved request for Jimmy Belgard to upgrade campsite SB-10 (Unanimous)

Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners

The Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners will meet to approve minutes, bills, and open bids for hunting leases, fuel, and official journal contracts. They will also discuss selling surplus equipment and buildings, collaborating with USACE on a weir, and reviewing levee project updates and financial statements.

• Open bids on Richland 2 Hunting Lease (38.91 acres)
• Open bids on Catahoula 3 Hunting Lease (52.4 acres)
• Open bids for 2026/2027 Fuel Contract
• Place TBLD Buildings at 505 District Drive for Sale (including furniture and fixed assets)
• Allow collaboration with USACE for potential weir on Bayou Bartholomew and approve associated cost

The Board of Commissioners approved several service contracts, including fuel and official journal bids. They also authorized the sale of surplus assets and approved a collaboration with USACE for a potential weir construction. Multiple hunting lease bids were accepted.

• Accepted Charles Cureington's bid of $46.00 per acre for Richland 2 hunting lease (unanimous)
• Accepted Joe McPherson's bid of $50.10 per acre for Catahoula 3 hunting lease (unanimous)
• Accepted W.B. McCartney Oil bid for 2026-2027 fuel contract at $.15 above daily index (unanimous)
• Accepted Monroe News Star bid of $3.36 per column for 2026-2027 Official Journal (unanimous)
• Approved amended 2025-2026 budget (unanimous)
• Approved collaboration with USACE for potential Bayou Bartholomew weir construction, costs up to $20,000 (unanimous)
• Approved RFP for new facility fence not to exceed $85,000 (unanimous)
• Denied request for Tim Ford to extend property removal from Catahoula 9 lease to 6/30/26 (unanimous)

Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners

The Tensas Basin Levee District Board will vote on several financial and administrative items, including adopting the 2026-2027 millage rate of 4.71 mills, approving the 2027 budget, and authorizing advertisements for the 2027 fuel and official journal contracts. The board will also consider transferring a campsite lease from Justin Paul to Zane Birkicht and review financial statements.

• Adopt the 2026-2027 millage rate of 4.71
• Approve the 2027 budget
• Advertise for 2027 fuel contract
• Advertise for 2027 official journal contract
• Transfer campsite JB-10B from Justin Paul to Zane Birkicht

Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners

The Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners will review bids for several hunting leases in Catahoula and Franklin. The board will also consider change orders for maintenance and administration facilities and discuss levee resurfacing and pump station projects.

• Bids for hunting leases including Catahoula 2 (120 acres), Catahoula 8 (392.34 acres), and Franklin 1 (60 acres)
• Change Order #3 for TBLD Maintenance Facility and Change Order #2 for TBLD Administration Facility
• Levee resurfacing on the West Monroe levee system from Bawcomville Pump Station towards Lazarre
• Bids for a fence for new TBLD Facilities at 400 Logtown School Rd.
• Gate replacement at Black Bayou Pump Station

The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved several land lease bids and infrastructure improvements, including pump station maintenance and levee resurfacing. They also authorized construction timeline extensions for new district facilities.

• Accepted land lease bids for Catahoula #2 ($40/acre), #8 ($76/acre), #9 ($44/acre), Franklin #1 ($36/acre), #6 ($21/acre), and #7 ($20.05/acre)
• Approved placing Catahoula Lease #3 and Richland Lease #2 out for bid
• Approved adding 30 days to construction time for new Maintenance Facility and 60 days for Administration Facility
• Approved building a gate at Chauvin Levee and replacing the gate at Black Bayou Pump Station
• Approved an after-the-fact permit for City of Monroe maintenance at Plum Street Pump Station
• Approved Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with LA Wildlife and Fisheries for Diversion Canal maintenance
• Approved levee resurfacing on the West Monroe system from Bawcomville Pump Station towards Lazarre
• Approved notifying landowners that TBLD will no longer maintain private gates and fence rows

Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners

The Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners will consider several actions at its March 10, 2026 regular meeting, including awarding a bid for temporary flood wall gap closures, authorizing the disposal of its current facility at 505 District Drive, and awarding a 5-year internet service provider contract for a new facility. The board will also vote on a change order for Davis Lake, a hunting lease bid in Morehouse Parish, and a Monroe CEA for a resurfacing project. Financial statements and levee project updates are also on the agenda.

• Award bid on temporary flood wall gap closures
• Authorize disposal of current TBLD facility at 505 District Drive
• Award 5-year internet service provider contract for new facility
• Davis Lake Change Order 4
• Open bids for 85-acre hunting lease in Morehouse Parish

The Board awarded a $1.3 million contract for temporary floodwall gap closures and approved the disposal of the current facility at 505 District Drive. Other actions included approving a hunting lease in Morehouse Parish and a 5-year internet contract for new buildings.

• Awarded temporary floodwall gap closure project to W.L. Bass for $1,300,000.00 (Unanimous)
• Approved disposal of current TBLD Facility at 505 District Drive (Unanimous)
• Approved Davis Lake Change Order 4 for $22,335.36 (Unanimous)
• Accepted $11.35 per acre bid for 85-acre hunting lease in Morehouse Parish (Unanimous)
• Declined to move forward with a CEA with the City of Monroe for resurfacing project (Unanimous)
• Approved 5-year internet contract with Sky Ryder Communications for 400 Logtown School Rd. (Unanimous)
• Approved sale of surplus equipment and Motorola Radios (Unanimous)
• Approved transfer of campsite SB-6A from Dominic Petre to Travis Deal (Unanimous)

Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners

The Tensas Basin Levee District Board will vote on routine actions including approving January minutes and bills, selling surplus equipment, purchasing a fuel-hauling trailer and used fuel tanker, and awarding contracts for resurfacing projects in West Monroe and Monroe. The board will also consider placing six hunting leases (Catahoula and Franklin tracts) out for bid, buying standby generators, and transferring a campsite lease. Discussion items include OGB savings and Entergy permits.

• Purchase fuel hauling trailer
• Purchase used fuel tanker
• West Monroe Resurfacing Project
• Monroe Resurfacing Project
• Place 6 hunting leases out for bid (Catahoula 2, 8, 0; Franklin 1, 6, 7)

The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved several infrastructure projects, including resurfacing in Monroe and West Monroe. They also authorized the purchase of fuel equipment and standby generators for pump stations. Additionally, five leases were placed out for bid.

• Approved placing West Monroe and Monroe Resurfacing Projects out to bid (Unanimous)
• Approved purchase of standby generators for pump stations (Unanimous)
• Approved purchase of a fuel hauling trailer and a used fuel tanker (Unanimous)
• Approved contract to purchase dirt for PL-8499 Projects (Unanimous)
• Approved sale of surplus equipment via govdeals.com (Unanimous)
• Approved placing Catahoula 2, 8, 9 and Franklin 1, 6, 7 leases out for bid (Unanimous)
• Approved transfer of campsite WBS-19 from Sean Frasher to Elden Dodge, Jr. (Unanimous)
• Approved payment of January 2026 bills (Unanimous)

Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners

The Tensas Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners will meet to review bills and financial statements. The board is scheduled to act on several contracts, property matters, and project change orders.

• Bids for hunting lease of 85 acres in Morehouse Parish
• Ratification of Addison Thompason property exchange
• Davis Lake change order
• Entergy pole relocation on Esperance Lane
• Sale of surplus equipment

The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved payments for November and December 2025 bills and authorized capital outlay budget adjustments for maintenance equipment. The board also ratified a property exchange and approved several project updates including the Davis Lake Change Order and Entergy pole relocation.

• Approved November and December 2025 bills (unanimous)
• Approved capital outlay budget adjustments for maintenance department items (unanimous)
• Ratified the Addison Thompson property exchange (unanimous)
• Approved advertising for bids on an 85-acre hunting lease in Morehouse Parish (unanimous)
• Ratified OGB Benefits package including life insurance (unanimous)
• Approved Davis Lake Project Change Order (unanimous)
• Approved Entergy Pole Relocation Project (unanimous)
• Approved renewal of Attorney Michael Street's 2026 contract (unanimous)