West Feliciana Parish

The West Feliciana Parish Council adopted procedures for Tourist Commission appointments. These procedures include advertising vacancies, maintaining an email distribution list of private, nonprofit groups with an interest in tourism, and making appointments from a list of nominees submitted by these groups. Nominations must include a resume and a nomination letter, with each nonprofit limited to one nomination per appointment cycle. All nomination documents are to be submitted to the Parish Council Secretary by the specified deadline.

The West Feliciana Parish Rural Development Plan outlines a 10-year vision to guide future development, preserving the parish's rural character, enhancing residents' quality of life, and planning for sustainable growth. It aims to foster a resilient, livable, prosperous, and healthy community through three guiding principles: Livable Community, Healthy Environment, and Prosperous Economy. Key focus areas include maintaining rural character and environmental assets, accommodating growth in sustainable patterns, developing robust transportation and infrastructure systems, influencing future aesthetics, capitalizing on natural assets, protecting ecologically sensitive areas, and promoting economic development through tourism and an attractive employment environment.

The West Feliciana Parish Council's budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 focuses on infrastructure improvements, including roads, bridges, drainage, and water systems. Key highlights include the allocation of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds towards a second water well and broadband opportunities, consolidation of water systems, state funds for new equipment purchases, and capital outlay for a Water/Wastewater Operations Facility. The budget also addresses bridge replacement projects, agreements with river cruise ship companies, and road repairs. Future plans involve upgrading water meters, applying for funds for water system improvements and governmental building repairs, and a road improvement program.

The West Feliciana Parish Council ordained to amend and reenact Part II, Land Development Code. Chapters 101, 105, 110 and 116 of the existing Land Development Code are retained, except in case of conflict. Chapter 115 is repealed in its entirety. The ordinance shall take effect five days after the publication.

This Hazard Mitigation Plan Update for West Feliciana Parish, effective from 2024, serves as a comprehensive roadmap to reduce risks from natural hazards. The plan identifies and assesses various hazards, including flooding, tropical cyclones, wildfires, tornadoes, thunderstorms, winter storms, subsidence/land loss, dam failure, and levee failure. Its primary goals are to protect parish infrastructure, ensure safe evacuation routes, reduce future flooding impacts, establish community risk initiatives, educate the public on self-mitigation, improve emergency assistance services, and enhance floodplain management. The plan emphasizes proactive measures to lessen the impacts of these hazards and build a more disaster-resistant community.