St. Tammany Parish · issues
Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in St. Tammany Parish public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Impact fee update and refund provision (Ord. Cal. No. 8215)
The parish wants to raise road and drainage impact fees on new homes by over 27% and delete the ten-year refund provision. Home builders want an accounting of fees collected; staff says no refunds were ever issued and only about $7,000 is refundable.
2026 Budget Amendments
The council adopted amendments touching the operating, capital and grants budgets — including jail, sewer/water quality and development projects — plus a parishwide revision of administrative, permitting and licensing fees.
Read-only access to parish financial systems for councilmembers
Should every councilmember be able to log into parish financial software themselves? Administration says council staff can already pull any report; critics flagged training and security concerns. The resolution passed 12-1 after a failed attempt to postpone.