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Ascension Parish Council - August 4, 2022
B
B
I
ask
lord
that
you
look
over
the
royal
washday
family,
the
gibson
family.
We
had
tragedy
in
our
community
this
week.
We
asked
lord
that
you
bless
all
the
bereaved
families
all
over
the
land.
Father.
We
ask
lord
that
you
continue
to
bless
this
parish
of
ascension
bless
each
and
every
person
under
the
sound
of
my
voice.
B
Oh
father,
we
ask
lord
that
you,
god
lead
and
direct
us
in
a
mighty
way.
Father.
We
ask
a
blessing
upon
this
meeting
tonight.
We
thank
you,
lord
for
those
that
have
come
out
tonight.
Father.
We
pray
lord,
that
you
allow
each
of
us
to
get
home
safe
and
sound
to
our
families
as
we
leave
this
place
tonight
in
your
name,
we
pray
and
we
all
say
it
amen,
amen.
C
A
On
the
chairs
additions,
I
just
have
one
announcement
to
make,
and
one
of
our
one
of
our
own
tyrone
smith
is
going
to
be
biking
across
some
multiple
states
for
multiple
sclerosis
take
place
september.
The
7th
through
october
29th
this
year,
it'll
be
53
days
and
he'll
be
covering
eight
states,
a
total
of
three
thousand
and
seventy
miles.
Let's
give
him
a
hand.
A
Thank
you,
tyrone.
Thank
you.
Under
the
public
comment
signing
period.
If
anyone
has
a
comment,
they'd
like
to
make
on
an
agenda
item,
fill
out
a
green
or
red
card
present
it
to
the
secretary
and
when
that
item
comes
up
on
the
agenda,
you'll
be
called
to
speak
or
will
announce
what
your
opinion
is
on
the
card.
If
you
don't
want
to
speak
presentations,
mr
president,
any.
D
D
We
hope
everyone
will
join
us
for
the
ascension
for
youth
fest
at
the
wag
center
and
park
in
johnsonville.
This
is
an
uplifting
and
empowering
free
event
for
ascension
parish,
youth
and
their
families,
that
is
being
hosted
by
ascension
parish,
government,
ascension,
parish,
sheriff's
office,
the
city
of
johnsonville
and
numerous
community
partners.
D
This
event
will
be
held
rain
or
shine,
let's
hope
shine
and
there
will
be
free
food,
backpacks,
school
supplies,
entertainment,
haircuts,
sports,
physicals,
water,
slides
face,
painting
and
much
more.
Additional
parking
is
available
at
the
word
of
life
church,
which
is
a
quarter
mile
down
the
road
and
a
shuttle
where
services
will
be
provided.
D
Please
join
us
saturday
and
it's
never
too
late
to
sign
up
as
a
volunteer
to
help
with
the
event,
and
I
want
to
close
by
thanking
councilman
thomas
for
his
participation
and
help
in
putting
this
event
together
and
leading
us
in
prayer
on
saturday.
Thank
you,
johnson,
thomas.
I
think
that
concludes
my
report
chair.
Thank
you.
E
Approval
of
participation
in
the
industrial
tax
exemption
program
under
the
post-executive
order,
2018
rules
for
project
cactus,
cf
industries,
nitrogen
llc,
approval
of
participation
in
industrial
tax
exemption
program
under
the
post
executive
order,
2018
rules
for
project
harmony,
pcs,
nitrogen
fertilizer
lp,
approval
of
sublease
agreement
with
donaldsonville
developments.
Llc
approval
of
amendment
number
one
to
master
contract
for
professional
services
between
ascension
parish
government
and
resourceful
consulting
llc
for
the
early
childhood
development
program
for
an
increase
in
contract
amount
of
750
dollars
to
cover
additional
out-of-pocket
expenses.
E
Approval
of
renewal
of
participation,
agreement
with
saint
bernard
parish
share
for
the
housing
of
juveniles,
with
the
at
the
def
at
the
detention
center
located
in
saint
bernard
parish,
amount
based
on
fee
schedule,
approval
of
cooperative
endeavor
agreement
buying
between
ascension
parish,
government
and
central
parish,
school
board
for
parker
road
and
pr
929
improvements;
approval
of
cooperative
endeavor
agreement
by
and
between
ascension
parish,
government
and
ascension
parish.
School
board
for
kerry
lane
improvements
approval
to
allocate
traffic
impact
fees
to
the
move.
E
Ascension
program,
as
detailed
in
exhibit
a
approval
of
amendment
number
four
to
master
contract
for
services
between
the
parish,
ascension
parish,
government
and
in
mine
enterprises.
Llc
doing
business
with
janet
king
of
baton
rouge
to
include
an
additional
six
locations
to
the
contract
through
the
end
of
the
contract
term
of
818
2022
for
an
increase
in
contract
amount
of
an
additional
forty
thousand.
E
Ninety
eight
dollars
for
a
total
contract
not
to
exceed
amount
of
four
hundred
and
seventy
two
thousand
one
hundred
and
twenty
twenty
one
dollars
amount
of
renewal
approval
of
renewal,
of
a
master
contract
between
ascension
parish
government
and
in
mont
enterprises,
llc
doing
business
as
jenna
king
of
baton
rouge
for
an
additional
year
through
august
18
2023
for
a
total
contract
amount
of
965
216
approval
of
agreement
between
ascension
parish
government
and
rebecca
bombay
pmhnpbc
to
provide
psychiatric
and
medical
services
to
mental
health
and
substance
abuse.
Patients
at
the
ascension
parish.
E
Counseling
center
approval
of
amendment
number
two
to
con
master
contract
for
professional
services
between
ascension
parish,
government
and
thompson.
Consulting
services
for
disaster
debris,
monitoring
and
related
services
for
an
increase
in
contract
amount
for
an
additional
250
000
approval
of
amendment
number,
seven
to
master
contract
for
professional
services
between
ascension
parish,
government
and
mckim,
crete,
mckim
and
creed,
llc
for
utilities,
general
engineering
and
technical
support
services
to
extend
original
contract
term
an
additional
year
through
august
3rd
2023.
E
This
amendment
only
extends
the
term
of
the
contract
and
does
not
affect
the
contract
price
approval
of
change
order.
Number
three
for
the
lamar
dixon
expo
center;
gym
expansion
for
additional
scope
of
work
and
additional
time
amount
of
increase.
Thirty
five
thousand
five
hundred
and
twenty
five
dollars
and
fifty
cents
for
a
total
contract
amount
of
three
million.
E
Approval
of
amendment
number
one
to
master
contract
for
professional
services
between
ascension
parish,
government
and
gulf.
South
engineering
for
geotechnical
testing
to
increase
the
total
project
budget
amount
by
an
additional
150
000
for
a
total
project
budget
amount
of
450
000
approval
of
amendment
number,
one
to
master
contract
for
professional
services
between
ascension
parish
government
and
the
beta
group
engineering
and
construction
services
llc
for
geotechnical
testing
to
increase
the
total
project
amount
by
an
additional
150
000
for
a
total
project
budget
amount
of
450
000.
E
The
items
are
through
bb
are
all
the
same
wording
with
the
different
consultants.
So
I'm
going
to
read
the
wording
and
then
just
list
them.
Amendment
number
seven
to
master
contract
for
professional
services,
for
engineering
design
and
related
services
for
move
ascension
to
extend
the
term
through
august
1
2023
in
order
to
complete
all
current
projects
with
no
additional
tasks
assigned
this
amendment,
amendment
will
also
increase
the
total
budget.
E
That
brings
us
through
cc
on
consent,
agenda
approval
for
a
reduction
of
the
speed
limit
on
cow
coat
road
from
35
miles
per
hour
to
25
miles
per
hour.
Approval
of
the
addition
of
a
project
into
the
move,
ascension
program
for
the
installation
of
two
street
lights
to
be
installed
on
coontrap
road,
la
highway
938
along
the
curve
near
where
toby
road
and
sweet
bay
lane
intersect
with
trap
road
approval
of
roads,
included
in
task
order.
E
2
of
the
2020
reconstruction
and
overlay
improvements,
master
contract,
eng-20012
of
transportation
items
to
be
included
in
the
resolution
by
council
regarding
spending
of
american
rescue
plan
act.
Arpa
funding
approval
to
put
a
homer
charter
amendment
on
the
ballot
for
a
vote
of
the
people
to
limit
the
terms
of
the
ascension
parish
council
and
the
ascension
parish
president
to
three
four-year
terms,
resolution
to
request
an
attorney
general's
opinion
on
levy
and
fines
for
any
council
member
censured
by
a
vote
of
the
council.
E
A
A
G
A
H
A
I
H
J
A
All
right
the
consent
agenda
has
been
read.
The
chair
will
entertain
a
motion
to
move
the
consent
agenda
and
approve
it
with
the
amended
removed
by
councilwoman
castle.
Second
by
councilman
malonson
any
further
discussion,
any
objection
there
being
none.
That
motion
carries
next.
We
have
the
item:
nine,
which
is
planning
and
zoning
recommendations.
K
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
this
is
just
the
updated
version
of
the
capital
region,
multi-jurisdictional
ppi
program,
and
this
is
where
communities
ascension
denham
springs,
baton,
rouge,
zachary
and
east
baton
rouge.
We
all
get
together
and
come
up
with
ideas
for
flood
insurance
promotions.
So
this
is
a
general
update
that
we're
going
to
reach
out
now
to
the
rotary
clubs,
and
the
businesses
here
in
ascension
parish
are
two
new
people
that
we're
going
to
start
reaching
out
for
flood
insurance
promotion
motion
to
approve.
L
F
A
A
Fantastic,
we
applaud
you.
Thank
you
good
job.
Thank
you!
So
much
all
right
item
b,
approval
of
request
or
waiver
of
the
commercial
sewer
development
fee
of
one
hundred.
Seventy
one
thousand
four
hundred
thirty
seven
dollars
for
the
new
prairieville
high
school
at
4007-0,
parker
road,
prairieville,.
A
G
M
Wrong,
please
yeah,
we've
been
waiving
the
fees
for
all
of
the
subdivisions.
You
know,
they've
been
coming
before
you
and,
and
we've
been
waiving
the
the
fees
that
we've
been
collecting
for
subdivisions.
This
is
an
extension
of
it
to
the
high
school
right,
mainly
because
we've
been
collecting
fees
been
going
into
a
pot
and
to
be
used
for
sewer
infrastructure,
but
now
that
we're
turning
the
sewer
you
know
infrastructure
apparatus
that
we
own
to
a
separate
entity
we're
no
longer
in
need
of
the
fees
right.
M
L
A
Citizens
of
the
parish
to
administer
by
the
parish
through
the
council
on
aging,
including
services
operations,
capital
improvements,
equipment
and
other
lawful
expenses
related
there
to
and
further
making
application
to
the
state
bond
commission
for
for
consent
and
authorization
to
hold
for
said
election
and
further
providing
other
matters
in
connection
with
air.
With.
E
A
A
A
A
F
F
F
Right
before
then,
so
I
guess
my
question
would
be,
and
I
don't
even
know
if
kenneth
can
answer
this
or
or
who
would
answer
it
is
there.
Is
there
any
way
that
we
could
put
this
on
the
same
ballot
in
october
of
that
coincides
with
governor
parish,
president
and
council,
and
I'm
not
I'm
not
usually
in
favor
of
the
argument
of
the
off-cycle
elections,
but
on
something
on
the
home
home
road
charter
change
me
personally,
I
would
prefer
it
be
on
one
of
our
major
elections
election
cycle.
F
So
so
at
this
point,
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
is
to
get
with
legal
and
see.
If
this
is
on
october
2023
election,
can
it
still
take
place
january
1st
of
2024
right
right
being
a
you
know,
the
net,
the
administration
and
the
next
council?
Whoever
will
take
office
after
it's
passed,
so
I
think
it
could
still
take
place,
but
I
would
rather
this
be
on
that
ballot
than
you
know,
a
note,
a
ballot
at
the
end
of
this
year.
L
F
The
reason
I
asked
because
if
we,
if
we
put
it
on
october
23
and
for
some
reason
it
doesn't
take
effect
january
2024
and
let's
say
the
voters-
approve
it
right
so
so
we're
going
to
have
a
term-
that's
not
going
to
count
towards
the
three-term
limit.
We
want
to
get
them
so
opinion
yeah.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
three-month
gap
is
going
to
be
okay.
You
know
for
it
to
actually
take
place.
A
G
So
if
you
don't
want
to
do
that,
then
you
don't,
I
mean
I
don't
see
why
we
need
to
put
this
to
another
meeting
when
we
can
just
say
if
we
can
put
on
that
election.
Put
it
on
that
election.
If
not,
then
we'll
do.
What
we
can
do
is
that
that
going
to
change
anyone's
vote
on
whether
or
not
they
can
support
it,
because
I'm
all
for
putting
on
that
specific
election.
D
I
have
spoken
to
some
of
you,
not
all
of
you
about
term
limits,
so
I
wanted
to
express
my
feeling
looking
at
what
it
takes
and
watching
coming
in
office
in
january
of
2020
and
and
working
through
this
with
a
lot
of
the
new
councilmen
and
talking
and
leaning
on
a
lot
of
the
older
councilmen
that
have
been
here
term
limits.
Obviously
you
could
have
the
situation
where
we
had
at
the
state
legislature
where
you
lose
institutional
knowledge.
D
You
got
fresh
people
constantly
coming
in,
especially
if
term
limits
are
too
short
and
you
lose
a
certain
amount
of
institutional
knowledge
for
those
guys
that
are
or
gals
just
coming
in
to
learn
to
lean
on
some
of
those
that
have
been
in
these
positions.
Before
with
that
being
said,
we
are
all
termed
every
four
years
and
it
is
up
to
our
elected
body,
which
is
the
citizens
of
essential
parish
to
decide
whether
they
want
us
to
to
represent
them
or
not.
So
there
is
a
double-edged
sword
here.
D
D
So
I'd
like
you
to
consider
four
four-year
terms
if,
if
you're,
considering
term
limits
in
that
frame,
so
that
we
have
some
of
that
institutional
knowledge,
even
though
we
expect
some
turnover
at
least
we
have
some
senior
representatives
on
this
council
to
allow
for
that.
For
that
knowledge
to
be
carried
on
from
from
each
election
cycle,.
L
L
This
can
come
back
to
us
in
a
few
weeks
with
a
little
more
meat
on
it
and,
after
some
more
consideration
of
all
of
our
thoughts,
the
strategic
planning
committee
prime
prominently
pushed
this
forward
just
to
get
it
moving
just
to
get
to
this.
The
discussion
started,
so
I
don't
feel
any
great
sense
of
urgency
to
deal
with
this.
Can
we
give
kenneth
time
to
get
the
answers
to
councilman
molosson's
questions?
L
A
G
To
change
from
the
three
terms
to
a
maximum
of
four
four-year
terms,
but
in
that
language,
I'd
like
to
add
that
they
cannot
be
consecutive
meaning
at
one
point
in
time.
They
you
have
to
take
a
break
between
two
terms,
so
you
can
have
three
consecutive
terms
and
that's
it
and
then
you
can
take
a
break
and
do
the
fourth
term
now
the
reason
I'm
going
to
offer
that
substitute
motion.
As
I
do
see
each
and
every
one
of
your
perspectives
and
points
you
know,
I
think,
there's
a
lot
to
them.
G
G
That,
as
councilwoman
caso
said,
is
pretty
much
impossible,
no
matter
how
many
terms
you
have,
I
mean
you're
always
going
to
have
ongoing
projects
and
who
are
we
to
question
the
confidence
of
whomever
is
coming
next
into
our
place.
I
mean
why
would
we
say
that
they
are
not
capable
of
carrying
out
plans
just
like
we
were
saying,
secondly,
believe
it
to
the
people
to
decide.
G
That's
why
we
are
making
a
vote
to
put
it
on
the
poll
for
a
vote
of
the
people,
so
they
can
decide
if
they
want
terminals.
There
are
several
reasons.
Tournament
should
be
put
in
place
number
one,
that
institutional
knowledge
that
you
talk
about
also
becomes
doing
things
the
same
old
way,
not
using
new
ideas.
G
There's
statistics,
in
fact,
to
prove
that
12
years
is
a
lot
I'm
offering
16
years
16
years.
I'm
only
asking
for
one
term
break
and
the
reason
I'm
asking
for
that.
One
term
break
is
to
kind
of
give
more
of
a
chance
for
someone
who
wants
to
come
in
and
run
against
that
particular
person,
because
after
that
three
years
somebody
else
will
have
an
opportunity
and
then
they
can
come
back
later
on
have
some
introspective
or
they
can
see
from
the
outside
in
after
already
being
on
the
inside
out,
so
coming
back
to
them.
G
Thirdly,
I'd
like
to
point
out
that
this
isn't
the
end
of
service
to
community.
I
think
that
serving
our
community
is
a
great
thing.
I
think
it's
a
great
thing
for
many
people
to
do,
but
it's
not
stuck
at
council
or
parish
president.
Any
one
of
us
could
run
for
parish
president
and
serve
another
three
years
after
that
we
could
also
run
for
state
legislature,
parish
president
could
run
for
council.
G
We
could
look
at
state
senate,
we
could
go
to
u.s
congress,
I
mean
we
should
move
our
service
around
we're
talking
about
16
years,
but
another
12
years
there,
eight
years
there,
so
in
that
dynamic,
you're,
bringing
a
passion
for
your
parish
that
you
just
spent
three
terms
for
to
the
state
government.
So
you
can
help
this
more
you're
able
to
push
and
to
share
that
institutional
knowledge
of
the
parish
government
to
the
state
and
vice
versa.
So
you
can
help
each
other
so
yeah.
That's
my
last
substitute
motion
to
change
it
from
three.
A
G
D
L
O
O
L
A
I
A
G
G
A
H
Yes,
I've
got
a
question
for
for
legal
yesterday,
I
I
did
a
little
research
with
secretary
of
state
and
saw
that
donald
seville
developments
llc
was
not
in
good
standing
with
the
secretary
of
state
as
of
yesterday,
I'm
not
sure
if
they've
gotten
themselves
back
in
statements
in
good
standing.
Maybe
mr
diaz
can
answer
that
question
for
us,
but
can
we
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
company
that
could
essentially
be
defunct
by
not
being
in
good
standing
with
the
secretary
of
state?
H
N
H
N
N
H
H
A
Second,
by
coach,
any
objection
there
being
none.
That
motion
carries
next.
We
got
item
m
which
now
becomes
item
j
and
general
business
approval
of
amendment
number,
seven
to
master
contract
for
professional
services
between
ascension
parish,
government
and
mckim
creed
for
utilities,
general
engineering
and
technical
support
services
to
extend
original
contract
term
for
additional
year
through
august
3rd
2023.
A
H
H
N
Yeah
so
part
of
this
contract
deals
with
the
intake
structure,
the
johnsonville
and
by
lafourche,
and
we
don't
control
the
timeline
of
that,
because
the
value
of
the
foosh
freshwater
district
does,
and
so
we
have
to
work
under
their
their
time
frame.
And
so
no,
we
prefer
not
deferred,
because
we
don't
know
what
the
time
frame
is
going
to
turn
out
to
be.
When.
F
I
E
A
A
Became
k
on
general
business
approval
of
a
change
order;
number
three:
lamar
dixon,
expo
center:
gym
expansion
for
an
additional
scope
of
work;
additional
time
out
of
the
increase;
thirty
five
thousand
five
hundred
twenty
five
dollars
and
fifty
cents
for
a
total
contract
amount
of
three
million.
Seventy
four
thousand
nine
hundred
fifty
six
dollars.
H
Mr
chair,
I
had
a
chance
to
speak
with
ricky
compton
just
prior,
and
I
added
this
one
too,
but
I
should
have
pulled
it
off.
Mr
compton
satisfied
my
questions
regarding
the
purposes
behind
the
expansion
and
the
extension
of
time.
My
understanding
is
that
they're
going
to
be
cleaning
and
examining
the
basketball,
the
court,
the
floor
itself
right,
and
so,
if
that's
the
case,
I'm
good
with
this
I'll
move
that
we
push
this
one
forward.
H
L
A
C
L
A
A
F
A
F
A
Thank
you
so
much
his
term
on
the
board
and
he
decided
to
we
had
another
opening
aedc
board
and
a
gentleman
don
hanna
who's
been
serving
on
that
board.
For
many
many
years
he's
got
a
background
of
real
estate.
He
knows
I
mean
everybody
in
the
parish
just
about
and
a
lot
about,
the
land
of
the
parish
and
and
the
way
we
grow
and
he's
he's
witnessed
it
from
from
early
adulthood
to
now,
and
initially
he
reapplied
and
the
night
that
we
did.
The
interviews
I
was
chairing
the
meeting.
A
Terry
was
out
of
town,
so
I
chaired
the
meeting.
We
called
him
and
he
said
he
had
decided
that
he
was
not
going
to
pursue
getting
reassigned,
so
we're
going
to
re-advertise
and
get
take
applications
for
the
aedc
board.
But
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that.
Thank
you
chase
for
reminding
me
that
don
served
the
parish
you
know
got
paid
nothing
and
was
unbelievably
involved
in
decision
making
and
brought
up
some
tremendous
ideas
to
help
us
with
our
economic
growth.
So
I
want
to
acknowledge
don
and
thank
him
for
his
service.
A
A
Q
A
Of
these
items
will
be
voted
on,
not
one
if
they're
introduced.
If
a
motion
is
made
by
any
council
member
to
introduce
them
they'll
be
on
the
agenda
for
the
18th.
I
think
it
is
august
18th
meeting
in
gonzales,
at
which
time
all
items
that
were
introduced
will
be
vetted
fully
vetted.
It
will
be
an
opportunity
for
people
come
speak
on
those.
A
A
A
Item
a
introduction
of
an
audience
to
declare
certain
movable
assets
and
surplus
items
by
the
finance
committee
recommendation
motioned
by
councilwoman
mason
and
councilman
mason,
to
introduce
item
b,
introduction
of
an
anonymous
to
amend
the
ascension
parish,
unified
land
development
code,
appendix
xii
fees
to
include
fence,
permit
fees
of
twenty-five
dollars.
Person
introduced
motion
by
councilman
malonson
to
introduce
item
c
introduction
of
an
illness
to
accept
the
donation
and
transfer
of
the
title
of
the
1985
sporting
l-10
rescue
unit
from
the
ascension
parish
sheriff's
office
to
the
parish
of
ascension
fire
district
1.
L
L
A
R
Sure
how
you
doing
tiffany
cooper,
10617
airline
highway
in
gonzales,
I'm
coming
today
as
I
was
asked
about
to
come
as
a
person
who's
used
kratom
before,
and
I
also
work
in
the
at
the
growth
recovery
center.
I
am
in
addiction
recovery
for
two
and
a
half
years.
Almost
I've
seen
the
ravaging
of
this
drug
as
well
as
I've
seen
the
benefits
of
it's
when
it's
used
in
the
right
way.
R
Unfortunately,
I've
seen
many
children
in
different
high
schools
and
things
like
that
coming
to
our
facility
at
the
grove,
I'm
a
part
of
the
life
houses
as
well
that
deal
with
this,
because
it
is
not
regulated.
There
are
three
different
strands
of
it
and
it
can
be
used
in
the
right
way
if
person
people
have
the
education
for
it,
but
it's
that's.
R
Not
what
it's
being
used
for
so
asking
for
it
to
be
banned
is
very
important
for
what
we're
dealing
with
already
with
our
drugs
addiction,
mental
health
and
everything
that
we're
dealing
with
right
now
as
a
person
that
used
to
use
it
and
how
did
how
deadly
it's
been
for
my
health
and
getting
off
of
it.
A
lot
of
people
have
gone
to
street
drugs
to
get
off
of
kratom
itself.
S
S
S
S
S
Yesterday
I
went
to
a
local
smoke
shop
in
my
area
and
picked
up
a
25
bottle
of
mit
45
extract.
It
was
about
three
inches
when
I
asked
the
store
clerk
if
it
was
one
serving
he
indicated.
Yes,
I
asked
to
see
the
bottle
and
read
the
back,
and
the
writing
was
very
small,
so
I
took
a
photo
to
enlarge
and
the
bottle
indicated
average
reported
usage
amount.
Three
per
bottle,
it
also
indicated
extract,
can
be
more
powerful
than
whole
leaf.
S
S
S
My
son
was
spending
about
fifty
five
to
sixty
dollars
every
few
days.
Kratom
is
not
a
dietary
supplement.
The
kratom
industry
claims
their
product
to
be
a
food
advocates
of
kratom
indicated
as
a
solution
to
the
opioid
epidemic,
and
it
helps
with
a
multitude
of
health
health
problems.
They
tout
it
as
a
miracle
plant.
It
is
if
it
is
a
miracle
plant,
why
is
it
being
sold
in
gas
stations
and
smoke
shops?
S
There
is
a
difference
between
the
raw
raw
plant
leaf
and
leaves
processed
and
sold
in
our
communities.
Kratom
is
a
public
health
and
safety
problem
and
will
only
get
worse
until
kratom
can
be
proven
safe
and
the
industry
is
more
transparent.
I
ask
that
you
ban
kratom
in
ascension
parish.
It
has
been
said,
ascension
parish
leads
and
others
follow.
I
hope
this
to
be
true.
T
Good
afternoon
I'm
paul
andrew
I'm
from
iberia
parish.
I
serve
on
the
myriad
parish
council,
so
I
appreciate
what
you
guys
do
and
go
through.
As
I
was
looking
up
some
information
and
addresses
I
see.
Y'all
have
12
members,
that's
a
lot.
We
have
14
and
we
only
have
half
the
all
population.
So
your
consent
agendas.
We
don't
do
that
much
in
two
months
I've
been
selling
kratom
for
probably
about
four
years
now
and
on
the
way
over
here
I
was
watching
a
little
video
of
the
sheriff.
T
T
My
brother
worked
at
the
highest
levels
of
the
federal
government
with
the
general
accounting
office
and
the
pharmaceutical
companies
just
drove
him
bananas
all
the
time
because
they
made
so
much
money
and
they
were
so
powerful.
So
I
didn't
know
if
it
was
going
to
end
up
being
that
they
would
be
behind
some
of
this
and
stuff.
T
It's
it's
an
item
that
I
see
a
lot
of
people
come
and
I
never
see
it
abused.
We
watch
everything
that
goes
on.
The
very
first
guy
came
bent
down
and
was
reading
it.
I
asked
him
if
he
knew
anything
about
it,
which
I
didn't
know
a
lot
at
that
time.
He
said
he
had
been
in
a
motorcycle
accident
two
years
before
and
he
had
gotten
hooked
on
opioids
and
his
friends
saw
the
path
he
was
taking.
T
So
they
got
him
on
the
kratom
and
he
said
he
was
able
to
wean
himself
off
of
it
and
survive
and
periodically
he
comes
and
he
keeps
some
for
when
he
has
a
bad
day
and
things.
A
second
lady
was
telling
me
that
she
was
a
heroin
addict
and
she
said
that
if
she
hadn't
got
on
kratom
that
she
would
be
dead
today,
and
I
still
see
her
about
every
10
days
coming
by
and
just
just
has
some
for
you
know,
pain
and
issues
and
stuff.
Like
that,
I
know.
T
There's
a
lot
of
thing.
Anything
that
gets
abused
you
know,
can
go
the
wrong
way
with
it
and
stuff,
but
when
I
saw
y'all
addressing
it,
I
just
wanted
to
come
hear
what
everybody
had
to
say
and
I
know
y'all
got
a
tough
issue.
Everybody
comes
from
different
backgrounds
and
we
have
to
vote
on
things
sometimes
that
we
don't
know
a
whole
lot,
so
you
got
to
do
a
lot
of
research
and
so
anyway,
I
appreciate
everything.
Y'all
do
and
thank
you.
U
Good
evening
my
name
is
clayton,
juan
I'm
a
louisiana
residence.
I
just
wanted
to
share
my
experience
with
kratom
the
board.
I've
recently
struggled
with
addiction
after
injury
and
sorrow.
Excuse
me,
and
I
did
wean
myself
off
and
I
was.
I
was
addicted
to
opiates
to
different
different
types
of
pills
for
a
very
long
time.
I
believe
it
was
12
years
and
I
was
able
to
get
sober
and
clean
from
that,
but
I
didn't
drink.
I
didn't
do
anything,
but
one
day
I
was
in
a
store
to
get
an
energy
drink.
U
I
was
actually
at
a
crawfish
ball
and
everybody
was
drinking.
So
when
I
went
in
there
I
saw
the
opms
kratom,
the
black,
like
the
like
the
lady,
was
talking
about
and
I
bought
it.
I
purchased
it
not
thinking
it
was
going
to
do
much,
and
I
took
one
single
pill
of
the
extract
and
it
made
me
feel
exactly
like
the.
I
guess
you
would
call
it
percocet
lords,
I
have
norco.
U
Even
oxycontin
did
the
exact
same
thing,
and
this
is
coming
from
someone
who
who
can
tell
you
as
much
as
a
pharmacist
can
about
about
prescription
pain
pills.
I
took
it
and
was
immediately
addicted.
I
will
admit
that
I
do
have
a
very
addictive
personality.
I
have.
I
have
a
lot
of
trouble
with
that.
I
have
to
go
to
rehab
several
times
over
opiates,
but
the
kratom
did
exactly
the
exact
same
thing
as
oxycontin
and
percocet
same
thing.
I
took
one
single
pill.
U
A
year
later
I
was
taking
15
pills
at
a
time
I
was
spending
300
a
day.
I
make
a
very
good
living.
I
made
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
barely
paid
my
bills
completely
ruined
my
relationship
with
a
good
woman.
Just
I'm
in
shambles
today,
I'm
actually
staying
at
life
house
right
now
because
of
it-
and
I
just
I-
wouldn't
want
my
kids
to
walk
in
the
store.
They
don't
regulate
it,
they
don't
it's
it's
a.
I
actually
tested
positive
for
fentanyl
and
that's
the
only
thing
as
god,
as
my
witness.
U
The
only
thing
that
I
was
taking
was
cradle
and
I
tested
positive
for
fentanyl.
Now
opposition
will
tell
you
that
it's
good
and,
like
the
lady
said
you
know
it
can
be
used
in
the
right
way
but
put
in
the
hands
of
somebody.
You
know
I'm
sorry
to
say,
but
like
myself,
it
can
be
abused
and
ruin
more
lives
than
just
mine.
You
know
my
family
has
suffered
my
a
lot
of
individuals
around
me.
You
know
it's
pretty
simple
to
me.
U
I
mean,
I
hope,
I'm
not
too
forward
by
saying
this,
but
the
council,
you
know
y'all,
hear
our
statements
and
you're
more
than
welcome
to
stop
by
the
corner,
store
or
the
vape
shop
and
pick
it
up
for
yourself
and
try
it.
You
know,
and
I
promise
you
that
the
effects
of
it
will
have
you,
like.
You,
drank
a
six-pack.
You
know
something
like
that.
It
will
have
you
nodding
out.
It
will
have
you
disoriented
and
would
have
you
slurring
your
speech,
so
everybody
around
you
will
know
that
you
have
taken
a
narcotic
drug.
U
V
I
even
lost
my
family,
my
wife,
my
kids
and
I
couldn't
stand
to
be
the
person
I
was.
I
went
to
many
rehabs
and
I
was
just
pushed
more
drugs
by
the
va
about
one
year
ago
I
heard
about
kratom
from
a
co-worker
who
said
it
has
turned
his
life
around
from
alcoholism
to
a
great
family
man
and
oil
field
worker.
V
Kratom
doesn't
destroy
lives,
it
saves
them
actually,
the
only
thing
that
ruined
my
life
was
alcohol
and
the
rehabs
that
pushed
big
form
of
medications,
which
then
spiraled
into
other
things,
which
is
the
true
issue
at
hand.
A
big
pharma
wants
you
to
have
a
grip
on
big
formulas
to
have
a
grip
on
everything,
keeping
people
in
and
out
of
rehabs
relying
on
their
drugs,
exploiting
their
weaknesses
and
addiction
for
monetary
gain.
V
A
lot
of
things
are
said
that
are
that
are
made
up
and
not
true,
and
so
let's
talk
about
what
kratom
actually
is?
It's
absolutely
100
natural.
It
derives
from
our
earth
and
contains
nothing
synthetic.
What
big
farmer
pushes
is
the
true
synthetic
lab
created
then
pushed
on
people
coined
as
modest
modern
medicine,
despite
known,
devastating
and
addictive
effects
it
has
on
all
its
consumers.
V
So
in
this
on
a
key
note,
how
many
lives
are
being
destroyed
by
alcohol
and
these
big
pharma
drugs
that
people
are
truly
addicted
to
that
are
sold
in
this
parish?
Kratom
does
not
need
to
be
banned
and
kratom
does
great
things
for
myself
and
my
family.
I
have
no
urge
to
drink
alcohol
or
use
synthetic
substance.
I
am
no
longer
dealing
with
ptsd
and
I
have
excelled
in
my
family
and
my
work.
Life
and
all
kratom
helps
me
to
be
the
best
functioning
member
of
society,
and
I
want
to
thank
y'all.
P
P
P
W
Mr
chairman,
members
of
the
council,
good
evening,
my
name
is
bobby
leblau,
I'm
a
business
owner
in
terrebonne
parish.
My
family
has
been
involved
in
the
c-store
tobacco
industry
for
nearly
40
years.
I
myself
have
been
involved
in
all
aspects
of
the
industry.
For
over
25
years,
I've
been
selling
kratom
for
nearly
12
years,
consuming
it
for
around
seven
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
not
just
our
stores,
but
many
of
stores
and
consumers
as
well.
W
It
really
saddens
me
to
know
that
I
have
to
stand
here
before
this
console
and
speak
about
why
we
are
trying
to
ban
something
that
is
helping
the
lives
of
millions
of
people
around
the
world.
But
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
giving
us
this
opportunity,
because
I
think
kratom
debate
has
much
been
needed
in
our
state.
W
W
Credence
is
a
wellness
supplement
that
is
taken
in
its
pure,
unadulterated
form,
and
I
want
to
reiterate
that
unadulterated
form
has
been
known
to
really
heal
the
body.
I'm
with
you
guys,
one
thousand
percent
removing
any
products,
not
just
kratom
that
are
adultered
that
have
a
serious
effect
on
the
human
life.
But
when
it
comes
to
unadulterating,
we
need
to
listen,
listen
to
the
data,
the
science,
the
personal
testimonials,
not
just
jump
to
conclusion,
for
whatever
the
reason
may
be,
I
get
it
we
are
concerned,
but
this
product
is
a
blessing.
W
My
wife
suffers
from
a
severe
baker
system,
the
back
of
her
knee
the
doctors
have
drained
it
shot
it
with
cortisone,
even
tried
to
remove
it.
Nothing's
working
the
cyst
needs
to
be
coming
back
and
it
is
a
very
horrible
experience
for
her.
The
only
thing
we
found
to
keep
it
under
control
is
cradle.
All
I
can
say
is
what
a
miracle
myself
started
taking
kratom,
because
I
had
a
hard
time
drinking
coffee.
Until
this
day,
I
still
cannot
drink
coffee.
Unless
I
take
apple,
cider,
vinegar
pills,
because
it
makes
me
extremely
sick.
W
Kratom
has
become
a
great
alternative
to
my
cup
of
coffee
and
look.
I
do
enjoy
coffee,
but
it's
simple
kratom
has
been
around
for
a
long
time
and
just
like
anything
can
be
adultered.
Let's
talk
about
the
hemp
cbd
products
in
the
market
right
now,
that
are
very
scary.
I
try
to
hemp
gummy
a
couple
months
back.
That
is
state
legal
for
the
state,
and
I
thought
my
life
just
ended.
I
freaked
out
I
had
bugs
crawling
in
me.
I
thought
I
was
done
a
very,
very
bad
experience.
W
Kratom!
Never
done
that.
We
all
know
there
are
many
products
on
the
market
that
have
a
very
big
question
about
him.
Back
in
the
days
when
many
things
and
synthetics
products
being
laced
with
tin
appetite
hey,
we
just
had
house
bill
382
ten
appetite.
What
a
product
called
zasa
should
have
been
banned
products
made
with
cocoa
powder.
You
could
snort,
it's
called
coco
loco,
but
are
we
looking
at
these
products
I
can
keep
going
on,
but
as
a
retailer,
I'm
always
concerned
about
what
will
be
the
next
product
on
the
market
we
banned
kratom.
W
Not
only
this
will
become
an
underground
adultered
product,
but
it
will
attract
more
products
of
concern.
I've
been
in
this
business
for
a
long
time
if
kratom
was
so
bad.
Why
am
I
standing
here
today?
Why
do
I
have
people
thanking
me
constantly
for
helping
a
natural
product
helping
keep
a
natural
product
alive?
Why
haven't
I
had
one
of
my
customers
in
12
years
come
to
me
and
tell
me
that
kratom
has
destroyed
their
life.
Why?
Because
it
won't
happen
unless
they
had
another
substance
like
fentanyl
in
their
body.
Fentanyl
is
serious.
A
A
X
When
came
when
kratom
first
came
out,
he's
told
goodbye
to
the
local
stores
I
heard
it
was
just
like
heroin.
I
went
to
the
store
and
bought
some
because
I
didn't
have
any
heroin
and
found
out.
It
was
just
like
heroin,
but
worse
because
of
legality
and
availability
of
it.
The
dealers
never
ran
out.
It
stayed
on.
I
stayed
on
it
for
two
years.
X
If
I
couldn't
find
heroin
to
decray
them,
I
did
arrive
at
least
20
people
to
get
cradle,
five
of
whom
arrived
at
gunpoint
just
to
get
some
cradle,
something
that
was
sold
over
the
counter
the
high
last
longer
than
heroin.
The
worst
part
about
it
was
that
there
were
young
kids
doing
it
waiting
outside
of
stores
for
us
to
buy
it
for
them.
Parents
don't
think
anything
of
it
because
they
sell
it
at
local
stores
and
it
is
natural,
but
all
it
does
is
further
your
addiction.
X
I've
done
a
lot
of
things
to
get
crate
on.
Kratom
led
me
to
overdoses.
Hospital
stays
couldn't
escape
it.
Wherever
I
went
it
was
sold.
I
couldn't
get
away
from
it.
There
are
displays
that
stores
two
for
one
deals:
drug
dealers,
at
least
you
could
hide
from,
and
they
don't
have
flash
and
displays
in
your
face
with
it
two
for
one
deals:
I've
lost
three
people
to
cradle.
X
X
Y
Hi,
my
name
is
carrie
vilor.
I
live
in
ascension
parish.
I
I
go
to
the
church
of
santa
monica
and
I
mentor
at
the
life
house
women
today.
This
is
very
humiliating
to
stand
up
here.
You've
already
heard
my
fiance
speak,
kratom
completely
ruined
our
life.
He
had
been
clean
for
almost
two
years
from
opiates
was
doing.
Great
walked
into
a
gas
station,
saw
that
they
had
kratom.
It
was
you
know,
promoting
that
it
relieved
pain,
gave
energy
the
moment
he
swallowed
that
one
pill.
I
know
that
something
changed
in
him.
Y
Y
I
think
what
it
was
was
the
familiar
feeling
it
was
exactly
like
he
had
taken
a
lower
tab.
He
lied
to
me.
One
time
told
me
that
they
were
some
kind
of
rip
fuel
or
something
so
I
had
bought
kratom
test
myself.
I
took
one
I
felt
like
I
took
a
lower
tab.
I
asked
him.
I
was
going
down
the
road-
I
said:
oh
my
god,
my
hair's
standing
up
on
the
back
of
my
neck.
My
arms
are
tingling.
I
don't
feel
right.
He
said
I
cannot
believe
you
took
one.
Y
You
really
took
one
so
yeah,
because
I'm
gonna
take
the
drug
test
to
see.
If,
if
I
fail
it,
it
was
absolutely.
I
can't
I
can't
even
explain
it,
but
what
I
want
to
address
today
is
the
psychological
aspects
and
by
the
way,
the
guy
in
the
store
that
he
on
the
corner
store.
He
even
told
me
that
he
took,
and
he
said
I
can.
I
don't
know
how
they
take
that
stuff.
He
he
would
notice.
Y
Clay
went
to
rehab
five
times,
five
detoxes
and
three
rehabs
in
the
last
two
years,
less
than
two
years
because
of
kratom
sixty
thousand
dollars
in
one
year
to
kratom
that
corner
store
owner
knew
when
he
was
in
rehab.
I
would
go
there
and
he
would
know
that
he
was
in
rehab,
obviously
because
he
wasn't
getting
the
same
money
that
he
had
gotten
before.
But
the
psychological
aspect
was
the
worst.
He
was
in
a
state
of
psychosis.
Often
he
was
not
a
violent
person
before.
If
he
didn't
have
his
kratom,
he
went
legit
berserk.
Y
I
I've
watched
him
detox.
The
detoxes
were
absolutely
insane.
Sweats
shakes
profusely
vomiting,
but
it
was
the
fact
that
he
could
just
go
down
the
store
and
relieve
these
symptoms
was
not
a
problem
just
to
go
down
the
store
and
relieve
them
pawn
shops,
quick
cashes,
can't
even
tell
you
how
many
he
had.
He
is
now
in
life
house,
because
kratom
has
completely
ruined
both
mine
and
his.
We
should
have
been
married.
Y
We
should
be
having
kids
by
now,
but
instead
I'm
on
my
own
and
he's
trying
to
get
his
life
back
together.
It's
absolutely
no
different
from
opiates.
I
don't
care
what
anybody
says
to
support
it.
It
is
literally
deadly
and
it
is
life-changing,
there's
absolutely
nothing
that
it
should
not
be
on
the
on
the
market
at
all.
There's,
no,
nothing
that
anyone
can
tell
me
that,
because
I've
seen
it
and
not
only,
I
had
to
go
get
on
anti-psychotics
because
of
dealing
with
him.
J
my
entire
career
focused
on
addiction
and
mental
health,
and
for
14
years
I
was
a
senior
policy
advisor
to
the
director
of
the
national
tune
on
drug
abuse.
Nida
tonight,
I'm
here
representing
the
american
kratom
association
at
nida.
I
focused
on
a
variety
of
science
policy
and
communications
issues
and
was
also
the
institute's
liaison
with
the
us
congress.
Believe
me,
I
understand
the
pressures
that
you
are
under
as
you
struggle
to
address
drug
use
and
addiction
issues,
especially
the
current
crisis
of
opioid
use,
addiction
and
overdose.
J
I
was
also
deeply
involved
in
the
kratom
issue,
all
of
the
things
that
you've
heard
about
the
federal
agencies
working
on
and
arguing
about
from
2016
onward.
I
was
at
all
of
those
tables
I'm
here
today
to
urge
you
to
take
a
leadership
role
on
kratom,
as
you've
talked
about
in
this
parish
in
louisiana.
To
do
that,
your
work
should
not
be
based
on
opinion.
J
I
would
also
suggest
it
not
be
based
on
the
old
discredited,
so-called
drug
war.
Approaches
to
public
health
policy
rely
on
science
and
what
we
know.
I'm
sure
you
want
your
work
to
reflect,
focus
on
evidence
and
truth,
and
if
you
do
this,
you
will
not
only
not
ban
kratom
sales
and
use
in
the
parish.
You'll
help
foster
solid
regulations
to
protect
public
health.
J
You've
all
received
a
lot
of
information
from
us.
I
know
that,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
consideration
of
it.
I'm
not
going
to
stand
here
and
review
all
of
what
you've
already
seen.
It's
been
frustrating
to
see
the
avalanche
of
miss
and
disinformation.
That's
out
there
about
kratom
and
I'm
available
to
you
tonight
and
then
anytime,
to
talk
about
any
issues
you'd
like
to
discuss
we're
asking
you
to
help
your
constituents
by
ensuring
that
safe,
unadulterated
kratom
is
available
and
appropriately
regulated.
This
is
the
key
to
so
much
of
the
discussion.
J
That's
out
there
without
regulation
and
despite
the
aka's
best
efforts,
there
are
many
adulterated
products
on
the
market
and
I
think
you're
hearing
about
that
tonight.
All
of
the
stories
you
hear
and
the
published
scientific
studies
and
the
toxicology
reports
bear
this
out.
It
is
adulterated
products
that
are
causing
harm
and
heartache
real
harm
and
real
heartache.
Pure
kratom
is
not
the
cause
of
these
problems.
J
We
know
that
any
problems
attributed
to
kratom
have
been
due
to
adulterated
impure
products
and
or
poly
substance
use.
We
know
that
the
fda
is
wrong
on
the
science.
We
know
what
the
studies
have
said
about
this,
and
we
know
that
even
the
drug
enforcement
administration
has
changed
his
tune
on
this.
So
let
me
make
one
final
point:
you've
heard
and
will
hear
some
who
claim
that
kratom
killed
a
relative
or
friend.
This
is
all
tragic.
It's
awful
and
we've
heard
the
fda
talk
about
this.
J
The
hhs
secretary
has
definitively
said
that
this
isn't
true,
because
the
science
says
it's
not
true.
Nida
says
it's
not
true.
The
overwhelming
scientific
scientific
evidence
says
it's
not
true,
and
that's
why
the
federal
government
and
the
united
nations
on
an
international
scale
haven't
banned
or
scheduled
kratom.
So
I'm
telling
you
as
I
stand
before
you
today
and
thank
you
for.
Z
Kratom
a
lot
of
people
stand
here
and
say
it's
not
addicting,
but
I
I
work
in
recovery
and
I
see
the
many
men
that
come
through
and
I
hear
the
stories
about
how
their
lives
was
affected
by
kratom
the
disasters
that
it's
caused
them:
the
family
breakups
that
it's
caused
and
then
the
addiction
itself.
We've
got
men
there
that
are
willing
to
go
back
to
jail
over
it,
they're
willing
to
be
homeless
over
it.
They
tell
me
the
addiction
is
so
strong
that
they
can't
do
without
it.
Z
When
I
got
addicted
to
opiates
at
that
time
they
told
me
it
wasn't
addicting
that
that
oxycontin
was
the
cure-all
drug.
Well,
now
kratom
is
supposedly
the
cure-all
drug
that
will
relieve
all
kind
of
pains
and
stuff,
but
I'd
like
to
ask
these
people
that
sell
it
and
distribute
it.
Would
they
give
it
to
their
family?
Would
they
give
it
to
their
children?
Z
Z
AA
AA
C
O
O
O
After
dana's
dead,
I
returned
to
the
gas
station
and
I
questioned
the
clerk
about
this
kratom
stuff.
He
told
me
it
was
no
good.
You
don't
need
that
stuff.
His
use
would
cause
a
roller
coaster
of
emotions.
I've
seen
anger,
depression,
crying
and
happy
times
toward
the
end.
He
was
hiding
his
usage
from
his
wife
who
could
see
what
kratom
was
doing
to
her
husband.
O
AB
AB
We
need
to
make
sure
they're
not
being
sold
to
children
and
adolescents,
and
we
also
need
to
make
sure
that
each
package
has
a
certificate
of
analysis
on
it,
a
qr
code
that
shows
exactly
what
is
in
the
package
that
has
been
tested
by
a
laboratory,
the
ld50
of
a
substance
which
is
the
lethal
dose
at
which
50
percent
of
the
population
take
that
substance
will
die,
is
for
kratom.
The
ld50
is
around
477
milligrams
per
kilogram
of
metrogyne,
so
this
is
the
most
abundant
chemical
in
the
kratom
plant.
AB
AB
This
is
some
of
the
science.
You
can
look
this
up:
google
scholar,
kratom,
ld,
50
or
major
gyn
lt50.
I
feel
that
if
we
are
to
ban
kratom,
what
it's
going
to
do
is
the
same
thing
that
happened
where
we
the
prohibition
of
marijuana,
all
this
spice
and
k2
started
popping
up.
I
feel
that,
what's
going
to
happen
with
watching
drug
trends,
is
people
are
going
to
powderize
green
tea
and
they're
going
to
put
fentanyl
in
it
they're
going
to
put
synthetic
opioids
that
are
very
harmful
in
there?
AB
AC
AC
AC
Q
Good
evening
council,
my
name
is
todd
tuyere,
I'm
a
member
of
the
ascension
parish
sheriff's
office
for
27
years,
and
I'm
a
lifelong
resident
of
ascension
parish,
I'm
not
from
california,
as
some
of
our
special
guests
have
come
with
the
american
kratom
association,
who
stands
to
lose
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars.
If
kratom
has
continued
to
be
outlawed,
it
is
outlawed
in
31
countries,
six
states
and
multiple
counties
and
cities
nationwide
in
the
united
states
alone.
Q
Okay,
there's
great
things
that
you
hear
about
kratom,
I'm
not
here
to
argue
that
it's
not,
then
there's
the
other
side
of
the
argument,
which
is
the
addiction
side
of
it.
Okay,
I'm
not
here
to
argue
that
what
I'm
here
to
say
is
they
talk
about
adulterated
and
unadulterated,
kratom?
Okay,
they
talk
about.
It
comes
from
the
same
plant
as
the
coffee
you're,
absolutely
right.
It
does
come
from
the
same
type
of
plant
as
coffee,
but
guess
what?
Since
1959,
only
100
people
have
died
from
caffeine.
Q
91
people
died
in
21,
2021
alone
from
kratom,
excluding
any
other
substances
according
to
nih
and
all
these
ones.
The
thing
that
the
american
kratom
association
likes
to
tout
is
they're,
paying
these
researchers
they're
paying
these
doctors
so
of
course,
they're
going
to
agree
with
them,
because
they're
getting
paid
to
do
that.
Okay,
I
try
to
find
independent
resources.
Q
I
see
it
on
the
other
side
of
the
spectrum.
One
thing
I
do
find
in
common:
they
all
agree
it
has
addictive
qualities.
The
aka
says
lo
the
others
say:
hi,
okay,
the
sheriff
and
myself
have
had
many
discussions
about
this.
We
don't
want
to
criminalize
the
individuals
for
kratom
use.
We
just
want
to
see
it
not
stowed
sold
in
the
stores
here
in
our
parish.
Okay,
some
type
of
regulation
needs
to
be
done.
How
do
you
know
which
pack
you're
getting
off
the
shelf
is
adulterated
and
unadulterated?
Q
Let's
quit
allowing
the
sales
in
our
parish
and
let
those
who
choose
to
use
it.
Do
the
research
order
it
online
or
go
to
another
parish
and
get
it
that
they
can
get
their
unadulterated,
kratom
form
which
I'm
not
going
to
argue.
It
doesn't
have
benefits
okay,
but
I'm
going
to
say,
what's
being
sold
at
a
convenience
store
in
a
smoke
shop.
Q
Let's
take
the
moral
high
ground
and
I
have
seen
it
in
my
time
with
the
sheriff's
office,
the
rise
of
creative
use
amongst
individuals
in
place
of
heroin,
because
it's
cheaper,
they
can't
get
their
hand
on
it
and
we're
also
starting
to
see
where
the
drug
dealers
are
starting
to
sell
kratom
as
heroin
and
yes,
of
course,
they're
putting
the
popular
fentanyl
in
it.
Okay,
so
thank
y'all
for
your
time.
I
know
y'all
got
a
lot.
A
Thank
you,
sir
I'll
read
some
names
of
folks
who
are
opposed,
but
wish
did
not
wish
to
speak.
Neil
burton
known
bert,
not
seth,
dickey
and
allison
they're
opposed
to
us
banning
it
opposed
to
the
motion.
Allison
is
it
april
and
the
following
people
are
in
favor
of
supporting
the
regulation
of
freedom,
but
they
did
not
wish
to
speak
colby
broussard.
A
A
Moving
along
to
item
e
introduction
of
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
ascension
parish
code
of
ordinance,
chapter
15
parks
and
recreation
to
add
section,
3
mobile
food
units,
food
trucks
and
ascension
parish.
Motion
introduced,
motions
introduced
by
chase
item
f,
introduction
of
an
audience
to
create
a
road
infrastructure
district
designated
as
parish
of
ascension
road
infrastructure,
district
number,
idd,
2022
windermere
crossing
pursuant
to
the
ascension
parish,
unified
land
development
code,
ldc
appendix
4,
subsection,
subdivision
regulation,
section,
17-4011,
approval
of
the
final
plot
procedure;
f,
infrastructure
development,
district
motion.
A
A
Moved
by
dempsey
to
open
a
public
hearing
second
by
terry,
listen
to
close
public
hearing
by
councilman
robert
second
mom
dal
waggis,
back
moving
along
item
j
introduction
of
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
ascension
parish
code
of
ordinances,
chapter
19,
roads,
bridges
and
other
public
ways.
Article
2
road
lighting
districts,
section
19-20
lighting
district
number,
one
to
clarify
the
legal
boundary
description
and
expand
the
boundary
to
encompass
an
adjacent
area.