Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners public meetings in 2025
4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners recognized a new member and approved the list of bills for the district. A resolution was passed to open checking accounts with Home Bank.
- Recognized new board member William "Hoot" Gibson
- Approved minutes of November 25, 2025 meeting
- Approved list of bills for the LAILD
- Approved resolution to open checking accounts with Home Bank (Yeas: Marques, Shano, Gibson & Lauricella)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The board approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the October 28, 2025, meeting. Decisions regarding the 2025 operating budget and the approval of bills were deferred to the December meeting.
- Approved meeting agenda (All)
- Approved October 28, 2025, meeting minutes (All)
- Deferred 2025 LAILD Operating Budget to December meeting
- Deferred approval of bills to December meeting
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board approved reimbursable survey work for Goose Bayou and decided to open an interest-bearing account. Discussions were held regarding Crown Point Phase 2 alignment and a budget deficit of $170,000 to $220,000 in annual costs. The Board also welcomed Hoot Gibson as a pro bono consulting engineer.
- Approved reimbursable survey work for Goose Bayou ($131,480)
- Approved opening an interest-bearing account
- Approved September 25, 2025, minutes (unanimous)
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Scheduled next board meeting for November 25, 2025 (unanimous)
Lafitte Area Independent Levee District Board of Commissioners
The Board elected new leadership and approved several payments, including $2,101,381.80 for district bills. Several contract amendments for levee and pump station projects were tabled until the next meeting. The Board also approved a mutual aid agreement and the sale of a vehicle.
- Elected Kerry Lauricella (President), Steven Marque (Vice President), and Frank Paneointo (Treasurer) (4-0)
- Approved bills for payment of $2,101,381.80 (4-0)
- Approved bills to Aptim for payment of $23,117.53 (4-0)
- Adopted Pailet Basin-Amendment #7 Aptim for $27,500.00 for Geotechnical Services (4-0)
- Adopted Removal of Debris at Fisher and Penn Levee-CO 1 to extend contract to March 1, 2026 (4-0)
- Adopted Emergency Mutual Aid Agreement with ALBL (4-0)
- Approved sale of the Ford Expedition (4-0)
- Tabled amendments 11-15 regarding Goose Bayou and Jones Point contracts (4-0)