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Plaquemines Parish Council: votes and key actions from Feb. 6 meeting
Summary
The Plaquemines Parish Council approved multiple routine permits, festival agreements and grant applications, held an executive session on a judgment, deferred several land-use and capital items for further review, and introduced budget language addressing pending legal claims.
The Plaquemines Parish Council met on Feb. 6 and took action on a range of administrative, permitting and budget items. Below is a concise summary of votes and formal actions recorded on the public record.
Key votes and outcomes
- Proclamation: The council approved a proclamation recognizing South Plaquemines High; roll call recorded Councilman DeFrance absent.
- Executive session: The council voted to enter executive session “pursuant to LRS 4 2 1 7 8 2” to receive attorney-client privileged information regarding a judgment in the Clean Tank Solutions LLC case (25th JDC case no. 67345). The roll call recorded all present voting yes with Councilman DeFrance absent. The clerk later announced that a decision was made in executive session; the council did not disclose details publicly.
- Bids: The council passed a resolution authorizing acceptance of bids for furnishing river pump sand for parishwide use; the clerk recorded the measure as passed with eight votes in favor and Councilman LaFrance absent at the time of vote.
- Parades and events: The council approved the SPCA golf-cart parade for March 9, 2025, and approved festival cooperative endeavor agreements on the agenda (introductions/agreements noted; some are at the discretion of the parish president).
- Building and permit approvals: Multiple construction and conditional-use permits were approved on consent, including: Blue Tiger RV Park (conditional approval for 22 spaces at 36733 Highway 11, Triumph) and several fireworks-stand renewals; council members raised questions on one temporary RV-park item and that application was taken up separately and deferred by the mover.
- Donations and budget adjustments: The council accepted a donation for the firefighting department and amended the 2025 firefighting fund and the public-health ambulance fund; a council member asked that donated funds be used for small equipment.
- Grants and capital funding: The council authorized the parish president to apply for an LGAP grant of $300,000 to purchase vehicles and survey equipment for several departments; members discussed communication about vehicle purchases but approved applying for the grant. The council also authorized applying for a $350,000 Community Water Enrichment Fund grant for Port Sulphur water-main relocation (Phase 2).
- CEA and space for public health: The council authorized a cooperative endeavor agreement to provide office space for the Louisiana Office of Public Health at the parish health department building; administration said staff would be present several days per week to provide services including immunizations.
- Compensation ordinance introduced and advanced: The council approved an ordinance to increase the parish president’s compensation from $100,000 to $140,000 annually effective Jan. 1, 2027; the vote recorded seven yes and one no.
- Emergency-fund rule change: The council adopted an ordinance requiring a two-thirds vote of the council (six members) to transfer or expend funds from the fund balance designated for emergencies; the measure passed with one recorded no vote.
- CIP and smaller appropriations: The council approved several smaller capital and operating budget amendments, including transfers for district operations and a Southern Oaks subdivision street-repair CIP amendment. The council deferred the larger Highway 11 CIP action to allow grant-priority work.
- Special election: The council called a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of constable for Justice of the Peace Ward 5; the resolution passed on the clerk’s roll call.
- Minutes: The council approved minutes of the Jan. 30, 2025 regular meeting unanimously.
What the council deferred or withdrew
- Several agenda items were deferred by the council at staff or member request, including the resubdivision discussed at length (South Concord), the Coastal Zone Advisory Committee appointments (to resolve a potential conflict), and the Highway 11 CIP amendment while administration pursues grant opportunities.
Next steps
- Administration promised written follow-ups on several deferred items: a sewer-capacity review and engineering clarification for the South Concord resubdivision; a prioritized grant list from the newly engaged grant-writing contractor for Highway 11 and other infrastructure priorities; and further detail from the parish attorney on the judgment-related executive-session matter.
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