St. Charles Parish Informer · Meeting coverage · 6:00 PM · Council Chambers, Courthouse
Meeting Summary
This was the St. Charles Parish Council's regular meeting on October 6, 2025, covering routine business (minutes, zoning, contracts) alongside a lengthy, contentious tax appeal hearing. The most consequential item was the Board of Review hearing on Monsanto/Bayer's request for a roughly $400–405 million reduction in its property assessment at the Luling plant, which the Assessor opposed and which the Council ultimately did not grant when it voted to certify the assessment roll as submitted. The Council also approved several zoning changes (one over an announced "nay" vote), pump-station engineering contracts tied to a taller flood-protection wall, and an industrial tax exemption for W.R. Grace.
Decisions & Votes
Approved8-02025-0280
Board of Review: 2025 Assessment Roll Appeals
The council, sitting as the Board of Review, heard appeals from Monsanto Company and CertiFit Inc regarding their property assessments and then voted to accept and certify the 2025 assessment roll as submitted by the assessor to the Louisiana Tax Commission.
Moved by Michele deBrulerSeconded by Bob Fisher
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0286
Rezoning M1 to C2 on Plantation Business Campus, Destrehan
An ordinance to rezone a parcel at 13080 River Road in Destrehan from M1 Light Manufacturing to C2 General Commercial as requested by Edward Emile III for T-K-E-N-Q LLC.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved7-12025-0287
Rezoning C2 to C3 on Angus Drive, Luling
An ordinance to rezone two lots at 207 and 211 Angus Drive in Luling from C2 General Commercial to C3 Highway Commercial as requested by Richard D. Whitney Jr for Whitney Properties 7 LLC.
Yea (7)Michael A. Mobley, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Nay (1)Holly Fonseca
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0288
Rezoning R1AM to R2 on Paul Frederick Drive, Luling
An ordinance to rezone a lot at 1017 Paul Frederick Drive in Luling from R1AM single family residential with manufactured homes to R2 two family residential as requested by Dana Davis.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0289
Rezoning R1M to R1AM on Lewis I Street, Luling
An ordinance to rezone a lot between 116 and 118 Lewis I Street in Luling from R1M to R1AM single family residential with manufactured homes as requested by Edith Esmeralda Perez Zapata.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0284
Rezoning R1A to R2 on Courthouse Lane, Hahnville
An ordinance to rezone a lot at 475 Courthouse Lane in Hahnville from R1A single family residential to R2 two family residential as requested by Micah Cawley.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0203
Exempt Manufactured Home Parking from Paving Requirement
An ordinance amending the zoning ordinance to exempt off street parking for manufactured and mobile homes in R1AM zoning districts from the requirement for permanent dust free paving.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0291
Increase Accessory Building Setback Requirement
An ordinance amending zoning district criteria to increase the minimum setback for accessory buildings from three feet to five feet on each side to resolve building code conflicts between neighboring structures.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0293
Waiver Process for Private Sewer Facilities in Subdivisions
An ordinance establishing a formal waiver process for developers seeking to use private sewer facilities instead of connecting to the parish wide sewer system.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0296$1,583,635.00
Engineering Services Agreement for Ellington Structures Cousins Pump Station T-Wall
An ordinance approving a professional services agreement with Burke Kleinpeter Inc for engineering services on the Ellington Structures Cousins Pump Station T-Wall project.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0297$1,095,840.00
Engineering Services Agreement for Sunset Drainage Pump Station Rehabilitation
An ordinance approving a professional services agreement with Burke Kleinpeter Inc for engineering services on the Sunset Drainage Pump Station Rehabilitation project.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0298$118,000.00
Geotechnical Services Agreement for Cousins Pump Station T-Wall
An ordinance approving a professional services agreement with Eustis Engineering LLC for geotechnical services including deeper borings for the Ellington Structures Cousins Pump Station T-Wall project.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0299$626,929.15
Change Order for Road Maintenance 2024-25 Project
An ordinance approving change order number one with Barrier Construction Company LLC to add additional roadways to the road maintenance project, increasing the contract amount and extending the contract time by 20 calendar days.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0301
Knights of Columbus Solicitation Permission
A resolution granting the Knights of Columbus Red Church Council permission to solicit contributions at various intersections and stores to benefit disabled and special needs children in the parish.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Approved8-02025-0307
Industrial Tax Exemption for W.R. Grace and Company
A resolution approving the industrial tax exemption application for W.R. Grace and Company for expansion and safety improvements at its Norco facility.
Yea (8)Michael A. Mobley, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra D. Wilson, Heather Skiba, Walter Pilié, Michelle O'Daniels, Bob Fisher, Michele deBruler
Absent (1)Willie Comardelle
Public Comments