JP Council Meeting (2-25-2026)

The Jefferson Parish Council meeting was held February 25, 2026. The council approved several professional-services selections: Scape Landscape Architecture, DPC, for Park de Fam; Mier Engineers for the Rose Thorn Gym replacement and related work, including FEMA-funded repairs and improvements; Matthysse Brier for the Jefferson Stadium project; Thompson Consulting for parkways monitoring and management during declared emergencies under RFP 0505; and MSMM for routine drainage engineering services on projects costing under $500,000. The council also approved the amended 2026 capital budget. These selections and budget actions passed unanimously, according to the transcript.

The council unanimously deferred to April 8 a proposal to change Jefferson Facilities, Inc. (JFI) board-appointment procedures beginning in 2028, pending an Inspector General report on JFI’s audit, transactions, indebtedness, and potential tax-liability concerns. The proposal would provide appointments from additional council districts. The council also approved payment-in-lieu-of-tax incentive agreements involving the Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District and Metairie Manor 3 Owner LP for affordable senior housing at York Street; no dollar amounts were stated. Other agenda business included routine permits and resolutions, along with a settlement authorization, but the transcript does not provide settlement terms. Ceremonial recognitions and parish announcements made up much of the remaining discussion.