Ascension Parish, LA

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The Council will review the amended 2026 and proposed 2027 budgets and consider allocating $6.7 million for transportation projects. The meeting includes several contract renewals, zoning changes, and proposals to acquire land for drainage improvements.

• Allocation of $6.7 million in Transportation Impact Fee funding for Roddy Road, LA 73-Bluff Road, and West Bank roads
• Proposed $510,000 and $441,026.32 acquisitions of land for drainage and flood prevention
• Contract for Lamar Dixon Gymnasium Roof Recover Project with Roofing Solutions, LLC for $320,600
• Proposed special election for a 5 mill tax in Road Lighting District No. 7 on April 17, 2027
• Zoning change request for LA Highway 73 from Medium Intensity Residential to Mixed Use

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The Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing regarding a zoning variance request for a residential property. The board will also consider rescheduling the November 11, 2026, meeting due to Veterans Day.

• Public hearing for Zoning Review ID: PZ-4035.26 regarding residential setback and yard requirements for Ashley and Danielle Rabalais on McCrory Drive
• Proposal to reschedule the November 11, 2026, meeting

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The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on family partitions and a preliminary plat. The body will also consider recommendations for amending the Unified Land Development Code regarding offsite drainage assessments.

• Final Plat Approval for Black Bayou Estates
• Public hearings for family partitions of John Stafford & Amanda V. Stafford properties
• Public hearing for Daigle Pointe Subdivision preliminary plat
• Proposed amendment to LDC Appendix V, Section 17-506.3 regarding Offsite Drainage Assessment
• Approval of changes to Planning and Zoning Commission By-Laws

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The Zoning Commission will hold public hearings to recommend the approval or denial of two zoning map amendments to the Ascension Parish Council. The body will also elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

• PZ-4021.26: Request to change Medium Intensity Residential to Mixed Use for Judge Russo Land Company, LLC on LA Hwy 1 S
• PZ-4026.26: Request to change Medium Intensity Residential to Mixed Use for Wilson Paul Rossi on S St. Landry Avenue
• Election of Chairman
• Election of Vice-Chairman

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The Transportation Committee will discuss adding specific subdivision roads to the Parish Maintenance System and relocating a stop sign. The body is also reviewing a request to evaluate two intersections and an annual bridge program certification.

• Acceptance of Dulcito Avenue, Rosewind Street, and Southdown Circle in Delaune Estates Subdivision into the Parish Maintenance System
• Proposed evaluation of Stringer Bridge Road at George Lambert Road and Stringer Bridge Road at Beco Road at an estimated cost of $250,000.00-$500,000.00
• Request to relocate the all-way stop on Willow Lake Drive to West Lake Drive
• Annual Certification of Compliance for the Off System Bridge Replacement Program for 2027

The committee accepted three roads from the Delaune Estates Subdivision into the Parish Maintenance System. It also approved evaluations for two intersections on Stringer Bridge Road and the relocation of an all-way stop on Charleston Road.

• Accepted Dulcito Avenue (166.6 Ft.) into Parish Maintenance System (unanimous)
• Accepted Rosewind Street (2,162.8 Ft.) into Parish Maintenance System (unanimous)
• Accepted Southdown Circle (902.6 Ft.) into Parish Maintenance System (unanimous)
• Approved evaluation of Stringer Bridge Road at George Lambert Road, estimated cost $250,000.00-$500,000.00 (unanimous)
• Approved evaluation of Stringer Bridge Road at Beco Road, estimated cost $250,000.00-$500,000.00 (unanimous)
• Approved relocating all-way stop on Charleston Road from Willow Lake Drive to West Lake Drive (unanimous)
• Approved Annual Certification of Compliance for Off System Bridge Replacement Program for 2027 (unanimous)

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The Ascension Parish Planning Commission is holding a special meeting on October 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at 607 E. Worthey Rd., Gonzales. The agenda centers on two public hearings where the Commission will recommend approval or denial to the Parish Council: one on the West Bank Resilient Community Overlay District Map and one on the West Bank Resilient Community Overlay Ordinance. The remaining agenda items are procedural, including call to order, roll call, pledge, staff introductions, and the Director's comments. No dollar amounts, specific properties, or outcomes are stated in the agenda text.

• Public hearing to recommend approval or denial to the Parish Council on the West Bank Resilient Community Overlay District Map
• Public hearing to recommend approval or denial to the Parish Council on the West Bank Resilient Community Overlay Ordinance
• Special meeting of the Planning Commission, October 7, 2026, 6:00 PM, Ascension Parish Courthouse, Council Chambers – 1st Floor

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The Ascension Parish Finance Committee meets October 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM at the Ascension Parish Courthouse in Gonzales to vote on a long list of contract approvals and renewals. The largest single item is an allocation of $6,700,000.00 in Transportation Impact Fee funding across Districts 1, 2 and 3 for road projects. Members will also consider agreements with the library, the City of Gonzales, and various engineering, staffing, debris removal, and legal services providers, plus an audit findings update.

• Allocate $6,700,000.00 in Transportation Impact Fee funding: $100,000 to 2026 Overlay and Reconstruction in District 1, $2,500,000 to Roddy Road Widening (US 61 - LA 935) in District 2, and $4,100,000.00 to the LA 73 - Bluff Road (LA 928) Connector in District 3
• Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with SLHSRA providing $30,000.00 for a rodeo at Lamar Dixon Expo Center scheduled February 26-28, 2027
• Renewal of Intergovernmental Agreement with Ascension Parish Library for parish history research, not to exceed $49,999.00 in calendar year 2027
• Amendment No. 1 to fire protection agreement with Fire District No. 1 and the City of Gonzales, extending the term three years from January 1, 2027, with payment to Gonzales remaining at $120,000 per year
• Change Order No. 2 for the Braud Road at Germany Roundabout Project increasing the contract by $137,972.00 to a new total not to exceed $2,942,247.25, and Change Order No. 1 for Roddy Road Widening Phase I increasing the contract by $72,550.36 to a new total not to exceed $5,174,164.49

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The East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 Board of Commissioners meets October 6, 2026 at the Ascension Parish Courthouse in Gonzales. The main business is approving renewals of professional service contracts for surveying and subsurface utility engineering (SUE) services with five firms, each through November 16, 2027 and each not to exceed $300,000.00, shared with other providers. The board will also accept the September 8, 2026 minutes, hear the Chairman's report and a drainage report, and take public comments.

• Renewal of surveying/SUE contract with Crescent Engineering & Mapping, LLC through November 16, 2027, not to exceed $300,000.00
• Renewal of surveying/SUE contract with Earles and Associates, LLC through November 16, 2027, not to exceed $300,000.00
• Renewal of surveying/SUE contract with GIS Engineering, LLC dba Chustz Surveying, LLC through November 16, 2027, not to exceed $300,000.00
• Renewal of surveying/SUE contract with Quality Engineering & Surveying, LLC through November 16, 2027, not to exceed $300,000.00
• Renewal of surveying/SUE contract with Surveying and Mapping, LLC through November 16, 2027, not to exceed $300,000.00

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The Ascension Parish Council meets Oct. 1, 2026, to introduce ordinances, hold public hearings, and vote on several items. Key proposals include buying two parcels totaling about 26.9 acres for $510,000.00 and $441,026.32 to address drainage and flooding, and adding a "High Impact Development Facility" category to the development code and zoning tables. The agenda also covers a zoning map change for Golden Meadows Subdivision, a Road Infrastructure District for Black Bayou Estates, new addressing fees, and a personnel manual change on vacation buyouts and holiday observances.

• Ordinance to buy 4 lots totaling 13.517 acres for $510,000.00 plus closing costs for drainage and flood prevention
• Ordinance to buy 13.417 acres designated Lot A-1-A-1-B for $441,026.32 plus closing costs for drainage and flood prevention
• Introduction of ordinance to rezone Lot B-1 thru B-8 Golden Meadows Subdivision from Crossroad Commercial (CC) to Mixed Use (MU) for Trinity Construction, LLC on W Edenborne Pkwy
• Public hearing and ordinance to create Road Infrastructure District #IDD-2026-01 (Black Bayou Estates)
• Ordinances DC-26.01 and ZT-26.01 to add High Impact Development Facility (HIDF) to the development code and zoning tables

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The Ascension Parish Personnel Committee is meeting to conduct interviews and consider reappointments for the Tourism Commission, and to discuss two proposed ordinance amendments. One ordinance would create a buyout plan for excess vacation hours and adjust holiday observances, while the other would allow electronic submission of board applications. The agenda is otherwise routine, with public comments and procedural items.

• Tourism Commission interviews and reappointment approvals
• Proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 16, Section 16-1 for a vacation buyout plan and holiday observance changes
• Proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 2, Section 2-100 for electronic submittal of board applications

The Ascension Parish Personnel Committee met on September 21, 2026 with four of five members present. The committee voted with no objection to recommend two proposed ordinances to the full council: one covering the Personnel Manual and Official Pay Classification Plan, and one on Council Procedures. It also recommended two tourism commission appointments and two reappointments, all passing with no objection. No public comments were offered.

• Recommended Thomas Soltau and Rey Prado to full council for Tourism Commission approval (no objection)
• Reappointed Mary Skinner to Tourism Commission (no objection)
• Reappointed Richard Zeringue to Tourism Commission (no objection)
• Recommended proposed Personnel Manual and Official Pay Classification Plan ordinance to full council (no objection)
• Recommended proposed Council Procedures ordinance to full council (no objection)

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The Council will review several consent agenda items including utility contracts, legal services renewals, and infrastructure projects. The meeting also includes discussions on rezoning requests and the introduction of new ordinances regarding road infrastructure districts.

• $8,786,385.00 bid from Sealevel Construction, Inc. for Conway Bayou Pump Station Upgrade
• Renewal of agreement with Ascension Economic Development Corp. not to exceed $322,800.00
• $134,000.00 contract with The Steadman Group for opioid settlement consulting
• Rezoning request for LA Highway 73 from Medium Intensity Residential to Mixed Use
• $466,801.00 bid from Dixie Painting and Sandblasting, Inc. for water plant feed tank

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The Ascension Parish Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on four zoning map amendments and conditional use requests, and will consider two ordinances to add a new High Impact Development Facility (HIDF) category to the parish's development code and zoning tables. The commission will make recommendations to the Parish Council. The meeting also includes routine items like approving minutes and staff reports.

• Rezoning of property on LA Hwy 73 from Medium Intensity Residential (RM) to Mixed Use (MU) (PZ-4001.26)
• Rezoning of Lots 1 & 2 Shee-Lee Place Subdivision on Black Bayou Road from RM to Crossroads Commercial (CC) (PZ-3955.26)
• Rezoning of Lots B-1 thru B-8 Golden Meadows Subdivision on W Edenbourne Parkway from CC to Mixed Use (MU) (PZ-4006.26)
• Conditional use for a new telecommunication tower on Moody Dixon Road (PZ-4020.26)
• Ordinances DC-26.01 and ZT-26.01 to add High Impact Development Facility (HIDF) to the development code and zoning tables

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The Ascension Parish Planning Commission meets to consider several land-use items, including two family partitions, two preliminary plats (one pulled by the developer), and a proposed amendment to the parish drainage code. The commission will also vote on meeting minutes, mortgage affidavits, and by-law changes. One plat item was withdrawn before the meeting.

• Public hearing on drainage code amendment (LDC Appendix V, Section 17-506.3, Offsite Drainage Assessment)
• Family partition for Francis G. Blankenship III, Tract 1-A & 1-B (Council District 5)
• Family partition for Floyd D. Womack Property, Lots X-1-A through X-2-D (Council District 10)
• Preliminary plat: The Farm, MR Engineering & Surveying (Council District 11)
• Preliminary plat: Stone Valley Farm Subdivision, Quality Engineering & Surveying (Council District 3) — pulled by developer

The Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat for 'The Farm' subdivision with specific traffic mitigation requirements. Members also voted to reschedule the November 11, 2026, meeting to November 18, 2026, due to a holiday. Additionally, the commission deferred a proposed drainage ordinance amendment and tabled by-law revisions for further review.

• Rescheduled November 11, 2026, meeting to November 18, 2026 (unanimous)
• Approved August 12, 2026, meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved consent agenda including two mortgage declarations (unanimous)
• Approved family partition for Francis G. Blankenship III (unanimous)
• Approved family partition for Floyd D. Womack Property (6-0-1)
• Approved preliminary plat for 'The Farm' (4-3)
• Deferred drainage ordinance amendment to October meeting (unanimous)
• Tabled by-laws committee revisions

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The Ascension Parish Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing on two variance requests: one to relax minimum lot and frontage requirements for a residential tract on LA Hwy 942, and another to relax off-street parking requirements for a lot on Airline Hwy. The board will also accept minutes and written decisions from its August 12, 2026 meeting. No other substantive action is listed.

• Variance PZ-4009.26: Earls & Associates, LLC (James Smiley) seeks relief from minimum lot/frontage rules (Section 17-2073) for Tract 1C3, north side of LA Hwy 942, ~2,050 ft east of LA Hwy 22.
• Variance PZ-4012.26: Denny Fife (Havenscourt Ascension, LLC) seeks relief from off-street parking rules (Section 17-2081) for Lot 45A, east side of Airline Hwy, ~670 ft south of LA Hwy 73.
• Acceptance of minutes and written decisions from the August 12, 2026 meeting.

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The Ascension Parish Finance Committee will meet on September 8, 2026, to approve contracts, agreements, and resolutions totaling over $9.5M. Key decisions include a $8,786,385 contract for the Conway Bayou Pump Station Upgrade and renewals of economic development and legal services agreements.

• Approval of $8,786,385 contract with Sealevel Construction for Conway Bayou Pump Station Upgrade
• Renewal of Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Ascension Economic Development Corporation for $322,800
• Approval of $134,000 contract with The Steadman Group for opioid settlement consulting
• Approval of $14,459.95/month lease extension with Donaldsonville Developments, LLC
• Approval of $29,557–$32,750/year software agreement with Placer Labs for location analytics

The Ascension Parish Finance Committee met on September 8, 2026 and voted to forward nearly all agenda items to the full Parish Council for approval, with no objections recorded on any motion. Notable items included a recommendation to select the lowest responsive bid of $8,786,385.00 from Sealevel Construction, Inc. for the Conway Bayou Pump Station Upgrade Project, and a $322,800.00 cooperative endeavor agreement with Ascension Economic Development Corporation. The committee tabled a cooperative endeavor agreement with GBR Youth Sports, LLC (i9 Sports) until its next meeting, and removed an amendment to a Clean Earth of Alabama hazardous household material contract from the agenda. The committee also recommended taking no action on ITEP non-compliance resolutions for Huntsman International, LLC/Rubicon, LLC and Mauser USA, LLC/Talon Industrial, LLC.

• Forwarded to full Council: lowest responsive bid of $8,786,385.00 from Sealevel Construction, Inc. for Conway Bayou Pump Station Upgrade Project (no objection)
• Forwarded to full Council: Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Ascension Economic Development Corporation, not to exceed $322,800.00 (no objection)
• Forwarded to full Council: contract of $134,000.00 with The Steadman Group for opioid settlement consulting services (no objection)
• Forwarded to full Council: recommendation of no action on ITEP non-compliance resolutions for Huntsman International, LLC/Rubicon, LLC and Mauser USA, LLC/Talon Industrial, LLC (no objection)
• Forwarded to full Council: lowest responsive bid of $466,801.00 from Dixie Painting and Sandblasting, Inc. for Parish Utilities of Ascension Water Plant Feed Tank re-bid (no objection)
• Tabled until next Finance Committee meeting: Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with GBR Youth Sports, LLC dba i9 Sports of Greater Baton Rouge (no objection)
• Removed from agenda: Amendment No. 1 to Master Services Contract with Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. for hazardous household material collection
• Forwarded to full Council: settlement agreement with LA DOTD and Robert Family Partnership #1 regarding expropriated property, $26,369.00 (no objection; Councilman Joel Robert abstained)

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The East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 Board of Commissioners will consider several capital projects, including a major pump station upgrade, a repair contract, and contract amendments. The board will also accept minutes and hear public comments.

• Approval to authorize Parish President Clint Cointment to execute documents for the Bayou Terrace Hydrologic Connectivity Project PO-0219
• Approval of Amendment #1 with Hartman Engineering, Inc. for the LWI Region 9 – Ascension New River Stormwater Management Pump Station Contract
• Approval of a task order for DEL-CON LLC to repair the New River Tilting Weir, not to exceed $454,515.00
• Approval to select Sealevel Construction, Inc.'s $8,786,385.00 bid for the Conway Bayou Pump Station Upgrade project

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The Ascension Parish Council is meeting to vote on a consent agenda with numerous contracts, agreements, and road projects, plus several ordinances and public hearings. Key items include accepting a $2.87 million bid for Parker Road widening, approving a $14,000 grant for a registrar seminar, and considering land acquisition and servitude changes. The council will also hear a presentation on Prevost Hospital's FY27 budget and consider resolutions on a speed limit and a land development code advisory committee.

• Accept $2,867,362.50 bid from Procivil, LLC for Parker Road Widening (PR 929 to Fountainbleau Road)
• Approve $14,000 one-time payment to Registrar of Voters Association for 2027 seminar
• Approve $263,087.63 renewal of professional liability insurance for Parish Health Services
• Public hearing to acquire 1.270 acres in Section 28, T11S, R14E for $20,000 plus closing costs
• Resolution to establish 25 mph speed limit on Carrie Lane

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The Ascension Parish Transportation Committee will meet to receive a report from the Chief Transportation Engineer and consider several items of general business. These include accepting roads from two subdivisions into the parish maintenance system, installing speed cushions on Butch Gore Park Road, authorizing a cooperative agreement with LADOTD for a turn lane project, and approving a turnaround on Sugar Lane Drive.

• Acceptance of roads into Parish Maintenance System: Belle Maison Subdivision (Belle Maison Drive 1,888 ft, Belle Trace Avenue 1,241 ft)
• Acceptance of roads into Parish Maintenance System: Belle Savanne Subdivision Phase 2B (Belle Reine Drive 466 ft, Belle Reserve Avenue 1,716 ft, Belle Mere Drive 435 ft, Belle Prairie Drive 1,218 ft)
• Approval to install speed cushions on Butch Gore Park Road to deter speeding in Butch Gore Park
• Approval for Parish President to execute Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with LADOTD for LA 44 at Causey Road/Merritt Evans Road turn lane project
• Approval of proposed turnaround on Sugar Lane Drive

The Transportation Committee unanimously accepted multiple roads into the Parish Maintenance System, approved installing speed cushions on Butch Gore Park Road, and authorized the Parish President to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with LADOTD for the LA 44 turn lane project. A proposed turnaround on Sugar Lane Drive was approved. No action was taken on the department report.

• Accepted Belle Maison Drive (1,888 ft) into maintenance system (unanimous)
• Accepted Belle Trace Avenue (1,241 ft) into maintenance system (unanimous)
• Accepted Belle Reine Drive (466 ft) into maintenance system (unanimous)
• Accepted Belle Reserve Avenue (1,716 ft) into maintenance system (unanimous)
• Accepted Belle Mere Drive (435 ft) into maintenance system (unanimous)
• Accepted Belle Prairie Drive (1,218 ft) into maintenance system (unanimous)
• Approved installation of speed cushions on Butch Gore Park Road (unanimous)
• Approved Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with LADOTD for LA 44 at Causey Road/Merritt Evans Road turn lane project (unanimous)

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The Ascension Parish Board of Adjustments will hold a public hearing on three variance requests from the parish development code. The items involve requests for a height restriction variance and two setback requirement variances on residential lots. The meeting also includes approval of prior meeting minutes and written decisions.

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The Planning Commission will hold public hearings regarding a family partition and the Arrowhead Industrial Park preliminary plat. The meeting also includes discussions on future ordinance changes and proposed updates to the Commission By-Laws.

• Public hearing for Arrowhead Industrial Park preliminary plat
• Public hearing for Kevin Prettelt property family partition (Lot F-1, F-2 and F-3)
• Discussion of proposed changes to Planning and Zoning Commission By-Laws
• Proposed amendment to add High Impact Development Facility section to the LDC
• West Bank Overlay Status Report by Bayou Rouge Environmental Planning

The Ascension Parish Planning Commission approved the 12-lot Arrowhead Industrial Park preliminary plat on LA Hwy. 30 by a 5-2 vote, with Wade Schexnaydre and Nicholas Miller opposed. The Commission also approved a family partition of the Kevin Prettelt property on Merrit Evans Road and approved the July 8, 2026 minutes and a consent agenda affidavit. Two items on the High Impact Development Facility ordinance (13A and 13B) were removed at the start of the meeting because they belonged on the Zoning Commission agenda.

• Approved Arrowhead Industrial Park preliminary plat, 12 industrial lots on +/-48.35 acres off LA Hwy. 30 (5-2; Schexnaydre and Miller opposed)
• Approved Kevin Prettelt family partition of Lot F into Lots F-1, F-2 and F-3 on Merrit Evans Road (unanimous)
• Approved July 8, 2026 Planning Commission minutes as presented (6-0, Miller abstained)
• Approved consent agenda: Affidavit of Mortgage Declaration for John and Linda Lehmann, Lot 31-A, 18439 Belle Alliance Rd (6-0, Schexnaydre abstained)
• Removed agenda items 13(A) and 13(B) on High Impact Development Facility ordinance; not heard, to go to Zoning Commission
• Appointed Wade Schexnaydre to the By-Laws Committee after Max Nassar resigned from it
• Meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m.

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The Ascension Parish Finance Committee is meeting to consider a series of contract approvals, including a $2.87 million bid for widening Parker Road, several cooperative endeavor agreements, and multiple contract renewals. The agenda also includes a change order that reduces a roundabout project contract by over $1.3 million, and a report on contracts entered in July 2026.

• Accept $2,867,362.50 bid from Procivil, LLC for Parker Road Widening (PR 929 to Fountainbleau Road)
• Approve $14,000.00 funding for Registrar of Voters Seminar 2027
• Approve $120,000.00 funding for school social work program at Donaldsonville Primary and Lowery Elementary
• Renew professional liability insurance for Health Services at $263,087.63
• Change Order No. 4 for PR 929 at PR 930 Roundabout decreases contract by $1,323,728.83

The Ascension Parish Finance Committee met on August 11, 2026, and voted to forward a series of general business items to the full Council for approval with no objections. These included cooperative endeavor agreements, project change orders, cleaning and janitorial service renewals, and infrastructure bids such as the Parker Road Widening project. The committee also received various financial reports, audit updates, and position reports before adjourning.

• Approved forwarding FINS program CEA Amendment No. 1 to full Council (no objection)
• Approved forwarding Registrar of Voters Seminar 2027 CEA ($14,000.00) to full Council (no objection)
• Approved forwarding Domain Architecture contract amendment for Fire District 1 ($200,020.37 total) to full Council (no objection)
• Approved forwarding school social work program CEA ($120,000.00 max) to full Council (no objection)
• Approved forwarding Juvenile and Youthful Offender Housing Agreement with Jackson Parish to full Council (no objection)
• Approved forwarding professional liability insurance renewal ($263,087.63) to full Council (no objection)
• Approved forwarding West Ascension Drainage Improvements selection of Alvin Fairburn & Associates to full Council (no objection)
• Approved forwarding Procivil, LLC bid ($2,867,362.50) for Parker Road Widening to full Council (no objection)

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The East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 Board of Commissioners will consider two capital project agreements: a $300,000 contract with Hartman Engineering for culvert sizing and drainage consulting, and a $115,000 reimbursement agreement with Atmos Energy for installing gas lines along Alligator Bayou Rd. The board will also accept minutes from the July 7, 2026 meeting and hear public comments.

• Approval of Task #1 with Hartman Engineering, Inc. for culvert sizing and drainage consulting, not to exceed $300,000
• Reimbursement agreement with Atmos Energy Corporation up to $115,000 for 300 feet of 2-inch HDPE main and one service line along Alligator Bayou Rd.
• Acceptance of July 7, 2026 meeting minutes

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The Ascension Parish Council will consider resolutions to establish a Unified Land Development Code and Master Plan Review Advisory Committee and to support an ordinance for data center development. They will also vote on a speed limit reduction on Legendre Road and introduce ordinances for property acquisition and servitude changes. Public hearings will be held on a property donation and road abandonment.

• Resolution to establish the Ascension Parish Unified Land Development Code and Master Plan Review Advisory Committee
• Resolution in support of an ordinance guiding placement of high impact development facilities (Data Centers)
• Approval of speed limit reduction from 25 mph to 15 mph on Legendre Road
• Introduction of ordinance to acquire 1.270 acres of property for $20,000 plus closing costs
• Public hearing to accept donation of property from The Church International

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The Ascension Parish Council will consider a consent agenda with multiple contract approvals and renewals, including a $4.5 million increase for Move Ascension consulting contracts and a $564,500 renewal for engineering review services. General business items include canvassing a special election for a road lighting district tax renewal and a resolution to reserve Entergy franchise fees for recreation. Public hearings are scheduled for Budget Amendment No. 2 and a surplus equipment sale ordinance.

• Approval of $4,500,000 increase for Move Ascension consulting contracts (17 firms) to new total of $17,000,000
• Renewal of Engineering Review Agency Services with Westwood Professional Services, Inc. for $564,500
• Renewal of Legal Services Contract with Butler Snow, LLP for up to $70,000 for infrastructure/economic development districts
• Acceptance of FY2026 Emergency Management Performance Grant for $63,960.22
• Introduction of ordinance to accept donation of property from The Church International and to revoke rights of way for Noel Road

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The Utilities Committee will meet to review the Utilities Director's report and discuss equipment updates. The body will consider a request to waive relocation fees for a water meter on 7th Street in Donaldsonville.

• Request to waive water meter relocation fees on 7th Street, Donaldsonville
• Discussion of new locked meter boxes

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