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Harahan council approves three ordinances, defers wastewater contract
Summary
The Harahan City Council on a three-to-zero vote approved ordinances on a local re-subdivision, city-clerk pay, and regulatory court scheduling, and deferred a resolution accepting completion of a wastewater-plant contract pending further documentation.
The Harahan City Council approved three ordinances and deferred a resolution at its March meeting.
The council voted (three yays, no nays, two absent) to adopt Ordinance 2026-1, approving the resubdivision of 370 Oak Avenue (lots 36–38) into two larger lots. Staff explained the property is zoned R2 and the plan converts three 30-foot lots into two 45-foot lots to allow construction of a townhouse with a party wall; staff said the result would not leave a substandard buildable lot. Council discussion centered on minimum-lot requirements and potential title complications if individual lots were sold, but members agreed the proposal meets R2 standards.
Ordinance 2026-2—repealing and reenacting the municipal-clerk compensation schedule to add experience- and certification-based pay levels—was also adopted (three yays). City Clerk Carrie Hus confirmed she holds Louisiana municipal clerk certification and is pursuing further credentials. Council members discussed whether the language could be read as retroactive and clarified that any increases would be governed by the ordinance language and the effective date of the ordinance.
The council also adopted Ordinance 2026-3 amending Harahan Code of Ordinances section 19-3(2)(B) to accommodate scheduling limitations for regulatory-court hearings when a magistrate or attorney is unavailable. Council members said the change is intended to prevent missed hearings on dates when required personnel cannot attend.
Separately, Resolution 2026-4, which would have accepted TH Enterprises LLC’s contract for a wastewater-treatment-plant slab and a new centrifuge as substantially complete, was deferred after a council member noted a letter asserting the work was not complete. The council voted to defer the resolution to next month to allow staff to obtain additional documentation; the motion passed with three yays and two absent.
All votes reported in the meeting were 3–0 with two members absent; the meeting record did not include individual roll-call vote names for each item.
The council also agreed to move its April meeting to Thursday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m.
