The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury approved a new application for a Louisiana Community Development Block Grant with a significantly reduced scope of work for street improvements in the Topsy area.
According to the Jennings Daily News, the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant previously awarded the parish $1 million to provide asphalt paving in designated areas. However, the police jury's contributing cost estimate climbed from $800,000 to around $1.9 million, prompting officials to reject the originally proposed project at last month's regular meeting.
Bluewing Civil Consultant and Jury Engineer Alex Guillory presented new project details that included a much smaller scope of work to make the project financially viable.
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