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PUBLIC NOTICE
Jackson Parish School Board Regularly Scheduled Meeting Minutes
October 5, 2026
The Jackson Parish School Board met in a regular scheduled meeting at 11:00 a.m. on October 5, 2026 at Jackson Parish School Board, 315 Pershing Highway, Jonesboro, Louisiana.
The following were present for roll call: Mary Saulters, Rick Barlow, Dennis Clary, Wade McBride, Gerry Mims and Paulette Belton
Absent: Calvin Waggoner
Dennis Clary gave the Invocation.
Paulette Belton led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
The meeting was called to order by Mary Saulters.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Gerry Mims and carried to approve the minutes from the Regular Scheduled meetings held on September 14, 2026.
Motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Wade McBride and carried to make the following announcement:
Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Monday, November 2, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at its regular meeting place, the Jackson Parish School Board Office, 315 Pershing Hwy., Jonesboro, Louisiana, the Parish School Board of the Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana, plans to consider adopting a resolution ordering and calling an election to be held in the Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana to authorize the levy of an ad valorem tax therein.
A motion was made by Paulette Belton, seconded by Gerry Mims and carried to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office for five (5) School Resource Officers at a cost of $220,000.00, to be paid from General Fund.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to approve the 2026-2027 Pupil Progression Plan.
The Board recognized Justin Dodson from the Jackson Parish Recreation Department who spoke about the use of school facilities for Recreation Basketball.
A motion was made by Rick Barlow, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried to nominate Dr. Robin Potts as Interim Superintendent while Superintendent Carter is on Administrative Leave until the issue is resolved.
Rick Barlow reported to the Board on the meeting of the Executive Finance Committee held prior to the Board meeting.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to approve for payment the following bills: General Fund, Federal Program, School Food Service, Sales Tax, Special Education and District Maintenance bills.
A motion was made by Gerry Mims, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried approving payment of $32,049.00 to Air Reading for High Dosage Tutoring at Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School, to be paid from High Dosage Tutoring grant. Air Reading is a sole source provider.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Gerry Mims and carried approving the declaring the following items at Weston High School Ag department as surplus:
• Tag #200 – 15″ Planer
• Tag #225 – Lathe Machine
• Tag #199 – Bender
• Tag #226 – Welding Rod Oven
These items are no longer usable and will be disposed of by taking them to a scrap yard.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried approving a part-time hourly contract for Kristi Bass to provide training support to the Business Department at a cost of $52.98 per hour (not to exceed 45 hours) plus mileage at the state rate to be paid out of General Fund. This contract will end December 18, 2026.
A motion was made by Paulette Belton, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried approving the purchase of curriculum (Frog Street) for three (3) and four (4) year olds at Union Bee Head Start at a cost of $12,426.70 to be paid from EC PDG Consolidated Grant fund. Frog Street is a sole source provider.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried approving the purchase of an online program to assist with data collection and IEP writing for students with disabilities from GoalBook at a cost of $11,475.00 to be paid from General Fund. Goalbook is a sole source provider.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried approving adopting the resolution granting Bonnie Buckelew permission to sign the State of Louisiana Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for Act 461 of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session in the amount of $150,000.00 for Acquisition, Equipment and Operating Expenses for materials and supplies, as well as labor costs to renovate and enhance the facilities at Jonesboro Hodge High School, Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School and Quitman High School) for and on behalf of the Jackson Parish School Board to finalize the 2025-2026 CEA invoices.
A motion was made by Paulette Belton, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to give Bonnie Buckelew permission to contact the State of La. Legislators to request a change in the wording of HB 312, Act 961 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session in the amount of $200,000.00 to (Acquisition, Equipment and Operating Expenses for materials and supplies, as well as labor costs to renovate and enhance the facilities at Jonesboro Hodge High School, Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School and Quitman High School.)
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried approving a part-time hourly contract for a Speech Therapist at $65.00 per hour not to exceed 8 hours per week, to be paid from General Fund.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried approving to acquire two (2) Wal-Mart Pay by Invoice-Trevipay card for Central Office and Special Education Department use with the Business Manager being card holder (with guidelines attached).
Jennifer Colvin, Business Manager presented the Financial Report.
Wade McBride reported to the Board on the meeting of the Building and Grounds Committee held prior to the Board meeting.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried accepting low bid of $13,300.00 for Hot2Cold Heating, AC & Electrical for the three (3) ton Lennox Mini Split for Support Building and 3rd & 4th Grade building hallways at Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School, to be paid from Jonesboro Hodge District funds.
A discussion was held regarding the request from the Boys and Girls Clubs of North Louisiana concerning the use of school facilities. The board agreed to form a committee to negotiate a policy for Use of School facilities.
A discussion was held regarding the request from Jackson Parish Recreation Department concerning the use of school facilities. The board agreed to form a committee to negotiate a policy for Use of School facilities.
A motion was made by Gerry Mims, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to accept low bid of $177,000.00 from Albritton Service Company for lighting and electrical upgrades at Weston High School Baseball and Softball fields, to be paid from Weston District funds (CEA Act 3 of 2026 RLS).
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to adjourn at 11:25 a.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Eros Community WS Failed to Take Corrective Action Following Identification of a Significant
Deficiency
On 5/19/2026, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) performed a detailed inspection and engineering of our water system called a sanitary survey. During this sanitary survey, they identified one or more significant deficiencies in our system. According to EPA’s Ground Water Rule, we were required to correct the deficiency (or deficiencies) or work with the State to develop a plan to correct the deficiency (or deficiencies). However, we failed to correct the deficiencies or contact the State before the established deadline and have therefore violated a requirement of the Ground Water Rule.
What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a
situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink, you will notified within 24 hours.
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency, you would have been notified with 24 hours.
This significant deficiency has the potential to result in lack of proper treatment and oversight of the water
system. Inadequately treated or inadequately protected water may contain disease-causing organisms.
These organisms can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, cramps, and associated headaches.
While we have not detected any evidence of contamination or other health threats related to our source
water, we are still committed to correcting the deficiency to eliminate the threat of contamination.
What was done?
We are currently working to address and resolve the identified violations. The pressure tank is currently in
use, although it was previously believed to be out of service. We are in the process of arranging for the tank to be painted and inspected and will ensure that the pressure tank and all associated piping and
connections are properly configured and maintained to protect the safety of the drinking water supply. We
are also working to bring our cross-connection control records up to date. Cross-connection questionnaires have been distributed, and we are following up with customers whose questionnaires have not yet been returned. Any connections identified as posing a potential cross-connection or contamination risk will be evaluated and addressed appropriately to protect the public water supply.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and other businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. For more information, please contact Heather Lewis at 318-417-6700 or PO Box 154, Eros, LA 71238
PUBLIC NOTICE
Jackson Parish School Board Special Called Meeting Minutes
October 8, 2026
The Jackson Parish School Board met in a Special Called meeting at 1:00 p.m. on October 8, 2026 at Jackson Parish School Board, 315 Pershing Highway, Jonesboro, Louisiana.
The following were present for roll call: Mary Saulters, Rick Barlow, Gerry Mims, Wade McBride, Paulette Belton and Dennis Clary
Absent: Calvin Waggoner
Gerry Mims gave the Invocation.
Wade McBride led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
The meeting was called to order by Mary Saulters.
Item 4A was added to the agenda:
Consider compensating Dr. Robin Potts for serving as Interim Superintendent. A quorum was present for this vote.
A motion was made by Rick Barlow, seconded by Gerry Mims and carried to approve the hiring of a part-time employee to train the Business Manager and this person to be Kristi Bass for the same terms approved at Board Meeting held on October 5, 2026. The motion is made to clarify her status.
Motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to compensate Dr. Robin Potts for serving as Interim Superintendent $2,000.00 per month for additional duties, retroactive to October 1, 2026.
Motion was made by Wade McBride seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to approving to grant Robin Potts permission to approve all expenditures up to $10,000.00 without Board approval.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to approve Scenario 3 as presented by the Business Manager regarding the FY2026-2027 certificated and support staff stipend supplemental payments to be paid in January, 2027, including allocation amounts directed by the Governor’s Executive Order 26-047.
A motion was made by Rick Barlow, seconded by Wade McBride and carried to adjourn at 1:15 p.m.