St. Tammany Parish Council Meeting : January 8th, 2026

St. Tammany Parish Council · January 9, 2026

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Opening, invocation, pledge

Presentation

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Council chair (unnamed in this segment) called the January meeting to order, invited Jimmy Strickland to give the invocation (he prayed for unity and wisdom for 2026), and Councilman Coogel led the Pledge of Allegiance. The chair then asked the clerk to call roll and announced a quorum.

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Speakers:Unidentified Chair (first referenced as 'madam chair')

The St. Tammany Parish Council opened its first 2026 meeting with ceremonial proclamations, heard two zoning appeals that the council overturned (sending rezoning ordinances forward at reduced densities), introduced emergency DOTD-funded sidewalk budget items, and spent more than three hours deadlocked on electing a vice chair before electing Rick Smith after a late voice vote.

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