Livingston Council 10-22-26

At its October 22, 2026 meeting, the Livingston Parish Council approved several funding and infrastructure actions. It unanimously authorized an agreement distributing Louisiana opioid litigation funds to the 21st Judicial District’s specialty court programs, including drug screening and treatment. The council also unanimously approved an agreement with the Pontchartrain Levee District for the Amite River diversion canal weir reconstruction project; discussion cited approximately $16 million in available funding and further engineering and modeling work, with no contractor selected. Agreements administering state Act 961 funds for Fire Protection District 7 gear and equipment purchases and Fire Protection District 2 training-center renovation labor, materials, and supplies also passed unanimously; another equipment-purchase item passed, though its details were unclear in the transcript.

The council unanimously accepted completed Juben Gardens roads and improvements into the parish maintenance system and released a $276,543.90 maintenance bond. It also considered FEMA hazard-mitigation property acquisitions and zoning matters. A proposed rezoning connected to development near Carter Plantation was sent back to Planning and Zoning for further review and community discussion rather than decided. The council debated an ordinance ratifying prior zoning changes, including procedural and legal concerns, and the final vote was reported as six in favor and two opposed; the transcript does not clearly capture the full disposition. No vendor awards or competitive bid approvals were identified.