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Terrebonne reports progress on condemned properties, derelict vessels and housing projects
Summary
At a Montegut town hall, officials said the parish reduced condemned properties from about 400 to roughly 50 year-over-year, removed 68 derelict vessels and reported several housing projects totaling about 160 units plus another 90-unit project; Housing staff gave the parish’s current homeless count as 15.
Terrebonne Parish President Jason Bergeron and housing staff reported progress on blight-removal and housing projects at a town hall in Montegut, highlighting reductions in condemned structures and active efforts to address derelict vessels.
Bergeron said the parish identified about 600 adjudicated properties available for purchase and reported revenue recovered from sales of approximately $55,000. He told attendees that condemned-structure cases fell from about 400 at the start of 2025 to roughly 50 by early 2026, and that the parish handled 191 structures in 2024. On derelict vessels, Bergeron said 68 were removed, producing about 470 tons of debris.
Kelly Verrett of Housing and Human Services provided a homelessness count: "15," she stated when asked about the current figure, while Bergeron noted counts can range widely depending on the metric. Bergeron described ongoing housing projects including a 40‑unit HRI development next to South Louisiana Bank and a 120‑unit project in the Par Terrebonne area (together about 160 units), plus another 90‑unit project in development. He said completed and ongoing services include rehabs, rapid rehousing vouchers and permanent placements for dozens of residents.
Why it matters: parish officials said reducing blight restores properties to the tax rolls, supports public-safety goals and improves neighborhood conditions. Housing projects and voucher programs aim to chip away at a persistent affordable-housing shortage that officials previously estimated in the hundreds of units.
