Amite River Basin Commission - November 10, 2026

The Amite River Basin Commission meeting on November 10, 2026, approved the FY 2025–2026 audit, which received an unmodified opinion and reported no violations of accounting, budget, bid-law, or cash-management requirements. The audit reported approximately $13 million in cash at year-end and a $525,000 state appropriation toward a land purchase totaling about $720,000. The commission also passed Resolution 1206 without opposition, authorizing its president and legal counsel to negotiate and execute an intergovernmental agreement with the St. Helena Parish Police Jury for initial site clearing for the Upper Amite River Flood Risk Reduction and Restoration Project. The agreement was still under review, with additional coordination with the parish anticipated.

The chief advisor reported a $6 million capital-outlay request, alongside $6 million in cash on hand, and said a $2 million Natural Resources Conservation Service agreement was nearing completion. An RFQ process for flood-forecasting platforms is underway; about six presentations are planned for a special public meeting on November 17, with no vendor selected at this meeting. Commissioners discussed delays and spending concerns across Louisiana Watershed Initiative projects, including the risk that funds could be rescinded if projects do not advance by the applicable deadlines. The Comite River Diversion Canal was reported as progressing, with completion expected in 2028 or early 2029.