St. Charles Parish Council Meeting for September 28, 2026

St. Charles Parish Council meeting, September 28, 2026. The Council heard the assessor’s presentation on Monsanto/Rubicon’s protest of its property valuation. The assessor recommended denying the protest, citing insufficient supporting information to connect the company’s financial impairment and litigation impacts to the value of specific physical assets. The Council made no changes and unanimously approved and certified the 2026 assessment roll as submitted. The assessor also reviewed tax-roll trends, including increased public-service property values associated largely with Entergy, and discussed changes to state legislation affecting tax levies and homestead-exemption registration.

The meeting included financial and project updates: the financial presentation cited about $18 million in increased flood-protection expenditures related to hurricane-protection levy capital outlay, while overall capital-outlay spending decreased by about $5.5 million year over year. The Parish President reported ongoing drainage work on Barton Avenue and a completed playground project funded through the Parks and Recreation budget at a cost of $248,000. The FY2027 operating and capital budget ordinance was introduced for a future public hearing; no contract awards, bids, vendor selections, or purchasing approvals were identified.