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Terrebonne council rescinds, amends condemnation orders and approves engineering, peer-review agreements
Summary
Terrebonne Parish council members voted to rescind a 2023 condemnation order for a house on Keith Street, extended the demolition deadline for a Dixie Avenue property and approved engineering and peer-review agreements for a North Treatment Plant Safe Room.
Terrebonne Parish council members voted to rescind a condemnation order and to extend a demolition deadline, and they approved engineering agreements tied to the North Treatment Plant Safe Room.
The council moved to rescind the condemnation order adopted Feb. 27, 2023, for the residential structure at 1414 Keith Street, the meeting record shows. The motion to rescind was moved by Councilman Danny Babin and seconded by a fellow member; the motion passed 7–0.
The council also approved a motion to amend a condemnation order originally adopted July 29, 2025, for residential and accessory structures at 228 Dixie Avenue in Houma. The amendment changed the deadline for demolition or removal from Aug. 29, 2025, to Jan. 27, 2026. That motion was moved by Babin and seconded by Councilmember Pledger and was approved during the meeting.
On infrastructure, the council authorized the parish president to enter an agreement with GIS Engineering LLC for engineering services related to the design of the North Treatment Plant Safe Room, and separately authorized a peer-review agreement with GoTech Inc. Both motions were moved and seconded on the floor and approved.
Council members also introduced an ordinance to rename the Hancock Whitney Bank building in honor of the late Don Schwab — proposed as the Don Schwab Center for Business and Government — and scheduled a public hearing for Nov. 19, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. The ordinance was introduced on the floor and members voted to call the hearing.
No financial amounts for the engineering agreements or the peer-review contract were disclosed during the discussion recorded in the transcript. Staff answered procedural questions about scheduling and contracting but did not provide additional detail on contract values during the meeting extract.
