North Lafourche Levee District

The Finance and Priority Committee meeting primarily focused on budgetary matters. Key discussions included the review and recommendation for adoption of the 2025 Revised Budget by the full Board. Additionally, the committee reviewed and discussed the 2026 Proposed Budget, along with its corresponding project funding, and recommended its adoption by the full Board. The committee also reviewed the Accounts Payable Report, which included the visa bill, and unanimously approved the bills submitted.

The proceedings involved a Public Hearing to consider the 2025 Revised Budget and the 2026 Proposed Budget, both of which were recommended by the Finance and Priority Committee for adoption, and no public comments were received. During the subsequent Regular Monthly meeting, the Board adopted both the 2025 Revised Budget and the 2026 Proposed Budget. Various project area reports were given, covering drainage improvements and levee projects. Significant actions included awarding a construction contract for the Zeller/Larousse Forced Drainage Area Systems Improvements to Onshore Materials, LLC, committing substantial net assets. Furthermore, the Board authorized the Executive Director to sign Intergovernmental Agreements with the CPRA for surplus funds related to several key projects: Upper Barataria Risk Reduction System Haul Road, Morganza to the Gulf -- UBBRR Connector Levee, Morganza to the Gulf Valentine Pump Station -- Lockport to Larose, and Morganza to the Gulf Reach 1 -- Lockport to Larose. Approvals were also granted for a Change Order and a Pay Request concerning Morganza to the Gulf Reach 3A improvements, acceptance of a Certificate of Substantial Completion, and approval of a Change Order for the T-Bois Ludevine Levee Tie In project. The meeting concluded with the acceptance of the Accounts Payable report.

The agenda for the regular meeting includes several key discussion and action items related to various project areas. Discussions cover authorization for executing a Servitude and Right of Way Agreement for permanent access to the Leighton Levee in the Thibodaux - West Project Area, and advancement through bid advertisement for the Woodland Heights Levee project in the St. James Project Area. Significant focus is placed on the Upper Barataria Risk Reduction (UBRR) Haul Road, involving the adoption of a process for acquiring Rights of Way, setting the Act of Sale purchase price based on market appraisals, and considering a resolution for expropriation action. Other items include approvals for change orders and pay requests from Sealevel Construction, Inc. and Onshore Materials, LLC related to Morganza to the Gulf Eastern Tie-in segments, and approval to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Fifth Ward Gravity Drainage District No. 5 to transfer ownership of an excavator and a truck to the NLLD.

The Finance & Priority Committee meeting agenda includes calling the meeting to order, invocation, pledge, and roll call. The primary purpose of the meeting is to review and, if applicable, approve the Payables Report as submitted by the NLLD Director. The agenda concludes with a call for any public comments and adjournment.

The meeting included reports on various project areas, such as the Thibodaux - West Project Area, Thibodaux - Lockport - Bayou Blue Project Area, Lockport - Larose Project Area, Choupic Project Area, St. James Project Area, Lake Bouef Watershed Project Area, and Gheens Project Area. A significant action involved awarding the construction contract for the Morganza to the Gulf Eastern Tie-in, Reach 1 Interim Improvements to Sealevel Construction, Inc., committing $4,167,909.50 of NLLD's net assets. Approval was also granted for payments related to the same project, as well as for Pay Request No. 1 for the Morganza to the Gulf Eastern Tie-in, Reach 3 Interim Improvements, and final payment for the Ludevine Pump Station Replacement. The board also approved payment for Pay Request No. 7 concerning the T-Bois Ludevine Levee Tie In. General items included an update on the NLLD joining the lawsuit against FEMA regarding RR2.0, review and approval of the Payables report, and an executive session to discuss annual evaluations, salary reviews for 2026, and the status of the State's FEMA Lawsuit regarding RR2.0.