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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in St. Charles Parish public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
West Bank bike path stalled by Corps of Engineers
Councilwoman Wilson asked about the long-delayed West Bank bike path; President Jewell said the Army Corps dropped the project in 2017 and won't pick it back up, citing no funding to review it.
Summer food and youth center programs
Three summer camps are at full capacity in St. Rose, Killona, and Boutte, and the summer food program is serving about 300 hot meals a day across two sites with bus pickup in neighborhoods. The parish contracts with the school system for buses (about $15,000 for the summer), United Way chipped in $9,000 for facility costs, and the state reimburses per meal.
Rathborne donated park land returned
The parish gave back donated land it can't use because the federal levee footprint now covers it, killing the planned parking expansion.