Decisions
Everything They've Decided
Approved2024-0253Parish Council · Jul 22
Proclaimed August 2024 as Vehicular Heat Stroke Awareness Month in St. Charles Parish to raise awareness about preventing child and pet deaths from heat exposure in vehicles.
Approved2026-0181Parish Council · Jun 15
Appointment of Dr. Jeffrey S. Kuo, M.D. to serve as an ad hoc member with a health professional background on the Board of Directors for the Arc of St. Charles for a two-year term beginning immediately and expiring June 30, 2028. Dr. Kuo previously served two consecutive terms but is being extended for one additional term per Arc board approval.
Approved2026-0184$3,377,781.75Parish Council · Jun 15
Approval of a professional services agreement with Royal Engineers and Consultants LLC to perform engineering services, including design, geotechnical analysis, surveys, and permitting coordination for the Lake Salvador Shoreline Protection Project. The contract is funded in part by CPRA (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority).
Approved2026-0174$802,095.00Parish Council · Jun 15
Approval to increase the professional services contract with GIS Engineering LLC by $802,095 for additional engineering design services related to relocating the Turtle Pond Pump Station to a new location and designing upstream drainage improvements to convey water to the relocated station. The overall contract value increases to $1,411,180.50.
ApprovedPlanning & Zoning Commission · Jun 4
Motion to move the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting from July 2, 2026 to July 9, 2026 due to scheduling conflicts and proximity to July 4th holiday and the St. Charles Parish celebration on July 3rd.
Approved2026-7-MINPlanning & Zoning Commission · Jun 4
Request by Zachary Hogan for resubdivision of two lots at 815 Barber Road, Parity (Zoning District R1AM and OL, Council District 4). The applicant seeks a lot line shift to create lot 9B2A, which will be landlocked but served by a 30-foot wide servitude through adjacent lot 9A. The department recommends approval of both the subdivision and the waiver from the street frontage requirement.
Approved2026-2-HOPPlanning & Zoning Commission · Jun 4
Request by Cherie Harris to operate a home-based virtual nurse practitioner business at 128 Duhay Drive in Hornville, Council District 1. The business will conduct all patient appointments via audio or video conferencing with no physical clients visiting the residence.
Approved2026-0173Parish Council · Jun 1
Resolution setting the calendar of official action for the 2027 budget with public hearing dates scheduled for October 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., October 22, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., and Monday, October 26, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Approved2026-0169Parish Council · Jun 1
Resolution appointing the St. Charles Herald Guide as the official journal of St. Charles Parish Council for the period June 2026 through June 2027 at rates of $1.96 per column inch for type-set advertising and $2.46 per column inch for scan-ready advertising, complying with state maximum of $6 per 100 words.
Approved2026-0156Parish Council · Jun 1
Resolution confirming appointment of Lt. Devin Laverge to the St. Charles Parish Communications District representing the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, filling vacancy caused by resignation of Lt. Mikkel Melton. Unexpired term to expire August 19, 2027.
Approved2026-0185Parish Council · Jun 1
Resolution waiving the 500-foot distance requirement for protected organizations and allowing issuance of a Class B retailer alcohol license for Birdie's Dust Bowl convenience store at 12590 River Road, Destrahan, as requested by Naboot Brothers Real Estate LLC.
Approved2026-0183$3,377,781.75Parish Council · Jun 1
Resolution approving intergovernmental agreement between St. Charles Parish and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) for engineering and design phase of Lake Salvador Shoreline Protection Project BA-0292. Secures $3 million CPRA appropriation plus $377,781.75 GOMESA funding for 15-mile shoreline protection project along three reaches of Lake Salvador shoreline.
Approved2026-0182Parish Council · Jun 1
Resolution endorsing a waiver from Appendix C Subdivision Regulations Section 3 Geometric Standards B (blocks arrangement) to allow a minor subdivision of one lot into four lots, with three lots served by an existing access easement and lacking road frontage.
Approved2026-0187Parish Council · Jun 1
Confirmation hearing and appointment of Miles Bingham as Director of the Department of Engineering. Bingham is a licensed professional engineer with extensive experience in municipal projects and will lead the newly created Department of Engineering.
Approved2026-0186Parish Council · Jun 1
Confirmation hearing and appointment of Brandon Bernard as Director of the Department of Public Works. Bernard will manage day-to-day field operations and crews of the public works department.
Approved2026-0163$80,000.00Parish Council · Jun 1
Ordinance approving and authorizing the parish president to execute an act of sale for property known as Eastern Greenbelt Park (Lots 31, 32, and 33 in Good Hope Subdivision, Block E, Norco) to Shell Oil for $80,000. Sewerage District No. 1 declares property no longer needed for public purpose. Proceeds designated for recreation improvements in Norco.
Approved2026-0172$85,575.00Parish Council · Jun 1
Ordinance approving and authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with All South Consulting Engineers, LLC for the Milling Drainage Improvements project (P260501). Work includes survey and design services to reroute drainage from a collapsing culvert near the hospital to Milling Street and improve drainage in the general area.
Approved2026-0170Parish Council · Jun 1
Ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances zoning regulations to add definitions and permitted uses for data centers in M1 and M2 manufacturing districts, with supplemental regulations including noise restrictions (55 decibels), 300-foot setbacks, buffering, and landscaping requirements. Includes amendment defining adjacency standards.
Approved2026-0162$20,000.00Parish Council · Jun 1
Ordinance to approve and authorize the parish president to execute an act of sale to Shell Oil for two lots (Lot 1A, Block F1, and Lot 11A, Block H) in Eastern Greenbelt Park, Norco, Louisiana, for $20,000. Declares the park property is no longer needed for public purpose.
Approved2026-0171Parish Council · Jun 1
Ordinance to amend St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances Chapter 2 Administration, Article 2, Departments by adding Section 2-24 to create the Department of Engineering and provide for its responsibilities and functions. The department will manage engineering services for all parish departments, including design management, construction coordination, permitting review, and capital projects planning.
Approved2026-0169Parish Council · May 18
Authorizes advertisement for acceptance of proposals for the official journal appointment.
Approved2026-0156Parish Council · May 18
Confirms the appointment of Lieutenant Devin Laverne to the Communications District representing the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office for an unexpired term ending August 19, 2027.
Approved2026-0134Parish Council · May 18
Confirms the appointment of Mr. Richard J. Foles Jr. to the Planning and Zoning Commission as the District 7 representative for a four-year term beginning May 31, 2026.
Approved2026-0133Parish Council · May 18
Confirms the appointment of Ms. Marilyn K. Ross to the Planning and Zoning Commission as the District 1 representative for a four-year term beginning May 31, 2026.
Approved2026-0161Parish Council · May 18
Authorizes installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection where Monsanto Avenue meets the Kellogg addition subdivision in Luling to improve traffic safety at this location.