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Terrebonne Parish council approves series of unanimous resolutions, schedules hearings
Summary
The Terrebonne Parish Council approved a string of resolutions and ordinance introductions covering condemnation rescission, school safety funding, construction contracts, shoreline engineering, intergovernmental agreements, bridge repairs and several local traffic and parking ordinances. All recorded votes on those agenda items were unanimous.
The Terrebonne Parish Council approved a series of resolutions and ordinance introductions during its committee meeting, taking unanimous votes on a set of construction, safety and administrative measures.
Council members voted to rescind a condemnation order for the residential structure at 5759 West Main Street in Houma; to authorize cooperative endeavor agreements for funding school safety measures for non-public schools in the parish; to award a construction contract for the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center Phase 2 exhibit; and to authorize engineering services for living shoreline oyster-bed surge protection. The council also approved an intergovernmental agreement with Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 and Hospital Service District No. 1 (Terrebonne General Health Center), extended executive orders related to pontoon-bridge repairs and parishwide damaged bridges, and introduced ordinances to remove speed humps on Regal Road and to establish a parking zone on Quarter Mill Lane. Most votes were recorded 9-0; one discussion-motion vote was recorded 8-0.
Why it matters: The measures move multiple capital and safety projects forward, authorize state- and grant-funded contracts to proceed through the parish, and set local hearings for proposed traffic changes. Several items use outside funding or require intergovernmental coordination, which limits direct parish general-fund exposure.
Most important actions
- Rescind condemnation order: Motion to rescind condemnation of the residential structure at 5759 West Main Street in Houma (moved by Steve Trostclair, seconded by Clyde Hamner). Vote: 9-0; motion passes.
- School safety cooperative endeavor agreements: Resolution authorizing the parish president and designee to execute cooperative endeavor agreements with non-public schools for school safety funding (moved by Johnny Amadee, second by Carl Harding). Vote: 9-0; motion passes.
- South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center Phase 2: Resolution awarding and authorizing a construction contract to LA Contracting Enterprise LLC for Parish Project 15-BLDG-13FPC-50-J55-14-16 (moved by Kevin Champagne, second by Carl Harding). Presenter said the funds come from state facility planning and controls (capital outlay) and any local matches come from the Wetlands Discovery Center; not parish general fund money. Vote: 9-0; motion passes.
- Living shoreline engineering: Resolution to contract with T Baker Smith LLC for engineering services related to living shoreline oyster-bed surge protection systems for Lake Shannon (moved by Tommy Babin, second by Kevin Champagne). Vote: 9-0; motion passes.
- Intergovernmental agreement – Waterworks and Hospital Service District: Resolution authorizing the parish president to execute an intergovernmental agreement among Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of Terrebonne Parish and Hospital Service District No.1 (Terrebonne General Health Center) (moved by Clyde Hamner, second by Carl Harding). Vote: 9-0; motion passes.
- Bridge repairs executive orders: Resolutions authorizing the parish president to execute or amend executive orders to extend current executive orders regarding Du Lac pontoon-bridge repairs and parishwide damaged bridges (motions moved by Tommy Babin and Kim Chauvin as noted). Votes: 9-0; motions pass.
- Quarter Mill Lane parking zone: Introduction of an ordinance to establish a new parking zone along both sides of Quarter Mill Lane and call a public hearing for Sept. 10, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. (moved by Mitch Pledger, second by Carl Harding). Vote: 9-0; motion passes.
Administrative notes and next steps: Several items authorized the parish president or designee to sign agreements and to issue notices to proceed where appropriate. Public hearings were scheduled for the two introduced ordinances. For items funded by state capital outlay or grant sources, parish staff noted that expenditures would flow through the parish but the funding sources are external (for example, the Wetlands Discovery Center contract is funded through state facility planning and controls capital outlay and center-provided local matches).
