By Vicki Raven
The monthly City Council meeting was called to order by newly-elected President Cameron Smith on Monday, Jan. 12. Dec. 10, 2025 regular meeting minutes were approved by the council.
Mayor Riley Smith mentioned the upcoming DeQuincy Masonic Squirrel Hunt scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21, from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The mayor also said he has received a lot of comments and questions on the property sale of the old sports complex at the high school. The city received $215,000 from the sale of this property and it is allocated to be used for the improvement at Grand Avenue Park, the George Thompson Park and to put in a splash pad.
Thomas Statum requested permission to install and furnish the books for a free library book box located at the walking path near Becky’s Blessing Box. The Council informed Statum to contact the Study Club for further instruction.
The Council approved Mayor Smith to appoint all Department heads.
A private citizen requested approval of a variance to put a 2026 mobile home on his property on Frazier St. Approval was postponed until all paperwork was corrected and submitted.
2026 Liquor permit application for Dollar General Store #21274, east end of the city, was denied, due to no information received.
Ordinance #1002, to declare property located on Third St., sometimes known as the Old City Barn, to become surplus property and to allow it to be sold through the bid process was approved.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution authorizing Mayor Smith to sign Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and City of DeQuincy for the distribution of commodity food boxes was approved.
Consideration of adopting a resolution to approve Meyers and Associates, for Engineering Services for the DeQuincy Generators Project (DR-4559-0094-LA), funded by the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program was approved.
DeQuincy Industrial Airpark
DeQuincy Industrial Airpark Manager Kyle Rainwater reported December 2025 Statistics:
Fuel: Revenue from fuel: $5430.85, gallons sold: 1318.12 gallons.
Operations: 495, 5 pilots used to courtesy car for various reasons.
Projects: Working with ICE on design of Taxi Lane to serve Land Leases; Working with Gerver to design new box hangar, Bid opening anticipated in January 2025; Working with FEMA to finalize T hangar repairs; Discussing JSA with Chenault.
DeQuincy Police Dept.
Annajo Haynes, Chief of Police, presented the monthly report for December 2025:
Total Citations written: $38,875. Fines and Bonds Collected: $33,695.56
Complaints: 134. District #1 18, District #2 25, District #3 41, District #4 34, Calcasieu Sheriff’s Office 14, Beauregard Sheriff’s Office 2, Arrests 20, Tickets 106, Auto Accidents 5.
Public Works
Hank Frazier reported for December 2025:
Street Department:
Cleaned fence row on Edgewood St., Cleaned gas right of way on Douglas Rd., Picked up limbs in all districts, Patched potholes in all districts, Picked up bulk items in all districts.
Sewer Department:
Cleaned Sewer mains on Paul Robinson Rd., on Overton St., at East end of Allen St., pulled and cleaned pumps at Hwy. 12 Lift Station.
Gas Department:
Repaired gas meters at 405 Theriot Rd., Gordon St., 207 Caroline St., Repaired gas leak on Shady Lane, Replaced gas meter on Amber Circle, Installed new gas service at 207 S. Frazier St.
Fire Department
In the month of December, the fire department had eight working calls and two other canceled in route. The type of calls were structure fires, investigations, assist Beauregard Dist. #2 with structure fires, assist Ward 6 with structure fire, grass fires, assist Acadian with medicals. They trained for five nights.
Meeting adjourned.
