State Representative Jessica Domingue (District 53) briefed the council on state-level developments and then gave an extended explanation of the capital‑outlay (HB 2) process and the status of Terrebonne Parish projects.

Domingue said the legislature concluded a special session Oct. 29 to address election timing. “Your primary election for the spring is gonna be moved from 04/18/2026 to 05/16/2026,” she said, and that the general and many municipal dates were shifted accordingly (she told the council municipal-related dates will move into late June 2026). She also advised that any parish propositions or tax renewals scheduled for spring elections would require a local ordinance to match the new dates.

On SNAP, Domingue described contingency funding if the federal government remains closed: “there will be no SNAP benefits coming from Washington starting November 1,” she said, and added that the state Department of Health and Hospitals (LDH) would fund the first $150 million for November. If payment is required into December, Domingue said the state would use the revenue-stabilization (“rainy day”) fund to continue benefits temporarily.

Domingue then delivered a detailed primer on HB 2, explaining the difference between a listing on the bill (often shown as “P5”) and cash in hand (“P1”), and how P5-to-P1 movement represents new money becoming available. She reviewed a lengthy list of parish projects in HB 2 and their status as of the 2025 bill: she said some long-standing projects are in P5 (on deck) while others already have P1 cash allocated; she also named projects that were removed from the bill for lack of activity.

Domingue discussed several parish items the council flagged as priorities or concerns: the Brady Road bridge (previously shown with $1.5 million in earlier years and an additional $2.7 million in the 2025 bill), Company Canal miter gates (listed in P5 at $9 million), Bayou LaCarpe watershed (P1 money present for planning and construction) and Industrial Boulevard pump station (she said the item was pulled out of the bill because there had been “no activity on this project”). She repeatedly urged coordination between parish administration and the delegation so that funds placed on the bill are spent rather than reallocated.

Domingue closed by urging the council and administration to set clear parish priorities, submit thorough applications by the Nov. 1 deadline, and maintain follow-up so projects listed in HB 2 move to funded status and into construction. “If you don't use it, you lose it,” she said of capital funds already allocated to the parish.