Votes at a glance: Lafourche Parish Council actions, Jan. 27, 2026
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Summary
The council approved or considered multiple ordinances, leases, transfers, and resolutions during its Jan. 27 meeting — notable actions include adoption of a smoke-free ordinance, approval of a franchise for Entergy, passage of LA 30 transfer, and approvals of several grants and agreements; select items failed as noted.
At its Jan. 27 regular meeting, the Lafourche Parish Council considered a slate of ordinances, leases, resolutions and administrative items. The following summarizes key formal actions and outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes and on the public record.
- Approval of minutes (motion by Mr. Adams, second by Mr. Perk): Accepted 7 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absences (Mr. Broomfield, Mr. Melvin).
- Item 2 — Ordinance (smoking/vaping): Adopted 7 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absences (moved by Mr. Adams, second by Mr. Pierce).
- Item 3 — Ordinance (replace sign with solar radar display on 1st Street): Motion failed 1 yea, 6 nays, 2 absences (moved by Mr. Adams, second by Ms. Chasson). Council discussed cost estimates and potential community-donation agreements.
- Item 4 — Franchise to Entergy Louisiana LLC: Approved 7 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absences (moved by administration/Perk, second by Mr. Adams). Several council members urged Entergy to address rotten poles and responsiveness following storms.
- Item 5 — Variance for Magnolia Estates (setback reduction from 10 ft. to 5 ft.): Motion failed 0 yeas, 7 nays, 2 absences.
- Item 6 — Lease between ANB LLC and Lafourche Parish Government for coroner’s office at 525 Justin Street, Lockport: Approved 7 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absences.
- Item 7 — Transfer/acceptance of LA 30 from LADOTD: Approved 8 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absence. Council discussed estimated project cost (~$3.5 million) and the parish’s road sales tax revenue changes (summary figures mentioned on record: prior combined receipts ~$10,000,000; currently ~6,000,000 following a rollback).
- Items 8–10 — Surplus property declaration, land development ordinance amendments (Chapter 22), and lease for a 14-foot pier and boat model: All approved (votes recorded as passed; tallies announced during meeting).
- Items 17–27 — Multiple resolutions were approved, including requests to LADOTD for repairs at specific locations, authorization to remove a recreation board member and advertise the vacancy, rescission of a nuisance-abatement award, cost-sharing with the Sheriff’s Office at the correctional complex, a Connick and Associates consulting agreement, Task Order No. 2 with Principal Engineering Inc., and a change order decrement of $4,325.82 and two additional days for the Courthouse Annex hurricane repair project. The council also accepted an EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant for FY2025 and approved LIHEAP FY2026 agreement with the Louisiana Housing Corporation.
All formal votes and motions recorded in the meeting were read aloud and tallied during the meeting. Where specific ordinance or resolution numbers were not provided in the audio transcript, the meeting record listed agenda item numbers and brief descriptions only.
Next procedural steps cited during the meeting included publication of adopted ordinances and administrative follow-up on utility and infrastructure repair discussions.
