THE VERSON PARISH DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (Little Clear Energy Center, LLC Solar Project) June 20, 2025 The following resolution was offered by Dr. Geralyn Janice, and seconded by Mr. Galen Johnson: RESOLUTION A resolution approving the execution of a Payment in Lieu of Tax and Lease Agreement and any and all additional documents and certificates deemed necessary in connection with the granting of a favorable payment in lieu of tax arrangement for the development of a solar electricity generating facility in Vernon Parish, State of Louisiana, for the benefit of Little Clear Energy Center, LLC, and providing for other matters with respect to the foregoing. WHEREAS, the Vernon Parish Development District (the District) is authorized and empowered under Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 33:130.871, et seq.) (the Act), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, to acquire, own, lease, rent, repair, renovate, improve, finance, sell, and dispose of facilities that are determined by the lessor to be instrumental to the removal of blight or the redevelopment of distressed areas, or to promote economic development through the creation of jobs, or to enhance the tax base of the Parish of Vernon, through the construction, renovation, or rehabilitation of improvements, other than facilities designed for the sale or distribution to the public of electricity, gas, water, or telephone or other services commonly classified as public utilities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, property acquired by the District is exempt from ad valorem tax, the District may require an annual payment to the local taxing authorities, through the normal collecting agency, a sum in lieu of ad valorem taxes to compensate such authorities for any services rendered by them to such projects which sum shall not be in excess of the ad valorem taxes that would have been payable to such authorities had such projects been privately owned during the period for which such payment is made; and WHEREAS, Little Clear Energy Center, LLC (the Company), has requested the District to enter into an agreement with the Company providing for a payment in lieu of tax and incentive payment arrangement with respect to the acquisition, construction, equipping and development of a solar electricity generating facility, including an array of solar panels, and all necessary machinery, equipment, tangible, personal, moveable property and improvements, to be located on located on property in Vernon Parish, State of Louisiana (the Project); and WHEREAS, the acquisition, construction and development of which Project is expected to entail a capital investment by the Company of approximately $330,000,000; and WHEREAS, the District has determined that the Project qualifies as a development project and has been determined by the District to serve a public purpose, all within the meaning of the Act; and WHEREAS, the District wishes to structure a payment in lieu of tax and incentive payment arrangement for the benefit of the Company, the District, and Vernon Parish, which will provide a financial incentive for the construction of the Project in Vernon Parish; and WHEREAS, the District will purchase all solar panels and modules, all necessary machinery and equipment, all tangible, personal, and moveable property, and all improvements to be incorporated in and made part of the solar electricity generating facility (the Solar Equipment), and will designate the Company as its agent for the purchase of said Solar Equipment (the Agent Agreement); and WHEREAS, the Company will pay to the District the full amount of sales tax that would ordinarily be owed to Vernon Parish taxing jurisdictions in connection with the purchase of the Solar Equipment (the Parish Sales Tax Payments); and WHEREAS, the Company will pay to the District an amount equivalent to thirty-five percent (35%) of the full amount of sales tax that would ordinarily be owed to the State of Louisiana in connection with the purchase of the Solar Equipment (the Parish Sales Tax Payments); and WHEREAS, the Company will engineer, design, procure, and construct the Project, and deliver the completed solar electricity generating facility (the Facility) to the District at commercial completion; and WHEREAS, the District will lease the Facility to the Company for an initial term of thirty-five (35) years (the Lease Agreement); and WHEREAS, the Company will make annual lease payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes,in the mount of (a) twenty percent (20%) of its ad valorem tax liability that would have been due each year in the absence of this Agreement during the first twenty (20) years of the term of the Lease Agreement and (b) eighty percent (80%) of its ad valorem tax liability that would have been due each year in the absence of this Agreement during the remaining fifteen (15) years of the term of the Lease Agreement, to the District (the PILOT Payments); and WHEREAS, the Company will pay to the District (a) upon execution of the Lease Agreement, (i) a Closing Fee of $100,000 and (ii) the legal fees of the Districts Special Counsel in an amount not to exceed $25,000, and (b) on or before December 1, of each calendar year during the term of the Lease Agreement: (i) an administrative fee payment of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000); and (ii) a community benefit contribution of $100,000 as set forth in the Lease Agreement; and WHEREAS, the terms and details of the payment in lieu of tax and incentive payment arrangement have been negotiated by the Lessor and the Lessee with due consideration to the Vernon Parish government and taxing jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, it is now the desire of this Board of Directors to develop and acquire the Project described therein, and such other matters necessary and desirable in connection therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Vernon Parish Development District, acting as the governing authority of the District, that: SECTION 1. Approval of Lease Agreement. The Board of Directors of the District hereby approves the execution and delivery of a Lease Agreement, in connection with the Project, in a form to be determined by the Board of Directors subsequent hereto, and including the acquisition of the Facility under the terms and conditions set forth therein, and such other documents necessary, convenient, appropriate and desirable in connection herewith. SECTION 2. Approval of Terms. The Board of Directors of the District further approves the Payments as set forth herein: A. The Company will pay to the District the Parish Sales Tax Payments, the State Sales Tax Payments, the PILOT Payments, the Infrastructure Contribution, the administrative fees, the closing fee, legal fees, and any other fees provided in the Lease Agreement, in the amounts, and on or before the due dates, set forth in the Lease Agreement. B. The District will designate the general contractor for the Facility and each other contractor or subcontractor who shall make sales and use tax exempt purchases on behalf of the Lessor (including the Company) as a mandatary (agent) of the District for the purpose of purchasing Solar Equipment and otherwise making sales and use tax exempt purchases on behalf of Lessor, and will execute all necessary sales tax exemption forms, including Form R-1020 of the Louisiana Department of Revenue and any other documents, agreements or certificates necessary to make the required designation. SECTION 3. Negotiation, Execution and Delivery of Documents. The President, Vice President, and/or Secretary-Treasurer, are hereby authorized and directed for, on behalf of, and in the name of the District to negotiate, execute and deliver any and all documents described herein, including, without limitation, the Agent Agreement, the Lease Agreement, a conveyance of the Facility to the District, and any associated machinery, equipment and movable property, and such additional instruments, documents, consents, acknowledgements and certificates that are deemed by such officers upon the advice of counsel to be necessary, convenient, appropriate or desirable to carry out the intent of the payment in lieu of tax and incentive payment arrangement. The signatures of the said officers upon documents specifically described herein together with any documents and certificates as may be otherwise required for necessary, convenient, appropriate or desirable related to matters described in this resolution, are deemed to be conclusive evidence of their due exercise of the authority vested in them hereunder. The authority granted to such officers shall include the reconveyance of the Facility to the Company upon the termination of the Lease Agreement. SECTION 4. Additional Authorization. The President, Vice President and/or Secretary-Treasurer, or any one of them acting individually, upon the advice of counsel, shall be further authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver any future servitudes, easements, mortgages, rights-of-way, releases, conveyances, reconveyances, subordination & nondisturbance agreements, zoning or permitting requests, or other instruments with respect to the Project and/or the property described in the Lease Agreement, as may be required by or provided for in Lease Agreement or in connection with any bonds, or as may be requested by the Company, or as may otherwise be required for or necessary, convenient or appropriate to the Facility, subject to review and approval of any such agreements or instruments by District counsel. SECTION 5. Use of Electronic Signatures. The authorized officers of the District may execute any required documents relating to the foregoing either with manual signatures or using electronic signatures as permitted by the Louisiana Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (La. R. S. 9:2601, et seq.), such as DocuSignTM or similar electronic signature technology. SECTION 6. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon authorization by the Board. The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: MemberYes David Aymond Geralyn Janice Galen Johnson Logan Morris Rhonda Plummer Kevin Quinn No Absent Lee Birmingham Suzi Daniels Dale Peterson And the resolution was declared adopted on this 20th day of June, 2025. Logan Morris Acting Chairman STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF VERNON I, the undersigned Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Vernon Parish Development District., do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings taken by the Board of Directors on June 20, 2025, approving the execution of any additional documents and certificates deemed necessary in connection with the granting of a payment in lieu of tax and financial incentive arrangement for the development of a solar electricity generating facility in Vernon Parish, State of Louisiana; and providing for other matters with respect to the foregoing. IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature on this the 20th day of June, 2025. Rhonda M. Plummer Acting Secretary-Treasurer Apr 17 1t 2113412 Notice Cost- $299.17

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the Vernon Parish Police Jury, PO Box 1548, Leesville, LA 71496, will receive sealed bids until Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud; bids received after the specified closing time will not be accepted. All interested parties are welcome to attend the bid opening. Bid specifications may be viewed online and bids may be submitted online at www.centralbidding.com. Bid Forms may be obtained from the Vernon Parish Police Jury, 300 S. 3rd St., Leesville, Louisiana 71446, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday Friday, by calling 337-238-0324 or emailing belinda@vppjla.com. Bid envelopes MUST be sealed and marked on outside with company name, item being bid, date and time of bid opening, and contractors license number. Failure to seal and mark bid envelopes correctly will result in your bid being rejected. The Vernon Parish Police Jury reserves the right to reject any or all bids for just cause in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 & 2214. 2026 Road Overlay (NO base work) and Striping Note: This bid is for roads that DO NOT need base work done by the contractor - roads that need base work will be bid separately. Work to be bid: 1. 1.5 Asphalt Overlay (Level 1 Non-Polymer): labor, equipment, and materials to lay prime coat and 1 hot mix asphalt, Level 1 Non-Polymer asphalt overlay on 12 22 wide road on prepared base and existing asphalt, price per ton with suitable wearing coarse; 5% overrun; January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Widening of intersections and turnouts MUST be priced as part of the road. Must meet LADOTD specifications. No minimum tonnage required per job. Contractor to respond and perform within five (5) days of notice from Vernon Parish Police Jury. 2. 2 Asphalt Overlay (Level 1 Non-Polymer): labor, equipment, and materials to lay prime coat and 2 hot mix asphalt, Level 1 Non-Polymer asphalt overlay on 12 22 wide road on prepared base and existing asphalt, price per ton with suitable wearing coarse; 5% overrun; January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Widening of intersections and turnouts MUST be priced as part of the road. Must meet LADOTD specifications. No minimum tonnage required per job. Contractor to respond and perform within five (5) days of notice from Vernon Parish Police Jury. 3. Asphalt Grinding: labor and equipment to grind up asphalt / 3-shot roads, 2-12 deep Price per square yard, from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. 4. Striping with Double Yellow Line with Reflectors: Price per foot for Labor and equipment to lay a solid yellow double line with Amber reflectors every 25 feet in the middle of the roadway, lines will be 4 inches wide and 16 inches from outside to outside, January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Must meet LADOTD specifications. 5. Striping with Single Yellow Line with Reflectors: Price per foot for Labor and equipment to lay a solid yellow line with Amber reflectors every 25 feet in the middle of the roadway, line will be 4 inches wide. January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Must meet LADOTD specifications. 6. Striping with Double Yellow Line: Price per foot for Labor and equipment to lay solid yellow double lines in the middle of roadway, 4 inches wide and 16 inches from outside to outside, January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Must meet LADOTD specifications. 7. Striping with Single Yellow Line: Price per foot for Labor and equipment to lay a solid yellow line in the middle of roadway 4 inches wide. January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. Must meet LADOTD specifications. Apr 17, May 1, 8 3t 292.29 Notice Cost- $292.29

NOTICE The Vernon Parish Housing Authority will hold its public hearing regarding its 2026 Annual plan to review any changes to goals or policies and review of its 2026-2030 Capital Fund Budgets on Wednesday June 10, 2026, at 9am, at the Housing Authority main office located at 117 Savannah Circle, Leesville LA 71446. All items can be reviewed at the PHAs main office located at the above address between the hours of 8 am-2 pm Monday through Thursday. Apr 17 1t 2112305 Notice Cost- $26.07

WHEREABOUTS Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the Loan and Security Agreements and Disclosure Statement dated on or about 07/20/2021, by Ryan J. Yeagley for $24,764.00 in favor of La Capitol Federal Credit Union is asked to contact Sharon Whitlow, Atty. @ (225) 217-0060. Apr 17, 24, May 1 3t 2111942 Notice Cost- $31.50

Juror List for Petit Jury on April 20, 2026 ADDISON, GAYLEN DERRICK ALEXANDER, TIMOTHY WAYNE AMER, NICHOLAS ISAAC ANDERS, TANNER WADE ARANOVICH, MIKITA ANDREYEVICH ARDOIN, JUSTIN RICHARD ARMSTRONG, BEVERLY LAVARNE ARMSTRONG, TAMIRA CARLETTE ATKINS, CORY PIERRE BAILEY, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT BAILEY, NATHANIEL ALEXANDER BAKER JR, RANDALL LEE BARRINGTON, MICHELLE RENEE BARTON, TONI DEE BASS, SUSAN WAYNETTE T BAUER, JOSEPH JOHN BEALER, BRENDA STANLY BEASON, SKYLER WADE BEAUBOUEF, MICHAEL ANTHONY BELL, GLORIA D BELTZ, IVY HANNAH BENOIT, BLAKE MATTHEW BIRDLONG, LANEISHA JANAE BODIE, JERRY D BOOSE, JASON BERNARD BOURKE, GREGORY JOHN BOWMAN, YESENIA BRADLEY, ELBIE DENNIS BREVELLE, CHAE SUN BRISTER, PEGGY SUE GILL BROUILLETTE, LANEY JOELLE BRYANT, CARTER DWAIN BURNS, HARRY EUGENE BURNS, MEGAN MICHALE CANNON, SUSAN ELAINE CARNELL, DEANNE RALYNNE CARPENTER, JOSEPH CASTILAW, JACK CHRISTOPHER CHRISTENSEN, OLIVIA EVANS COBURN JR, DAVID LEE CONTANT, VERA A COOLEY, JOSEPH EDWARD COOVER JR, ROBERT E COWAN, BROOKS THOMAS COX, BROOKE ELIZABETH CRAWFORD, COREY CRAYTON CHRISTIANSEN, OLIVIA KATHERINE CROLL, KENNETH JAMES CULBERT, JULIUN XAVIER DEAR, ANTHONY KEITH DEON, LETICIA MARIA DOUGHERTY, CHARLES ALAN DOWDEN, JIMMIE LAMAR DOYLE, CRYSTAL F DUGAT, JENNIFER DANIELLA DURISON, RANDY T EDWARDS, DEBORAH ANN EISENMANN, PAULETTE KAY ELLIS, MEGAN ROSE ERWIN, KIMBERLY DENISE EUSAY, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN FAZIO, SHEILA LANETTE FEE, SUSAN LORENE FIELDS, DANIEL PATRICK FISHER, KIMBERLY C FLETCHER, ELIZABETH CROSBY FORD, ROCEBELLA FOSTER, ARNIKIQUEA NICOLE FOX, MEGAN SMITH FROEMMING, KENDRA RICHMOND FUNDERBURK, GREGORY WAYNE GABOUREL, BRANDON GALLARDO, ANNE FAYE GAMMAGE JR, PERCY GILCREASE, MARTY LANE GREEN, JOE LYNN GREGORY, TIFFANY EVONNE GRIFFIN, BART EMORY GRUBBS, BEAU JUSTIN HALL, DANNY GLEN HALL, DORIS ANDRE HARBIN, LINDA J HARPER, SHARON PAULETTE HARRIS, DEXTER LYDELL HAYMON, MORGAN RAWLES HAYNES, BARBARA BUCHANAN HENDRICKS, WENDELL JAMES HERNANDEZ, JAMES PAUL HERNANDEZ ALEMAN, YOLANDA HICKS, KAREN GAIL HIGH, YVONNE L HILL, ISABELLA WANDA HINSON, CAROLYN WILLIAMS HOGAN, SHERRY GLENETTE IVORY HUGGINS, JAMES ARNOLD HUNT, AMANDA JOHNSON JACKSON, SHALIE JACKSON, SHERRY PAULETTE JEANE, EVELYN CAROLYN JOHNSON II, JOSEPH PAUL JOHNSON, MICHAEL ROBERT JOHNSON, TYLER JAY JOHNSTON, HOLLY MICHELLE JONES, JULIA ANN JONES, VLADIMIR KAPOTSY, SANDRA LOREN KEEL, DELBERT LEE KELLY, KEITH DOUGLAS KENNEDY, BRIAN KEITH KERSEY, JONATHAN DANIEL KIM, HEART M KIMRAY, KALLIE N KUNATH, DAWN MARIE LAPERLE, ROBERT SAGE LASSITER, TERRAL RAHMON LEBRONAYALA, JO LUI LEE JR, BILLY STEVE LEE, TAMMY RENEA LEGE JR, JOSEPH GOLDEN LEWIS, ERIN LEE LEWIS, PHILLIP L LILES, DEWEY LEE LLOYD, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN LOGAN, DAVID LAMOUR LOWMAN, ROY EDWARD LOZANO, DEBORAH LAFAYE LUEBBERS, DARRIAN RAYNE MAFNAS, JUDY CRUZ MALCOMB, ASHTON JANEAN MANLEY, MARILYN IDELL NICOLE MANN, RHONDA B MARQUARDT, CHRISTIAN PETER MARTIN, JAMES BRECKENRIDGE MAY, NOAH B MCCARTY, HEATHER A MCCOLLISTER, NEEDHAM RANDY MCCULLOUGH, KATHY DIANA C MCKEE, MILTON RILEY MCKINNEY, EDWIN LEE METAYER, AIMEE JOY MOORE, JONATHAN C MORRIS, HALEY MICHELE MORRIS, QUINTIN ZALE MORTENSEN, ASHLEY MCCLELLAN MURPHY, STACY ANN NASH, DANELLE ALEXANDRA NASH, DAVID ERIC NASH, THERMAN NEWCOMB, SCOTTIE NEWMAN, TERRANCE RICHARD NICHOLS, SHELBY R NORRIS JR, WILLIAM OTTO OCKERMAN, TOC OSBORN, ZEKE ZACHARIAH OTOOLE, KIMBERLY JEAN BAUER OWENS, DEREK RAY PEA, CASHEMONEE ALIZE PERKINS, LACY CHANTEL PERSON, WILLIE NELL PHILLIPS, DUSTIN ALAN PITTS, MARY WILLETT QUINTON, EMANUEL SHAJHEF RATLIFF, ASHLEY SHARDAE RAVER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL REDMOND, MARY FRANCES REED JR, RICHARD EVERETT REEKS, THOMAS WAYNE RENFROW, CASHELLA VIRGINIA RILEY, JARED NATHANIEL ROBERTS, DON LUTHER ROBERTS, DOUGLAS JOHN ROSS, NICHOLAS WARREN KEITH ROUNDS, JENNIFER YNELA RUBLE, ASHLEY JANE RUSH, HAROLD DARNEL SADLER, CHELSEA SANTIAGO, LUIS ALBERTO SAWYER, JUSTIN L SCANLON, SHEILA SUE SCHMIDT, GINA KIM SCOLES, JANIS G JAEGER SHANLEY, CODY JAMES SHELL, ASHLEE KEENE SHELL, KRISTY MARICLE SHEPPARD, TAMRA LINDSAY SHUFF, BRANDI SIMMONS, JOEL LLOYD SIMMONS, ROBERT JEFFREY SIMS, ROXANNE LEE SLAYDON, AMY LYNN SMITH, SHARON SUE SMITHEY, MELDA MISHAEL SNELL, JOHN MICHAEL STACKHOUSE, MARK STEPHENS, BRANDI DUBE STEPHENS, JOLIE RENEE STEPHENS, REESE ABIGAIL STEPHENS, SAVANNA MICHELLE STERLING, SHERRIE DARLENE STEWART, CECILIA STOLZLE, JENNIFER ANN SWOFFORD, SUSAN DIANE SYKES, LARRY WAYNE TAYLOR, DAMETRA DANIELLE THETFORD, THURMAN BRENT THOMAS, JUNE S THOMAS, REBEKAH KATHLEEN THOMPSON, MATTHEW ROMAN TIBBIT, JAMES FLOYD TORRES, JOSE ELPIDIO TOUCHET, AMBER NICOLE TREME, RUSSELL LEON TUCKER, BRIANNA VASQUEZ, SARAH ANN MATTHIEU VILLA, MADONNA KAREN H WANJURA, AMANDA FAITH WELCH, GERALD E WHITAKER, JEFFREY HOLICE WHITE, TAYLOR DIERRA WILLIAMS, LEATRICE HELENA WILLIAMS, PAMELA YVONNE WILLIS, PAMELA MARIE WILSON, QUINTIN EUGENE WOOD, CURTIS WILLIAM WRIGHT, RONDA ADDISON Apr 17 1t 2106741 Notice Cost- $211.96

ADVERTISEMENT The Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, does hereby advertise for sealed bids and will open same on: 1. Tuesday, May 5, 2026. 2. At the Purchasing Department of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office Archives Building, 5450 East Broad Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70615, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. C.S.T. 3. For the purchase and delivery of Thirty (30) Helmet Mounted Night Vision Devices (twenty-four Binocular and six Monocular) as listed in the specifications portion of this advertisement. 4. All bids must be submitted on either paper or electronic bid form. Paper Bid may be obtained from the Purchasing Department of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office located in the Archives Building. Electronic bidding can be accessed through https://www.bidnetdirect.com/louisiana/calcasieuparishsheriffsoffice 5. All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of a certified check or cashiers check drawn on a bank insured by the FDIC, or a Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office Bid Bond Form contained in contract documents, shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is published annually in the Federal Register, or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent of policyholders surplus as shown in the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents, all in accordance with LSA--R.S. 38:2218. No Bid Bond indicating an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable. If bid is submitted electronically, an electronic bid bond as described in Act No. 590 per the standards adopted by the office of the governor, division of administration and the office of the information technology as provided for in LAC 4:XV.701 will be required. The checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned. Payments on the awarded bids will be made upon delivery of equipment. 6. Preference is given to materials, supplies, and provisions that are produced, manufactured, or grown in Louisiana, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside the State. 7. The Sheriff Office reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause as permitted by LA R.S. 38:2214B. The ability of an Entity to reject any bid is applicable only when administered in accordance with the Public Bid Law. In accordance with LSA--R.S. 38:2212(B) (1), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. 8. Bids may be held by the Sheriffs Office for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigation the qualifications of bidders, prior to award. 9. Official action on this bid will be taken within forty-five (45) days by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office. 10. This purchase is being made under a federal grant, FEMA: PSGP: FY25 EMW-2025-PU-05045. All terms and conditions that apply to federal procurement and standards apply. 11. All bids must be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope: BID FOR 2026-29.1 Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office Purchase and Delivery of Thirty (30) Helmet Mounted Night Vision Devices (twenty-four Binocular and six Monocular) Kim Shelton, Purchasing Agent Apr 17, 23 2t 2113403 Notice Cost- $202.00

Miller Spring LLC dba Charge Up 58 is applying to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control of the state of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of high and low alcohol content at retail in Parish of Calcasieu Parish at the following address 703 Miller Ave. Westlake, LA 70669. Miller Spring LLC dba: Charge Up 58 Members: Jameel Merali Apr 17, 18 2t 2113402 Notice Cost- $71.00

NOTICE BY OWNER OF ACCEPTANCE OF WORK This is to advise that a portion of the contract between Water Works District No. 9, Ward 4 and Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors, LLC dated May 14, 2024, in the amount of $1,536,200.00 which was recorded in Mortgage Book No. 6212, Page No. 513, bearing File No. 3539759, of the Records of Mortgages for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, is substantially complete and was accepted by Water Works District No. 9, Ward 4 on April 13, 2026, and was recorded at the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court on April 14, 2026. Any person or persons holding a claim against said contract for Water Storage Tanks Rehabilitation Phase 2; Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; LEI Project No. 19-007 D02, should file a claim with the Clerk of Court of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on or before May 29, 2026. Water Works District No. 9, Ward 4 /s/ Kent Chamblee, Vice President Apr 17, 24, May 1 3t 2113399 Notice Cost- $91.00

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Calcasieu Parish School Board will receive sealed bids before 11:00 AM., Tuesday, May 05, 2026, at the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Attention: Tony Motamedi, Superintendents Conference Room, 3310 Broad St., Lake Charles, Louisiana 70615 for the following Project: CPSB Lake Charles Request for Proposals: Lake Charles, LA Solicitation No. Bid#2027-08 Bread, Sausage, Milk And Disposables One (1) uploaded files or send sealed hard copy paper response to the RFP shall be delivered or mailed to Calcasieu Parish School Board c/o Nasser Tony Motamedi, Purchasing Agent, nasser.motamedi@cpsb.org. Responses to this RFP may also be submitted through https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/ . Responses to this RFP for this project will be accepted until 11:00 AM., Central Standard Time, Tuesday, May 05, 2026. Proposals that have not been received at CPSB offices by the above aforementioned deadline date and time will be rejected. Proposal Respondents are solely responsible for ensuring that their proposal has been received by the RFP Main Point of Contact prior to the deadline for receipt of submittals. Late responses to this RFP shall not be accepted, nor shall additional time be granted to any potential Proposal Respondent. Proposal Respondents, their consultants, or other parties representing the proposer for this solicitation may not contact any CPSB Board Member. Event Date Time Advertise Solicitation 04/17 & 04/24 11:00AM Deadline to Submit Sealed Proposal or upload to Central Bidding Site for consideration 05/05/2026 11:00 AM Dr. Jason VanMetre, Superintendent, Calcasieu Parish School Board Apr 17, 24 2t 2113395 Notice Cost- $106.00

ADVERTISEMENT This is to advise that the contract between Russell J. Stutes Construction Company, LLC and the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, dated January 29, 2024, filed on record on January 31, 2024, bearing File No. 3530525 for LCPD Annex, for the City of Lake Charles, LA, designated as Project No. DR009, has been substantially completed and accepted by the City Council of the City of Lake Charles on April 1, 2026. Any person or persons, individuals or corporations holding a claim against said Project should file said claim with the Clerk of Court of Calcasieu Parish, before May 22, 2026. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA :/s/Marshall J. Simien, Jr. MARSHALL J. SIMIEN, JR., MAYOR Apr 17, 24, May 1 3t 2113394 Notice Cost- $77.50

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS 04/13/2026 Notice is hereby given that the following properties are in violation of the Lake Charles Code of Ordinances. The property owners listed below will have 5 (five) days to correct the issues noted, or Citys contractors will correct the issues at the owners expense. Sec. 23:3-5: High grass and/or weeds, Trash, rubbish, refuse, debris violations: Bryant Joshua Domingue ET UX, 906 Alamo St, Assessment # 00350974 Jerry L Thomas, 908 Alamo St, Assessment # 00373095 Kevin William Young, 908 Celeste St, Assessment # 00343242 Konicnatel, 2316 Dewey St, Assessment # 00289671 Leona Jolivette Babino ET AL (Estate), 2420 Dewey St, Assessment # 01328572 Jose Gregorio Suarez Marino, 2100 Evelyn St, Assessment # 00442585 Fredrick Mackenzie Gardner, 2734 E Opelousas St, Assessment # 00279072 B & C Property Development of Louisiana LLC, 812 Orange St, Assessment # 00444502 Winston Charles Broussard ET UX, 2106 Rose St, Assessment # 00388181 Aaron Washington ET UX, 1704 N Simmons St, Assessment # 00451045 Carrol Jean Davis, 1706 N Simmons St, Assessment # 00290815 BHJW Properties LLC, 2510-2514 Oak Park Blvd, Assessment # 00835617 Joseph RL Duplechain ET AL (Estate), 307 Brammer Ln, Assessment # 00793116 Clesma Joseph Andres, 2110 3rd St, Assessment # 00356611 David A Coleman, 1920 4th St, Assessment # 00586242 Luke Donald Baldwin, 1926 4th St, Assessment # 00548308 McKenzie Paige Deville, 2022 4th St, Assessment # 00289108 Nelson and Connie Bernard, 2113 5th St, Assessment # 01130153 Severnus Gradnigo ET UX, 1820 6th St, Assessment # 00561045 Russell Williams Young ET UX, 2033 6th St, Assessment # 00442445 Jerry Ames ET UX, 1533 7th St, Assessment # 00574325 Margie Carmen Grace Harren King ET AL, 1812 7th St, Assessment # 00578673 The Ralph Unglaube Trust, 1927 8th St, Assessment # 00572462 Jose Francisco Saavedra Molina, 2113 8th St, Assessment # 00566446 Txle Properties LLC, 701 17th St, Assessment # 00781843 Exclusive Real Estate Investments LLC, 809 17th St, Assessment # 00383759 Judith Lynn Pichon ET AL (Estate), 1621 2nd Ave, Assessment # 00573094 Jose Leonardo Galindo Cardoza ET UX, 2914 1st Ave, Assessment # 00387800 Jonlad Holdings LLC, 1612 4th Ave, 00559229 Castillo Investments LLC, 913 5th Ave, Assessment # 00457353 Macro Networks Corp ET AL, 910 6th Ave, Assessment # 00420212 Sec. 23:4: Trash & debris; piles and accumulations violation: Mark A Guidry Sr. ET AL, 2425 Dewey St, Assessment # 00341126 Donna Faye Glaude, 2113 Evelyn St, Assessment # 00318868 Margie Carmen Grace Harren King ET AL, 1812 7th St, Assessment # 00578673 Leo Paul Mott Jr, 1606 8th St, Assessment # 00581356 Roderick ONeil Maye ET UX, 1613 8th St, Assessment # 00599565 Vertina Nicole Yarbrough ET VIR, 1707 11th St, Assessment # 00583405 James Gerard Babin Jr, 1921 14th St, Assessment # 00295825 Sec. 23:5 (B-C): Dirt Pile(s) for Landscaping or Otherwise violations: George Williams Est. ET AL, 1300 Blk. N Goos Blvd Lot on SW corner of N Goos Blvd & Woodring St, Assessment # 00611514 Eddie Stevens ET UX, 1719 Channel St, Assessment # 00603937 Apr 17, 18 2t 2113392 Notice Cost- $196.00

Ordinance No: An ordinance authorizing the City Council of the City of Lake Charles to declare parcel number 00750832A (no municipal address) as surplus property and further authorizing the City to enter into a ground lease agreement for the use of this surplus immovable property for the transmission and receipt of wireless communication signal including the construction of a structure and tower along with the operation of equipment. WHEREAS, the City of Lake Charles is the owner of property bearing Parcel Number 00750832A, further described as the leased premises being a 50 ft. x 50 ft. parcel located within the parent parcel described below: The parent parcel being located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on East McNeese Street, as further described below: @221008 0000 1200002 0000 COM SE COR N/2 22.10.8; TH N 238.76 FT AND POB; TH S 80 DEG W 305.3 FT ALONG N R/WAY LINE E MCNEESE ST; TH N 318.72 FT; E 300 FT; S 262.09 FT TO POB (ASSESSED WARD 3X 81) (REF B 1947 P 108 86); WHEREAS, the City of Lake Charles, through the Lake Charles City Council, has determined that the property described hereinabove is not needed for any public purposes by any department and/or division of the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana; WHEREAS, an advertisement was published in the American Press on April 17th, April 24th, and May 01st, 2026 to accept an offer to lease the property described hereinabove; WHEREAS, the City of Lake Charles has received an offer from Diamond Towers V, LLC to lease the property for an initial term of five (5) years with an option to renew for an additional five (5) years at $1,500.00 per month along with a one time signing bonus of $15,000.00 at the commencement of the lease which shall not be deemed as a rental payment. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, in regular session convened, that: SECTION 1: The Mayor of the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, is hereby authorized to lease, on behalf of the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, a parcel of property described as follows: Parcel Number 00750832A, further described as: @221008 0000 1200002 0000 COM SE COR N/2 22.10.8; TH N 238.76 FT AND POB; TH S 80 DEG W 305.3 FT ALONG N R/WAY LINE E MCNEESE ST; TH N 318.72 FT; E 300 FT; S 262.09 FT TO POB (ASSESSED WARD 3X 81) (REF B 1947 P 108 86) thereon, to Diamond Towers V, LLC in accordance with the agreed upon terms and conditions of a properly executed lease agreement. SECTION 2: The reason for this lease agreement is that this property is no longer needed by the City of Lake Charles for any public purposes of the local municipal government. The consideration received by the City is a lease with an initial term of five (5) years with an option to renew for an additional five (5) years at $1,500.00 per month along with a one time signing bonus of $15,000.00 at the commencement of the lease which shall not be deemed as a rental payment. SECTION 3: The Mayor of the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, is hereby empowered to do any and all things necessary to accomplish the lease of said property and to execute the appropriate documents. SECTION 4: Notice of this ordinance shall be published three (3) times in fifteen (15) days, one week apart, in the Lake Charles American Press and final action on this ordinance shall be taken at 5:30 P.M. on the 6th day of May, 2026. SECTION 5: Any opposition to the proposed lease shall be made in writing, filed with the Clerk of the Lake Charles City Council within fifteen (15) days after the first publication set forth hereinabove. If an opposition is filed, the City Council shall hold a public hearing on such on the 6th day of May, 2026, at 5:30 P.M. SECTION 6: Further, if this ordinance is adopted, it shall not become effective until ten (10) days after its passage during which time any interested citizen may apply to the Fourteenth Judicial District Court for an order restraining disposition of the property. After the ordinance becomes effective, it cannot be contested for any reason. SECTION 7: The authority for this ordinance is LSA R.S. 33:4712. s/Renee P. DeVille Clerk of the Council Apr 17, 24, May 1 3t 2113385 Notice Cost- $338.50