Votes at a glance: commissioners approve property returns, lease assignments, invoices, financials and travel requests
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Summary
The commission approved returning a donated property to Southcentral Planning, several lease assignments and renewals, a substantial-completion certificate recommendation for the airport fuel system, payment of listed July invoices (with one abstention), unaudited financial statements for July and multiple travel requests.
A series of formal motions and votes at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission meeting resulted in approval for property reassignments, lease actions, contract-related certificates and financial matters.
Why it matters: The actions authorize property transfers, multi-year lease terms, invoice payments for substantial construction and repair work, and travel by port staff and commissioners to out-of-state and federal meetings; several items relate to ongoing recovery and capital projects.
Key votes and outcomes
- Return of donated property to Southcentral Planning: The commission approved Southcentral Planning's request to take back property along Highway 3235 that the planning entity had donated earlier; motion moved by Tom Peay and seconded (seconder not specified in record). Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
- Assignment from LCCI to Quick Creek Companies (sites GLF-110 and GLF-110-1): Motion to approve the assignment (moved by Chad Cali; seconded by Chuckie Sherimi). Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
- LLOG mooring dolphin lease renewal (locations 20, 5, 2627 in Flotation Canal): Recommendation to approve the renewal was adopted (moved by Chuck and Sherry; seconded by Michael Calle). Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
- OEG Offshore lease extension for GLF-195 (request to extend lease to 30 years following Trinity purchase): Motion moved by Chad Colley, seconded by Thomas Petrie. Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
- Substantial-completion certificate for Volut Inc., airport fuel system rehabilitation: The construction and development committee recommended that the substantial completion certificate be approved; the motion (moved by Reg Ladin, seconded by Michael Calle) was approved by the commission.
- Payment of July 2025 invoices and recognition of expenditures over $255,000: The commission approved payment of listed invoices including Rigid Constructors LLC ($1,511,801.59 for Ida breakwater repairs), GIS Engineering ($478,683.48 slip/debulkhead), BET Construction Inc. ($371,347.87 for FBO terminal building), Dynamic Group ($322,343.42 slip/debulkhead), Freetown Builders ($192,671.89 hangar reconstruction), and others. Motion moved by Rodney Gisclair; second by Reg Ladin. Outcome: Approved by voice vote; one abstention recorded by a commissioner who said, "I abstain, mister president." The record does not specify which invoices the abstention concerned.
- Acceptance of July 2025 unaudited financial statements: Motion moved by Rodney Gisclair and seconded by Thomas Petrie. Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
- Out-of-state travel requests: The commission approved multiple travel requests including Harbor Police Officer Luke Adams for training in Pensacola (September), Chief Michael Kindler and Corporal Scott Barnum to attend the IACP Annual Conference in Denver (October), Executive Director Chet Chasson to attend GPA fall meetings and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers meeting in Galveston (November), and a delegation to attend "Louisiana Live" meetings in Washington, D.C., in January 2026. Motion moved by Rodney Gisclair; seconded by Michael Calle. Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Procedural notes: Most votes were taken by voice and recorded as "Aye" with no recorded opposition. The invoices motion included an explicit abstention; no roll-call tallies with individual yes/no votes were provided in the public transcript.
