Parish President· January 2020 – December 2027 (month-level start: January 2020 per stpgov.org parish president page, first swearing-in January 2020 and second term from January 2024; month-level end: December 2027, same quadrennial cycle as the Council per stpgov.org 2026 Appointment Book)
Mike Cooper
St. Tammany Parish
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Top issues during term (2)(Development)
Townhouse and development moratoriums
Pauses new multifamily construction and the tax base it would add in affected districts.
Goodbee-area rezonings (Ordinances 8153 and 8154)
Opponents cite unfunded infrastructure needs; proponents tout future tax revenue and hundreds of new homes.
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Cooper was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.