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 (9)(Public Safety)
NAMI and the Safe Haven campus funding crisis
NAMI provides about $1.9 million a year in services for free; the disputed rent is $165,000, under 1% of the $22 million deficit.
Courts and District Attorney face 60% cuts
Court request of $3.4 million funded at $1.8 million; DA and jail cuts of roughly 60% each.
Parish jail conditions and funding shortfall
Roughly $14.5–15 million from the sheriff's general fund next year, plus mounting repair costs and $5 million in federal inmate revenue at risk.
Coroner's DNA laboratory closure
Funded by reserves lasting until mid-2027 after the millage failed to renew.
New Acadian Ambulance services contract
No subsidy — the parish pays Acadian nothing to provide the service.
Law enforcement millage renewal on June ballot
4.31 mills, roughly $8 a month for a $300,000 home, locked in below the current 4.66 max.
Community blood donation for America's 250th
Abolishing obsolete building code boards
Could eliminate administrative overhead of boards that no longer have regulatory function.
Mosquito Abatement millage renewal
Saves taxpayers about $4 million a year versus the old max rate.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Cooper was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
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