08-20-2002

DATE, TIME, PLACE OF MEETING

The Calcasieu Parish School Board met in the Conference Room of the Calcasieu Parish School Board located at 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Tuesday, August 20, 2002, at 5:00 p.m. John M. Falgout, President, called the meeting to order. Mrs. Duhon led the prayer; Mr. Pitre led the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL

The roll was called and the following members were present:

Joe A. Andrepont, Randall C. Armentor, Ricky Blackwell, Wilridge P. Doucet, Clara F. Duhon, Jay L. Duhon, John M. Falgout, L. J. "Berk" Fontenot, Sheral A. LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Philip Tarver and Elray T. Victorian.

Carla C. Duplechin and James W. Karr, Sr., were absent.

Gregory P. Robert entered the meeting after it convened.

MINUTES APPROVED

On motion by Mr. Duhon, seconded by Mr. Andrepont and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of August 6, 2002, were approved as presented.

Supplemental Agenda

By general consent the Supplemental Agenda was included as part of the regular agenda.

PRESENTATIONS

Lake Area Express Track Club

Mr. Falgout recognized Brendon Gilroy, coach of the Lake Area Express Track Club. Coach Gilroy reported that sixty children from the Lake Area Express Track Club attended three national competitions and received over fifty medals. Many of the students will qualify for the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics that will be held next year. He stated that the students are dedicated and work diligently to achieve their goals. Coach Gilroy presented certificates to the following:

USATF / AAU (Participants/Medal Winners)

* Denotes participation in USATF and AAU

NAME	SCHOOL	EVENT
Jade Moore	Henry Heights	3^rd – 100m, 8^th – 200m
Jade Giordano	Hamilton Christian Academy	7^th – Turbo Javelin
Jasmine Moore	S J Welsh	5^th place heat – 4 x 100m
Aspen Clemons	Moss Bluff Middle	5^th place heat – 4 x 100m
Shante’ Poullard		5^th place heat – 4 x 100m
Janessa Doucett		5^th place heat – 4 x 100m
Ernest Celestie	F. K. White	6^th place heat –200m & 4 x 100m
Paul Henny		12 place heat – 800m, 6^th place heat 4 x 100m
Chris Avery		6^th place ht 80m hurd., 6^th place ht 4 x 100m
Jacoby Keyes		6^th place heat 4 x 100m
Julie Buller	S P Arnett	1^st place Javelin (National Record) – 124’ 5”, 6^th – pole vault, 15^th – pentatha, 27^th – long jump
Lindsey Chretien	St. Louis	7^th place ht.-200m, 6^th place ht – 100m
Ryan Barrow	Barbe	17^th place – 3000m, 25^th place – 1500m
Jonathon Koenck		29^th place – 1500m
Clerc Koenck		1^st – 1500m, 3^rd – 3000m, 14^th – 4 x 800m
Megan Broussard		15^th – 3000m, 14^th – 4 x 800m
Ashley Blanchard		14^th – 4 x 800m
Sarah Harrison	Westlake	14^th – 4 x 800m
*Kelli Maddox	Westlake	6^th - Javelin
Danielle Mitchell	Barbe	12^th – pole vault
Chad Brown	Barbe	1^st – Javelin (New Junior Olympic Meet Record – 194’ 9”
Anthony Bushnell	LCB	4^th – 800m, 5^th – 4 x 800m
Jonathan Botley	LaGrange	10^th – 200m, 12^th – 100m, 7^th - 4 x 400m, 1^st – 4 x 400m Miami
Jeno Giordano	LaGrange	7^th - 4 x 400m, 1^st – 4 x 400m Miami
Ryan Harts	Barbe	7^th - 4 x 400m, 1^st – 4 x 400m Miami
Josh Fields	Sulphur	5^th – 800m, 5^th – 4 x 800m
Justin Braxton	LCB	5^th – 4 x 800m
*DeMarcus Bushnell	WM	5^th – 4 x 800m
Desire Joe	Iowa / McNeese	4 x 100 alternate
Katrina Castille	St. Louis	4^th – 100m, 6^th place ht – 4 x 100m
Tressa LaTour	LCB	6^th place ht – 4 x 100m
Tempest Thomas	LaGrange	6^th place ht – 4 x 100m
Arletta Gordon	LaGrange	6^th place ht – 4 x 100m
Cody Savage	Barbe	2^nd – 2000m steeple chase, 8^th – 4x400m, 12^th – 1500m, 2^nd ht – 800m
James Thomas	Barbe	8^th place 800m
Micah Gradney	WM	6^th place – 4 x 100m, 16^th place 200m 8^th place – 4 x 400m
Bahnsen Miller	Barbe	6^th place – 4 x 100m, 8^th place – 4 x 400m
*Kelvin Simien	WM	6^th place – 4 x 100m, 8^th place – 4 x 400m
Jeremy Augustine	Barbe	6^th place – 4 x 100m
Brent Carlin		25^th – long jump
Brooks LeCompte	LCB	20^th – 5000m
Darrus Joseph	LCB
Dorian Lewis	LCB
AAU
Sharon Maddox		Shot put
Gaven Meyers	Nelson	7^th – 100 m
Dionna Henry		Triathalon
Halie Blanchard	Hathaway	1500m, 3000m
Tom Gurley	OLQH	1500m, 3000m
Demetrius Boone		Shot put, Discus
Devin DeJean	Henry Heights	Shot put
Joseph Caraway		3000m
Devin Henry		1500 m race walk, Discus
Trevor Foreman	Emmanuel Christian	1500 m race walk
Jessica Gurley	Barbe	5^th – 3000m, 1500 m, 4 x 800
Melanie Breaux		1500 m, 3000 m
Katarina Caraway		4 x 800 m
Paula Kern	LeBlanc Middle	4 x 800 m
Ian Harson		1500 m
Andrew Moss	Sam Houston	4 x 800 m
David Thomas		4 x 800 m
*Kelli Maddox	Westlake	4^th, Javelin; heptathon, discus, high jump, shot put
Ebony Perry	WM
Chris Dickey		400 m hurdles
*DeMarcus Bushnell	LCB	4 x 800 m
Mike Witherwax		5^th – Javelin
Julie Bertrand		Heptha, 100 m & 400 m hurdles
Katy Hoffpauir		1500m
Barbara Caraway		1500m, 3000m
*Kelvin Simien	WM/McNeese	7^th – 400 m
Joseph Caraway		3000 m
David Thomas		4 x 800 m
Kurt Trahan		4 x 800 m

Mr. Robert entered the meeting.

Mr. Falgout congratulated the students and coaches for an outstanding accomplishment.

TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION

Resolutions Authorizing Advertisement for Sale of School District Number 34 Bonds

Lake Charles, Louisiana

August 20, 2002

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2002, at the regular meeting place of said Board in the Calcasieu Parish School Board Office Building, 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pursuant to the provisions of written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.

President John M. Falgout, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present:

Joe A. Andrepont, Randy Armentor, Ricky Blackwell, Wilridge Doucet, Clara F. Duhon, J. L. “Jay” Duhon, John M. Falgout, L. J. “Berk” Fontenot, Sheral LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Greg Robert, Philip E. Tarver, and Elray T. Victorian

ABSENT: Carla C. Duplechin and James W. Karr, Sr.

The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above result.

The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to motion made by Mr. Tarver and seconded by Mr. Pitre, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF $10,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2002 SERIES A, AND $1,750,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2002

SERIES B.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana as follows:

SECTION 1. $10,000,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2002 Series A, and $1,750,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2002 Series B (collectively, the “Bonds”), authorized by an election held in School District No. 34 on July 20, 2002, shall be sold as herein directed.

SECTION 2. Sealed bids shall be received for the purchase of the Bonds and the Bonds shall be opened in public session of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on October 1, 2002, at 5:00 o’clock p.m. Central Daylight (Louisiana) Time, at the regular meeting place of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

SECTION 3. In accordance with Article 1426 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, notice of the sale of the Bonds shall be published one time at least seven clear calendar days before the date scheduled for the receipt of bids, in the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Calcasieu Parish and of general circulation in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, and at least once in the Daily Journal of Commerce, a financial journal or newspaper containing a section devoted to municipal bond news published in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, which publication shall be made at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the date scheduled for the receipt of bids. The notice of sale to be published shall be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE OF BOND SALE

$10,000,000

GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS

OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF

CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

2002 SERIES A

$1,750,000

GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS

OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF

CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

2002 SERIES B

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Issuer”), at the Parish School Board Office at 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, until 5:00 o’clock p.m., Central Daylight (Louisiana) Time, on Tuesday, the

1^st DAY OF OCTOBER, 2002,

for the purchase of the following issue or issues of Bonds of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Bonds”), authorized at a special election held within the Issuer on Saturday, July 20, 2002:

$10,000,000 (being part of an authorized issue of $34,000,000) General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds, 2002 Series A, maturing November 1 in each year in the principal amount as set forth opposite such year in the following table:

YEAR AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT

2003 300,000 2013 490,000

2004 320,000 2014 520,000

2005 335,000 2015 540,000

2006 350,000 2016 570,000

2007 365,000 2017 600,000

2008 385,000 2018 630,000

2009 405,000 2019 660,000

2010 430,000 2020 695,000

2011 445,000 2021 725,000

2012 470,000 2022 765,000

$1,750,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds, 2002 Series B, maturing November 1 in each year in the principal amount as set forth opposite such year in the following table:

YEAR AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT

2003 55,000 2013 85,000

2004 55,000 2014 95,000

2005 55,000 2015 95,000

2006 65,000 2016 100,000

2007 65,000 2017 105,000

2008 65,000 2018 110,000

2009 70,000 2019 115,000

2010