Parish President· 2024-01-08 – 2028-01-01 (reelected October 2023, inaugurated January 7, 2024 per L'Observateur; first elected 2019, earlier service not part of this record; month-level end: January 2028 - four-year cycle evidenced by L'Observateur (La Sandra Wilson first term began 2020, second term began January 8, 2024) and Herald Guide (Fisher and Fonseca second terms from 2024); charter text not readable because stcharlesparish.gov is Akamai-denied)
Matthew Jewell
St. Charles Parish
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 20
- Total speaking time
- 4:51:54
- Avg per meeting
- 14:36
- Segments
- 3027
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Top issues during term (10)(Parks Rec)
Summer food and youth center programs
About $10,000 for the initial food order, $9,000 from United Way for facilities, and roughly $15,000 in parish-funded bus service for the summer.
Rathborne donated park land returned
No purchase price; land reverts to the donor.
West Bank bike path stalled by Corps of Engineers
Ama Park renovations and park master plan strategy
$1,208,100 contract for renovations.
Library and 911 board appointments
Dog park funding versus drainage priorities
Registration fees cut from $65 to $35-$45 in some programs, saving families an estimated $38,000.
2026 summer reading program and seed library
Programs are free to residents; prizes are sponsored by the Friends of the St. Charles Library.
No public swimming facilities in the parish
Costs like lifeguard training and pool operations are cited as barriers; no specific figure was given.
Sand volleyball courts at Dufresne Community Center
$660,000 parish contract.
Killona Community Center improvements
Entergy-funded equipment including a $5,000 ice machine plus propane conversion at the Killona center.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Jewell was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.