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St. Bernard Parish Council enters executive session on long-running litigation with Atlantic Richfield Co.
Summary
At a May 27 special meeting the St. Bernard Parish Council voted to enter executive session to discuss The Parish of St. Bernard v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al., 34th JDC No. 16-1228; the motion passed unanimously with three members absent.
The St. Bernard Parish Council voted to enter executive session at a special meeting May 27, 2026 to discuss ongoing litigation titled The Parish of St. Bernard v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al., 34th JDC No. 16-1228. The motion to enter executive session was made by Councilmember Amanda Mones and seconded by Councilmember Cindi Meyer; the minutes record the motion as adopted and note that Council Chair Fred Everhardt also cast his vote as "Yea."
The meeting record shows YEAS by Meyer, Randall and Mones and that the Chair cast his vote as Yea; three members were absent (Patrice Cusimano, Joshua "Josh" Moran and Gillis McCloskey). The meeting convened at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex and the entry into executive session was recorded as adopted on May 27, 2026. The clerk’s minutes state that the council later returned to regular session by unanimous consent.
No discussion details from the executive session are included in the public minutes. The matter cited is a court case (34th Judicial District Court No. 16-1228) and was also the subject of a later motion to take advice of legal counsel recorded in the same meeting.
