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Votes at a glance: Lafourche Parish Council actions, March 24, 2026

Lafourche Parish Council · March 25, 2026

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Summary

Council approved minutes, opened and closed public hearings, accepted multiple donations and contract amendments (including a $15,088.95 change order to Hurricane Ida repairs), appointed board members and approved agreements (IPAWS, elevator amendment, household hazardous-waste collection); most motions passed unanimously.

At its March 24 meeting the Lafourche Parish Council approved a range of routine and substantive items. Key outcomes:

- Minutes: Acceptance of March 10, 2026 minutes (recorded as 9–0). - Ordinances/resolutions adopted: donation agreement with Fifth Ward Drainage District No. 5; ordinance amending Chapter 22 (land development/hydrant and RV rules); ordinance amending Chapter 16 (nuisance/abatement); authorization to hold a special-education district election on June 27, 2026 to renew a district tax; and a proposed supplemental-appropriation ordinance (amount not specified in the transcript). - Contracts and amendments: Change order No. 1 for Hurricane Ida interior repairs at the Matthews Government Complex increasing the contract price by $15,088.95 and adding 34 days to the schedule (approved), and amendment No. 1 to the agreement for the Lady of the Sea Medical Clinic to allow a contractor management-at-risk delivery method (discussion and approval noted). - Agreements: Memorandum of agreement with FEMA for use of IPAWS (emergency alert system) and an agreement with Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. for household hazardous-materials collection (both approved). - Donations and appointments: Accepted 50 wood-duck nesting boxes from Delta Waterfowl South Louisiana chapter; appointed and reappointed several members to fire-protection and recreation district boards; accepted donations and authorized execution of related documents.

Most votes were recorded by voice and noted as unanimous in the meeting minutes. Several items (e.g., the supplemental appropriation) showed placeholder or unspecified dollar amounts in the transcript; the administration indicated detailed budgets and the February financial report had been emailed to council members.