November 16, 2006

Lake Charles, Louisiana

The Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in Regular Session at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2006, in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Parish Government Building, 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, with The Honorable Michael E. Danahay, President, presiding, and the following members present:

Mesdames Elizabeth Conway Griffin and Sandra J. “Sandy” Treme; and Messrs. Francis Andrepont, Guy Brame, Brent Clement, Calvin Collins, Kevin Guidry, Tony Guillory, Chris Landry, Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S., Don Manuel, Hal McMillin, Cornelius “Cornie” Moon, and Tony Stelly

Absent: None

Also present were Mr. S. Mark McMurry, Parish Administrator; Mr. Bryan Beam, Assistant Parish Administrator; Mrs. Coleen Clark, Executive Secretary; Mr. Richard Gremillion, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; Mr. Jerry Milner, Director of Finance; Mr. Claude Smart, Parish Engineer; Mr. Allen L. Smith, Jr. of the firm of Plauche, Smith and Nieset, General Counsel; Ms. Kathy P. Smith, Recording Secretary; and Mr. Claude Smart, Parish Engineer.

President Danahay called the meeting to order. The invocation was pronounced by Mrs. Griffin which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The roll was called with the result being as outlined above.

President Danahay welcomed everyone in attendance and asked those who would like to address the Police Jury to fill out a “Request to Appear” form and submit it to the staff. He also asked that all cellular telephones and pagers be turned off or set on a suitable mode so they would not interrupt the meeting.

President Danahay advised that bids would be received and opened at this time for Calcasieu Parish Project No. 2006-12 (Hardsurfacing of Various Roads in Calcasieu Parish), and appropriate action would be taken thereon.

Mr. McMurry then proceeded to open the following bid:

Civil Construction Company and Environmental Services $577,873.40

There being no other bids, motion was made by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Mrs. Griffin and carried unanimously that the bid be referred to the Parish Engineer for final tabulation with further action by the Police Jury at its regular meeting on December 7, 2006.

President Danahay advised that bids would be received and opened at this time for the construction of Epps Memorial Library, and appropriate action would be taken thereon.

Mr. McMurry then proceeded to open the following bids:

Priola Construction Corporation $1,045,000.00

Shannon Smith Construction $1,178,000.00

Bessette Development $1,085,000.00

There being no other bids, motion was made by Mrs. Griffin, seconded by Mr. Landry and carried unanimously that the bids be referred to the Project Architect, Mr. Randy Goodloe, for final tabulation with further action by the Police Jury at its regular meeting on December 7, 2006.

President Danahay advised that bids would be received and opened at this time for Improvements to Burton Memorial Coliseum Complex, Phase II-Outdoor Arena Demolition, and appropriate action would be taken thereon.

Mr. McMurry then proceeded to open the following bids:

Bidder Base Bid Alternate Bid One Alternate Bid Two

Southern Insulation* $159,537.00 $43,812.00 $11,261.00

D & G Construction, LLC $83,778.00 $23,900.00 $30,000.00

Priola Construction Corporation $231,000.00 $39,000.00 $8,000.00

GPS, Inc. $300,830.00 $121,868.00 $58,910.00

Alfred Palma, Inc. $156,000.00 $36,000.00 $14,000.00

* When opening the bid of Southern Insulation, Mr. McMurry noted that said bidder had not acknowledged receipt of the addendum issued in conjunction with this project. Motion was made by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Mr. Brame and carried unanimously that the bid be read into the record, with a recommendation to be made by legal counsel as to whether the bid could be considered.

There being no other bids, it was moved by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Mrs. Griffin and carried unanimously to refer the bids to the staff for final tabulation with further action thereon to be taken by the Police Jury at its regular meeting on December 7, 2006.

Upon motion made by Mr. Landry, which was duly seconded by Mr. McMillin and carried unanimously, the following resolution was adopted:

PROCES VERBAL

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 16^th day of November, 2006, at 5:30 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (the “Jury”), governing authority of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on August 17, 2006, and recorded in the records of the Jury, notice of which meeting was issued and published according to law, the undersigned members of the Jury, being a quorum thereof, met at the regular meeting place of the Jury, and according to law examined the tabulation blanks, certificates and statements which were received from the Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge of the election held in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on November 7, 2006, in accordance with said resolution, together with the transcription of the totals made by the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Calcasieu Parish to determine the following proposition:

PROPOSITION

SUMMARY: TO AUTHORIZE RELOCATION OF RIVERBOAT GAMING ACTIVITIES TO SUGARCANE BAY RESORT AND CASINO, TO BE SITUATED IN CALCASIEU PARISH ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER, ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING L'AUBERGE DU LAC RESORT.

Shall Sugarcane Bay Resort and Casino, to be owned and operated by a subsidiary of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., be allowed to conduct riverboat gaming within the City of Lake Charles, at a location adjacent to Pinnacle's existing L'Auberge du Lac Resort along the Calcasieu River, pursuant to an existing license to be reissued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board authorizing relocation of the berth or docking facility of that license from another site within the City of Lake Charles to Sugarcane Bay Resort and Casino, all in accordance with the Louisiana Gaming Control Law?

The results of said election proved to be as follows:

NUMBER OF VOTES IN NUMBER OF VOTES

PRECINCT FAVOR OF PROPOSITION AGAINST PROPOSITION

160 E 215 132

160 W 95 82

161 153 128

162 677 400

163 481 215

164 92 69

165 439 298

166 576 354

167 414 239

260 158 63

261 102 57

262 118 88

300 247 337

301 208 217

302 93 44

303 138 151

304 171 204

305 167 225

306 523 101

307 70 57

308 199 178

309E 34 50

309W 163 150

310 257 93

311 77 77

312 313 306

313E 57 8

313W 79 86

314 351 89

315E 224 147

315W 198 65

316E 127 78

316W 97 31

317 218 123

318 186 94

319 189 88

320 306 190

321 195 119

322 258 139

323 193 105

324 255 191

325 512 136

326 488 126

327 138 64

328 399 196

329 273 153

330 237 153

331 316 97

332 182 74

332S 216 76

333 703 188

334 283 82

335 317 101

336 463 157

337 325 117

338 378 148

339 576 215

360 158 57

361 128 117

362 446 172

363 829 190

364 304 192

365 270 90

366 207 72

367N 668 250

367S 310 109

368 602 218

369 405 177

370 403 213

371N 117 82

371S 373 200

400 350 246

401 236 157

402 224 115

403 372 190

404 537 237

405 635 328

406 301 250

407 365 229

408 361 182

440 383 251

441 338 181

460E 89 88

460W 165 145

461 246 188

462 71 56

463 405 275

464 303 207

465 114 86

466E 236 142

466W 394 195

467 243 177

468 254 191

469 183 115

560 109 116

561 85 131

562 43 57

600 114 95

601 92 97

602 97 106

603 80 60

660 139 215

661 71 98

662 109 93

663 66 49

664 168 154

700 76 95

701 54 54

702 96 157

703 53 95

760 107 137

761 82 122

762 59 48

800 235 152

801 356 136

860 532 303

861E 164 68

861W 165 80

Absentees 868 379

TOTALS 30,964 17,418

We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election in the Parish voted in favor of the Proposition.

At the same time and place, we did examine and canvass the returns as evidenced by said tabulation blanks, certificates, and statements received from the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge, the correctness of which were sworn to by the election Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners according to law, and our finding was that the returns indicated a majority voted in favor of said Proposition.

Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of the Proposition as stated above.

In accordance with law, a resolution promulgating the aforesaid results was adopted, and the Secretary of the Jury was ordered to have a copy of said resolution signed by the President and published in one issue of the Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and of general circulation in the Parish.

We did, likewise, order that one copy of this proces verbal be sent to the Secretary of State to be recorded in the archives of the State of Louisiana, and that one copy be sent to the Clerk of the District Court of Calcasieu Parish to be recorded in the mortgage records of said Parish and that one copy be filed in the archives of this Jury.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in the presence of Kathy P. Smith and Alicia R. Sittig, competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 16^th day of November, 2006, at the regular meeting of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by the undersigned members of said Jury present and participating in the canvass of said election.

/s/ Francis Andrepont /s/ Guy Brame

Francis Andrepont Guy Brame

/s/ Brent Clement /s/ Calvin Collins

Brent Clement Calvin Collins

/s/ Elizabeth Conway Griffin /s/ Kevin Guidry

Elizabeth Conway Griffin Kevin Guidry

/s/ Tony Guillory /s/ Chris Landry

Tony Guillory Chris Landry

/s/ Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S. /s/ Don Manuel

Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S. Don Manuel

/s/ Hal McMillin /s/ Cornie Moon

Hal McMillin Cornie Moon

/s/ Tony Stelly /s/ Sandra Treme

Tony Stelly Sandra Treme

WITNESSES: APPROVED:

/s/ Kathy P. Smith

Kathy P. Smith /s/ Michael E. Danahay

Michael E. Danahay, President

/s/ Alicia R. Sittig

Alicia R. Sittig

Thereupon, the following resolution was introduced and pursuant to motion made by Mr. Landry and seconded by Mr. McMillin, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Francis Andrepont, Mr. Guy Brame, Mr. Brent Clement, Mr. Calvin Collins, Mr. Michael E. Danahay, Mrs. Elizabeth Conway Griffin, Mr. Kevin Guidry, Mr. Tony Guillory, Mr. Chris Landry, Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S., Mr. Don Manuel, Mr. Hal McMillin, Mr. Cornie Moon, Mr. Tony Stelly, and Mrs. Sandra J. Treme