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Residents and firefighters press Kenner council over Station 37 repairs, permits and contractor oversight
Summary
Public commenters and fire department leaders pressed the council about the quality of work, contracting and permitting for repairs at Fire Station 37; speakers asked for compliance checks and transparency after social-media attention to unfinished work and contractor history.
Several residents, firefighters and council members used the public-comment period at the Oct. 17 Kenner City Council meeting to press the city for more oversight of repairs at Fire Station 37 and to question contracting and permitting practices.
Amy Hotard of District 5 told the council the workmanship at Station 37 was unacceptable, said the contractor had a long history of city contracts and that the contractor’s license appeared to have lapsed when a $300,000 contract was awarded July 25, 2025. Hotard said the pattern of awarding large “labor-only” contracts to the same vendor raised oversight concerns and asked the council to investigate.
Matthew Hotard, who identified himself as a member of the fire department, described operational concerns behind the decision to return personnel to Station 37 before all work was finished. He said the department…
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