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Votes at a glance: Lef Parish Council approves budget carryovers, land‑use updates and multiple resolutions
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Lef Parish Council approved a 2026 supplemental appropriation, an amendment to the land development code, and a series of resolutions and contracts including a $180,750 low quote for Salman's drainage improvements and a $190,977 vehicle purchase for Solid Waste.
The Lef Parish Council completed a broad slate of routine business on April 14, 2026, approving a supplemental appropriation, land‑use code amendments and multiple resolutions and contracts.
Ordinance and budget actions: the council passed Ordinance 26‑1, a 2026 supplemental appropriation to carry over projects from 2025 into the 2026 operations and maintenance and capital budgets. Members noted an $8,000 increase in the recreation fund to assist senior centers (eight centers receiving $1,000 each). The ordinance passed 8 yays, zero nays, one absence (Mr. Adams).
Land development and other ordinances: the council also passed an amendment to chapter 22 of the parish code relating to land development (vote recorded 8–0 with one absence). The meeting introduced a slate of proposed ordinances, including local speed‑limit changes, a four‑way stop, servitude agreements, and a proposed rescission of the smoking ordinance (the rescission was introduced but not voted).
Selected contract and resolution outcomes: - Salman's drainage improvements: accepted low quote from Norris and Budro Contractors LLC for $180,750; motion approved. - Vehicle purchases: approved purchase of four vehicles from Golden Motors for $190,977 to support Solid Waste operations (vote recorded with one abstention and one absence). - Change order and contract amendments: council approved a variety of amendments and change orders; one change order (contract increase for Galliano government complex interior rebuild) was entered but the amount was not unambiguously recorded in the public transcript and is noted as not specified here. - Miscellaneous: multiple resolution rescissions were approved where property owners remedied nuisance properties; the council approved agreements for use of school facilities for summer programs and extended disaster‑debris and GIS engineering contracts.
Votes and procedure: most items carried with recorded tallies (commonly 8–0 with one absence). The meeting closed at 18:32 after announcements about FEMA‑funded projects and community events.
