CalcLECP Newasieu Parish

Local Emergency

Planning Committee

minutes

LECP New

Calcasieu Parish Local Planning Committee
Mason G. Lindsay, Chairman
Gerald Pullin, Vice - Chairman
Richard J. Gremillion, Secretary/Treasurer
17 Fairway Dr., Lake Charles, LA   70605
Phone: 337-888-5665
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September 21, 2021 – 10:00AM

TEAMS

Members in Attendance

Scripted Minutes

                                                                                                                           

Atherton, Charlie - LEPC

P

Lindsay, Mason - Chairman

P

Powell, Megan – OEP Secretary

P

Daughdril, Rob - At Large Member

  

– At Large Member

  

 - USCG                            

P

Selph, Daniel - SFD

  

McGuire, Richard - 911

P

- Media

  

Stacie Blevins - CPSB

  

Vice, Christopher – Vinton Fire Dept

  

Ieyoub, John – City Council

  

Gremillion, Dick– Treasurer

P

- WLFD

  

- Visual Media

  

 Mike Parent - OPH

P

- VFD

  

- At Large Member

  

Murray, Keith - LCFD

  

Pullin, Gerald – Vice Chairman

P

-National Guard

  

Matt Vezinot - CPSO

  

Gaudet, Dustin - LCPD

P

-SIEC

  

- CERT

P

- Organized Labor

  

Conner, Mark – EMS

  

Kingham, Bobby - DEQ

  

Satterfield, Greg - Industrial Rep.

P

– Industrial Rep

  

LaFleur, Sean - LSP

  

Tower, Ron – Phillips 66

  

-City of Sulphur (PD)

  

Jim Rock - LAIA

      

Liz Harmon -Hospitals

P

P = Present X = Absent

 

  1. Called to order:
  • Pledge: Gerald Pullin
  • Make Motion to accept the minutes: Couldn’t accept, no forum
  • 2nd Motion to accept the minutes:

 

 

  1. Old Business:
  • Treasury Report: $142,019.74
  • New Business:
  • Treasury Report: $142,248.98
  • CAER: Dick Gremillion;
  • Getting the bids for the CAER sirens to be replaced
  • New Projects: Gerald Pullin,
  • Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia are climbing. Highest cost for natural gas since 2018. Europe is concerned it will not have enough gas available for a cold winter.  This is very favorable for pending LNG projects.
  • Commwealth LNG signed with technique as the general contractor. They are anticipating beginning dirt work fourth quarter 2021.
  • Driftwood LNG has Bechtel as the general contractor and anticipate making final investment decision fourth quarter 2021.
  • Camfor has purchased the Georgia Gulf Lumber mill near DeQuincy. They have contractors on site upgrading and expanding capacity. Anticipate start up first quarter 2022.
  • Intrafor has BID Atlanta as the general contractor for their Greenfield $160 million project near the river.
  • Chevron in Orange Texas it’s close to making public announcement on the $8 billion Etheline plant.
  • Budget Items: N/A
  • Marine Firefighting: N/A
  • Drills/Exercises: N/A
  • Trainings: N/A
  • Incidents:
  • Well blow, Nelson Rd./Lincoln Rd.
  • Flange was cracked
  • Took three days for it to be fixed
  • Water and gasoline was released, nothing too hazardous
  • 8 homes were evacuated from that area
  • No injuries
  • Tier II: N/A
  • LEPC Website: N/A
  • EMS/Hospitals: N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Committees:
  • Right to Know: Charlie Atherton: N/A
  • Public Education and Information Committee: N/A
  • Hazardous Material Facilities Liaison: N/A
  • Emergency Response and Resource Committee: N/A
  • Hazmat Committee: Keith Murray: N/A
  • CERT Team: N/A
  • Membership: N/A
  • SAR – Rob Daughdril: N/A
  • Budget Committee – Dick Gremillion: N/A

THE NEXT LEPC MEETING WILL BE October 19, 2021 @ 10AM,

901 Lakeshore Dr. Suite 200, Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

Adjourned: 10:15AM