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Council approves multiple infrastructure, contract and budget-schedule measures in Oct. 14 meeting
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Lefouch Parish Council approved a package of ordinances and resolutions including a special-election ordinance, donation and cooperative agreements for reclaimed asphalt, contract awards and reimbursements for sheriff's-office repairs, grant acceptances, appointments to boards, and scheduled 2026 budget hearings; most items passed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Lefouch Parish Council on Oct. 14 approved a slate of ordinances and resolutions covering elections, public works donations, contract awards, grants and appointments.
Key recorded outcomes included:
- Approval of the minutes of the Sept. 23, 2025 session (motion passed 8–0, 1 absent). - Ordinance calling a special election to authorize continuation of ad valorem taxes and application to the State Bond Commission (recorded as passed, 8–0, 1 absent). - Two variances for the Jessica Delone land-division were approved (hydrant-proximity variance and frontage reduction) after public comment; the hydrant variance passed by recorded tally and the frontage variance passed 8–0 (see separate report). - Ordinance and resolution approving receipt and use of reclaimed asphalt pavement from Pavement Services and authorizing the parish president to execute cooperative documents (approved unanimously on the record). - Resolution accepting the bid from BET Construction Inc. for the Hurricane Ida Repair/Renovation Sheriff's Office interior phase 2 in the amount of $671,768 and a related reimbursement agreement with the Sheriff's Office for Alternate #1 in the amount of $457,896 (both approved as recorded). - Several change orders and grant acceptances were approved, including a $9,350 change order for Sugar Ridge Pump Station rehabilitation and a $27,393.37 change order for the Hurricane Ida Galliano Government Complex interior rebuild; FEMA participation and insurance proceeds were discussed as funding sources for larger projects. - The council approved a memorandum of understanding to establish a temporary emergency shelter at Central High School and a sidewalk agreement with the state Department of Transportation for LA20 St. Patrick Street. - The council scheduled two public budget hearings (Nov. 11 and Nov. 12, 2025, both at 5 p.m.) and set budget-enactment for Nov. 25, 2025. - Multiple appointments were confirmed to local boards and authorities as read into the record.
Most resolutions and contracts on the consent portion of the agenda were approved with the unanimous or near-unanimous recorded tallies read by the chair; the meeting minutes record votes and absences where provided.
