Iberia Parish Council approves multiple budget amendments, lighting and port road funding; homebuyer program and bond refinancing discussed in committees

The Iberia Parish Council on June 24 approved a series of resolutions to amend 2026 fund budgets, authorized a Cleco line‑extension agreement for street lighting and discussed bond and housing program items in committee.

Clerk read a resolution authorizing the parish president to execute a line extension agreement with Cleco Power LLC and to amend the 2026 Economic Development District No.1 Fund budget by $247,161 for the Innovation Boulevard lighting project; the council moved, seconded and the motion carried.

Council also approved several budget amendments the clerk introduced to account for higher‑than‑expected sales tax collections and increased interest earnings including a $3,407,000 amendment to the Economic Development District No.1 fund and a $1,222,383 adjustment to provide carryover and project changes. Additional fund amendments were approved for the solid waste sales tax fund ($1,439,258), mosquito control/drainage ($450,000), road sales tax fund ($1,603,200) and recreation/playground ($970,000), among others.

On committee agendas the finance committee considered an ordinance authorizing issuance of sales‑tax revenue and refunding bonds for Sales Tax District No.1 and discussed refinancing of current sales tax bonds; the transcript records the item was placed on the agenda and discussed in committee. The executive committee considered a cooperative endeavor agreement to allow the Capital Area Finance Authority to continue offering its first‑time homebuyer grant program in the parish; CAF A business manager Kristen Delahoussaye said the program provides approximately 4% assistance to qualifying first‑time buyers and the authority plans additional tax‑exempt bond tranches to continue the program.

What passed and what happens next: the consent and regular agenda items that were moved to vote in the meeting "carried" per the clerk's announcements but the excerpt does not record member‑by‑member roll call tallies. Staff will publish final adopted resolutions and updated budgets on the parish website and committees will return with any required contracts or ordinance language for final adoption.

Council announced its next regular meeting for July 8, 2026, and urged residents to sign up for the parish information notification system for storm‑water survey participation and other postings.