LIVINGSTON, La. — The Livingston Parish Council held a short but productive meeting Thursday, Nov. 6, approving several cooperative agreements, a new road name, and an emergency purchase of a replacement van for the parish coroner’s office.
Council members voted unanimously to authorize Parish President Randy Delatte to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with NOCO, LLC for traffic mitigation connected to the Hunter’s Ridge Fourth Filing development on Joe May Road. The deal allows the parish to collect $157,000 from the developer for turn-lane costs identified in a traffic study, which may later be used for alternative improvements once the state completes its roundabout project in the same area.
The council also introduced an ordinance to acquire immovable property at 8315 Arnold Road through the federal Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. A public hearing on the measure is scheduled for Nov. 20.
Three additional resolutions authorized cooperative agreements with the parish’s Gravity Drainage District No. 2, Recreation District No. 6, and Fire Protection District No. 1 to administer state funding for local projects under Act 461.
Several other items were deferred, including a drainage resolution in Council District 5 after the property owner agreed to address the issues independently.
During committee updates, council members voted to lift the agenda for emergency action, allowing an immediate purchase of a new coroner’s van. Finance Director Mickey McMorris said the office currently has only one operable vehicle, creating challenges for emergency response. The council unanimously approved authorizing the purchase and applying it to the 2025 amended budget.
On the meeting’s addendum, members approved naming an unnamed road Safe Haven Road for 911 purposes in Council District 1, off John Lanier Road. Another addendum item, a $15,000 contract amendment with WSP USA, Inc. to continue work on the parish’s Unified Development Code revisions, was deferred to the Nov. 20 meeting.
Council members also received an update from President Delatte on the new parish animal control facility, which is now projected to be 95% complete by the end of the year and open to the public by February. The meeting closed with council comments recognizing local Veterans Day observances and encouraging residents to vote early ahead of the Nov. 15 election.
The next regular meeting of the Livingston Parish Council is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m.
