Harahan — The Harahan City Council on Sept. 14 took several formal actions: it approved two cooperative endeavor agreements with the State of Louisiana for local projects, accepted the outcome of a civil‑service election, approved community event permits and voted to pay the city’s August bills. Below are the council’s formal actions and vote outcomes.

What the council approved

- Resolutions 2025-15 and 2025-16: The council authorized the mayor to sign CEAs with the State of Louisiana to accept funding for Halsey Drive drainage ($260,000 FP&C allocation) and Harahan Memorial Phase 2 planning and construction (FP&C $300,000 + State Treasury $300,000). Both resolutions passed 4-0 with one absence.

- Civil service board representative: The council accepted the civil‑service election result naming Lieutenant David Darwin as the employee representative; the motion passed 4-0, 1 absent.

- Event approvals and permit actions: The council amended and approved the placement of St. Rita Open House signs (amended location), approved an adjusted Imperial Woods Halloween event plan with an emphasis on safety and traffic control, and approved a Little Jay’s Halloween Fest at Zorraine Park subject to coordination and payment details for police detail. Street closures, traffic adjustments and parking restrictions were described on the record for Imperial Woods’ October 31 event and Little Jay’s October 26 event.

- Minutes and agenda changes: The council dispensed with readings of minutes for prior meetings and voted to add two new business items (St. Rita sign placement and Little Jay’s event) to the agenda; those additions passed as recorded.

- Bills paid (August 2025): The council voted to pay August bills totaling $583,300.25. The recorded vote was 3 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent.

Items deferred

- Proposed Ordinance 2025-9 (budget amendment): The council voted to defer action on an amendment to the 2025 annual budget to allow staff to close books through August and provide updated projections; motion to defer passed 4-0, 1 absent.

Ending: Staff and departments were directed to follow up on several items — reconciling FP&C documentation for the playground project, coordinating police details for events, and preparing budget projections for the deferred ordinance.