November 16, 2021 – 10:00AM

901 Lakeshore Dr. – Suite 200

Members in Attendance

Scripted Minutes

P = Present X = Absent

1. Called to order:

• Pledge: Charlie Atherton
• Make Motion to accept the minutes: Charlie Atherton
• ^2nd Motion to accept the minutes: Marc Ferguson

1. Old Business:

• Treasury Report: $142,533.54
• New Business:
• Treasury Report: $142,769.80
• Miscellaneous:
• Mason mentioned having the quick books done, that Rob Daughdril was working on, so that Emergency Responders could have access when going on a incident
• Discuss whether to have a December meeting:
• The third Tuesday falls on December 21, 2021, and that is the week of Christmas.
• Motion made by Charlie to cancel December meeting and resume January for the New Year 2022.
• Second by Jim Rock
• CAER: N/A
• New Projects:
• Commonwealth LNG:
• Met with Pakistani government representatives in Houston in October. An investment package was taken to Pakistan for government signatures. No word currently regarding status.
• General opinion is commonwealth will be getting construction first Quarter 2022.
• Chevron, Orange Texas:
• No update: infrastructure continues.
• Cabot Industries:
• Has awarded $70 million emission reduction package to Cajun Contractor.
• Shell and Technip:
• Have formed a JV for a carbon capture technology project for CO2 storage on the gray ranch.
• Exxon Mobile:
• Is going to build a plastic recycle plant in Baytown Texas.
• Mathematics and Geismar Louisiana:
• Has awarded a $1.3 Billion project to Brown & Root Industrial
• Budget Items: N/A

• Marine Firefighting: N/A
• Drills/Exercises:
• RMP Drill

Great success and a good drill done. 

Communication on the chat worked great

• Trainings: N/A
• Incidents: Sean Lafleur
• Tier II:
• Sent out second notice nonpayment letters last week, waiting on payments to be received.
• Only have 15 Facilities that I am waiting on payments for. Payments come from their corporate offices, so they take longer.
• 9 Facilities that still haven’t filed their 2020 report on the State website. Sent an email to the State to see if maybe these facilities are now closed, waiting on a response.
• LEPC Website: N/A
• EMS/Hospitals: N/A

• Committees:
• Right to Know: (Charlie Atherton): N/A
• Public Education and Information Committee:
• Shelter In Place education,
• Need to advertisement put on KPLC and CGOV
• Educate the public on the warning sirens
• Hazardous Material Facilities Liaison: N/A
• Emergency Response and Resource Committee: N/A
• Hazmat Committee: N/A
• CERT Team: N/A
• Membership: N/A
• Search and Rescue – (Rob Daughdril): N/A
• Budget Committee – (Dick Gremillion): N/A

THE NEXT LEPC MEETING WILL BE January 18, 2022 @ 10AM,

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

Adjourned: