# Lafourche Parish Council Meeting 10/13/26

At its October 13, 2026 regular meeting, the Lafourche Parish Council approved the September 22 minutes and advanced the 2027 operations, maintenance, and capital budget process. The council scheduled two public hearings and the budget’s enactment, although the hearing dates and times are unclear in the transcript. It approved Amendment No. 1 to the parish street-maintenance agreement with Norris and Bjo Contractors LLC, an amendment to the Ducks Unlimited agreement for the Highway 1 marsh-terracing extension, and a Community Water Enrichment Fund resolution. It also approved Change Order No. 3 for the Code Blanche Bridge Rehabilitation Project, decreasing the contract price by $76,731; the parish president said further costs would still be incurred to finish work the original contractor did not complete. Change Order No. 1 with Crescent Multimedia Solutions for the courthouse annex, increasing the contract by $1,526.25, was also presented for approval; the vote outcome is unclear in the transcript. Other contract amendments were approved, including one for services at the parish’s Thibodaux complex and 17th Judicial District Court, but the related vendor and some details are garbled. Most recorded votes were 7–0, with two members absent.

The council approved a settlement with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality concerning environmental violations related to asbestos from a former nursing-home demolition; the parish president said the settlement avoided a potential fine of up to $75,000 and described protocols intended to prevent similar issues. Demolition-related items were pulled pending receipt of an opinion. Public discussion also covered election arrangements, a proposed partnership to provide meals to children, and a donated oyster-shell coastal-restoration effort, with no parish cost identified for the latter. The council also considered property-assessment appeals as a Board of Review and voted to deny the appeals described in the transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Environment
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Sources
- [Lafourche Parish Council Meeting 10/13/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3GE6WHr8Hc) - Lafourche Parish Government