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History of the Red River Parish
Communications District
The Red River Parish
Communications District was established on Thursday September 14, 2006
by the Red River Parish Police Jury. The Police Jury passed Ordinance
05-2006 which formally established the Red River Parish Communications
District as an local governing entity. The Jury also appointed seven
commissioners to serve as the governing body of the District. Those
seven commissioners were Lem Jones, Cindy Coffey, Warren Perkins, Buddy
Fowler, John Youngblood, Sheriff Johnny Norman, and Police Juror Ben
Taylor.
The Commissioners held their first meeting on Friday September 15, 2006
in McLemore Hall (First United Methodist Church). At this meeting, the
Commissioners passed a resolution to place the emergency telephone
surcharge proposition on the November 7, 2006 ballot. The Commission
also elected officers which included Lem Jones as Chairman, Buddy Fowler
as Vice-Chairman, and Cindy Coffey as Secretary/Treasurer. The
Commission also appointed Daniel Simpson and Scotty Warren to serve as
Advisors to the Commission.
The Commission held numerous public information sessions in order to
educate the citizens of Red River Parish on the importance of an E911
system. The efforts proved to be a huge success as nearly 92% of the
citizens voted for the Emergency Telephone Surcharge Proposition on
November 7, 2006. The Commission received its first surcharge collection
income in January 2007, and plans for E911 Implementation were fully
underway.
The Commission hired Scotty Warren as the E911 Administrator for Red
River Parish. Sheriff Norman donated an office for the Administrator
which was located in the Red River Parish Detective's Office (near Lock
and Dam #4).
Mr. Buddy Fowler resigned from the Communications District in June 2007.
The Police Jury replaced Mr. Fowler with Mrs. Lauri Lowring. Mrs.
Lowring was elected Vice Chair of the Commission at the July 2007
meeting.
Mr. Warren Perkins
resigned from the Communications District in early 2008. The Police Jury
replaced Mr. Perkins with Fire District Chief Shane Felts.
In May 2008, Scott Warren resigned as E911 Administrator of the
Communications District along with Commissioner Lauri Lowring. Scott
Phillips was selected to serve as the new E911 Administrator and Police
Juror Jessie Davis was elected Vice Chairman. The Police Jury replaced
Mrs. Lowring with Mr. Edgar Gaddis.
The Commission meets regularly on the second Monday of each month at
6:30 PM in the E911 Office. All meetings are open to the public, and the
Commission will be glad to answer questions related to E911. Check back
soon for additional updates...
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