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Council pauses plan to let members post via parish Nextdoor account, asks PIO for more information

St. Tammany Parish Council (Agenda Review) · February 25, 2026
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Summary

Council members debated a resolution to allow council-related Nextdoor posts and to let the council administrator create/manage social accounts. Administration warned a parish Nextdoor account would be parish-wide, potentially broadcasting a single council member's message to the entire parish; the committee voted to refer the item to the full council and postpone for one month.

Council members questioned a proposal that would let individual council-related posts appear via a parish Nextdoor presence and asked the parish public information staff to return with details before the council acts.

The item emerged when Councilman Coogel said many constituents use Nextdoor and he wanted clarity about whether the council could use that platform to reach residents in a targeted way. Administration staff said any Nextdoor account owned by "Saint Tammany Parish government" would be parish-wide, meaning a post intended for one council district could reach the whole parish. As Michael Vincento explained: "our account with Nextdoor, Saint Tammany Parish government's account with Nextdoor will expand across the whole parish ... any statement that mister Kugel would issue wouldn't just go to his area, it would also go to everyone else's area."

Councilmembers suggested delaying action until the public information officer returned or until a dedicated workshop could explain platform mechanics and account options. A motion to postpone the resolution for one month and return with PIO input and/or a workshop was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

What comes next: administration's public information officer is expected to return with details about account types and what parish-wide Nextdoor would mean; the committee referred the resolution and recommended a one-month postponement to the full council.

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