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Parish president candidate Elliot Day urges commission to form anti-blight committee
Summary
Elliot Day, a parish president candidate, used the Port Fushon meeting public-comment period to outline priorities including attacking neighborhood blight, supporting local industry workforce growth, and concerns about a local bait shop's access amid traffic changes.
Elliot Day, who identified himself as a candidate for parish president, spoke during the public comment period and urged the commission to take stronger action on neighborhood blight in South Fushon and to create a committee focused on reversing decline.
"We have to do something to get rid of the blight," Day said, urging the commission to form "an actual committee, a group of people" rather than relying on just one or two individuals. He connected blight remediation to workforce development and long-term industry growth for the parish.
Day also raised practical concerns about an upcoming elevated-highway rate increase in 2027 and how it could affect local businesses, and mentioned a bait shop in Leville facing access and charging issues for vehicles. He closed by noting his seven-generation family roots in the area, his 33 years of community service, and asked attendees for their vote on May 16.
Why it matters: The public-comment item put a candidate's local priorities for economic development and neighborhood stabilization on the public record before the election and asked the commission to consider more organized action on blight.
What the commission did: The commission heard the comment during the public-comment period; no formal action was taken during the meeting on the items Day raised.
Quote attributed: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result," Day said as he framed his candidacy and priorities.
