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Plaquemines Port board advances ferry design and DOTD drydock agreements; several ordinances introduced
Summary
On April 9, 2026, the Plaquemines Parish Council approved a MiNO Marine design task order, adopted DOTD drydock agreements for the M/V Pointe-à-la-Hache, amended port finance policies for FTA grants, and introduced several other ordinances; some roll-call outcomes were not recorded in the minutes excerpt.
The Plaquemines Parish Council, sitting as the Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District, took several procurement and policy steps at its April 9, 2026 meeting, including a design contract for ferry landing barges and adoption of a state agreement for ferry drydocking and hull inspection.
The council adopted Ordinance No. 26-50, authorizing Task Order #2 to MiNO Marine, LLC for engineering and design services to develop bid packages for Belle Chasse and Scarsdale ferry landing barges. The ordinance appropriated $147,716 from the Port’s Unrestricted Fund Balance. The motion to adopt was seconded by Commissioner Mark Cognevich; roll call recorded YEAS from Commissioners Brian Champagne, Chris Schulz, Stuart J. Guey, Ronnie Newsom, Carlton M. LaFrance, Sr. and Mark Cognevich. No NAYS were recorded; Commissioners Tyronne Edwards, Patricia L. McCarty and Mitch Jurisich were absent.
The council also adopted Resolution No. 26-149 authorizing an entity/state agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) for drydocking, the U.S. Coast Guard five-year hull inspection, and related repairs for the M/V Pointe-à-la-Hache (State Project No. H.016479 / Federal Aid Project No. H016479). The motion was offered by Commissioner Newsom and seconded by Commissioner Cognevich; roll call recorded all present voting YES (absent: Edwards, McCarty, Jurisich).
Resolution No. 26-150, adopting amendments to the Port’s Administration Policies and Procedures to guide financial management of FTA grants, was also adopted; the executive director was authorized to amend the attached policies as needed within Louisiana law.
Several other ordinances were introduced or their texts recorded in the minutes: Ordinance No. 26-48 would authorize Chairman Lloyd (Ronnie) Newsom to execute a one-year extension of professional IT services with EVALV IT (the ordinance text lists a minimum annual cost of $153,348 and a monthly minimum payment of $12,779). Ordinance No. 26-49 would authorize awarding a contract for demo and replacement of electrical components for barge electrical upgrades at the PALH Ferry Landing (the ordinance text lists $154,000 for the upgrades and a $18,600 change order for transformer replacements and names Centric Gulf Coast Inc.). The minutes provided the ordinance texts but did not record a roll-call vote for those two ordinances in the excerpt.
The council approved Resolution No. 26-151 to adopt the minutes of the March 26, 2026 regular meeting.
Where roll-call results are recorded in the minutes excerpt, the text above reports them directly; when the excerpt did not include a recorded final vote for an ordinance, this summary notes that the final vote was not specified in the provided minutes. Video of the meeting is available on the Plaquemines Parish website and YouTube for full context and any remarks not captured in the minutes.
