<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">In response to questions from two readers, The Informer last Sunday printed the salaries — and years of service — of the Lake Charles mayor and city department heads, along with the annual pay of the Calcasieu Parish school system’s top administrators.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">That column, and a subsequent one, noted that The Informer had requested similar information from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and said the information would be printed when it became available.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Parish officials on Friday sent the information. The names and annual salaries for Calcasieu Parish managers, along with their years of service:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Parish Administrator Bryan Beam — $181,944; 22 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Assistant Administrator Dane Bolin — $126,224; 25 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Finance Director Tammy Bufkin — $141,895; 26 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Parish Engineer Tim Conner — $134,176; 24 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Planning and Development Director Wes Crain — $105,272; 20 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Emergency Preparedness Director Dick Gremillion — $97,077; 23 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Human Services Director Tarek Polite — $90,280; 16 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Juvenile Justice Services Director Bill Sommers — $90,717; 29 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Public Works Director Allen Wainwright — $134,176; 19 years.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Human Resources Director Christina Wilson — $90,280; five years.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.cppj.net.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Library renovations nearing completion</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">When is the projected completion date for the new McNeese library? Seems like years since it was begun.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Candace Townsend, McNeese State University spokeswoman, said Frazar Memorial Library should be open when the fall semester begins on Aug. 22.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The library renovation project began in 2014, and it was projected to be a two-year project,” Townsend wrote in an email.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“Renovation work should be completed by June 30, and the library staff will begin moving back into the building and directing the massive task of relocating books and materials into the renovated library.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">She said the renovation work included foundation repairs; air-conditioning and heating system improvements; new lighting; and restrooms that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, Townsend said, new flooring was installed, and the fire alarms and sprinkler systems were upgraded.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The project consists of two phases. The first phase, completed in September 2015, included the four floors of the library addition that house the general book stacks and government information,” she wrote. “The current project includes the two floors of the original building and the exterior.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Townsend said the library is now operating in the New Ranch’s Parra Ballroom, which features a study area with 16 computers. She said library hours are the same and that library workers are available to help students find materials.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">http://library.mcneese.edu.</span>

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