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Residents urge action on Tibido intersection and cite permitting hurdles for property splits
Summary
Two public commenters at the Nov. 25 meeting urged the council to act on public-safety and permitting problems: Gilda Cooks described repeated crashes at a Tibido intersection and demanded engineering fixes; another resident said a subdivision split permit is blocked pending installation of a fire hydrant and was told waivers and an ordinance change are possible avenues.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the Nov. 25 Lefouch Parish Council meeting to highlight safety and permitting issues and to press the administration for action.
Gilda Cooks of Tibido told the council she has observed repeated crashes at the Ridgefield Road/Talbot Avenue intersection and recounted her daughter’s severe injury in a collision there. “All the bloods of these people, they on y’all hands,” Cooks said, describing multiple recent crashes and saying South Central Planning’s studies had not produced visible remedies. Council members said South Central Planning has been engaged for more than a year on the location; President Ojeron said the administration would review what South Central Planning has done and, if necessary, identify internal funds to hire an engineer to design safety fixes.
Separately, a resident identified in the record as Miss Satal said she is unable to receive a permit to split inherited property because an ordinance requires a fire hydrant for lots over 500 feet; she said a hydrant would cost $8,000–$10,000 and that she is not ready to develop the lot. Administration staff told her a waiver process exists, that the ordinance’s 500-foot threshold is under review, and asked the speaker to provide contact information so planning staff could follow up.
Why it matters: Council members and the administration described the intersection as complex but acknowledged fatalities and repeated crashes make it a priority for safety review; the administration committed to follow up with South Central Planning and to pursue internal funding for an engineering study if the regional planner has not advanced design work.
Next steps: Administration will verify South Central Planning’s work on the intersection and report back; planning staff will follow up with Miss Satal about permit options and potential waiver or ordinance changes.
