Plaquemines Parish Council holds executive session on COO applicants; no binding action taken

The Plaquemines Parish Council, meeting as the governing authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, convened a special meeting at 9:02 a.m. and voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss the character and professional competence of chief operating officer applicants.

The presiding member moved to close part of the meeting under the statute cited in the record (transcript: “LRS 4216A1”), and the motion passed 7–0. "Let the record reflect passes 7 to 0," the presiding member said as the meeting stood in executive session at 9:04 a.m. The council returned from the closed session at 12:04 p.m.; the presiding member stated that "no binding action [took] place" during the executive session.

The meeting opened with a roll call that recorded seven members present and two absences: Dr. Guey and Ms. McCarty. Mr. Champagne led the opening prayer and Mr. Frank led the Pledge of Allegiance. After returning from the executive session, a motion to adjourn was made (the record identifies the mover as Mr. Schultz) and seconded by Commissioner Champagne; the meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

Because the discussion occurred in executive session, the council did not disclose deliberations or candidate evaluations in the public record; the minutes reflect only the statutory authority cited for the closed session, the times the council entered and exited the session, and that no binding action was taken. Any next procedural steps (such as appointments, further public action, or release of additional information) were not stated on the record.

The council conducted no public votes on appointments or employment decisions during the meeting.