Calcasieu Parish Government Meetings Canceled Due to Flooding
Calcasieu Parish Government Meetings Canceled Due to Flooding
Published May 18, 2021
From CPPJ – The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury announced that the regular monthly meetings of the Parish Planning and Zoning Board and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury have been canceled for this week and rescheduled a week later.
The Planning and Zoning Board meeting scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled until Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center of the Calcasieu Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness at 901 Lakeshore Drive in Lake Charles. The Police Jury meeting originally set for Thursday has been changed to next Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., also in the EOC.
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