2022-0193
INTRODUCED BY: ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Elections, Section 8-1 to reapportion the District Boundaries of the Governing Authority of the Parish of St. Charles, based on the 2020 United States Census in accordance with Federal, State and Local laws, said boundaries to also apply to Justice of the Peace Courts and Constable Districts.
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WHEREAS, Louisiana Revised Statute 33:1411 and the St. Charles Parish Home Rule Charter, Article III, Section 3, require that the Governing Authority review its apportionment plan after the release of each decennial census; and,
WHEREAS, in August of 2021, the 2020 U S Census figures were released by the United States Census Bureau; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislative Committee of the St. Charles Parish Council has conducted public meetings to review the various Alternate Proposals of Reapportionment Plans; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislative Committee recommended Alternative 2B adopted as the 2020 Reapportionment Plan for St. Charles Parish; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statues 13:2614A the council district lines shall also apply to justices of the peace and constables.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 33:1411 the Governing Authority has reviewed its apportionment plan and determined that a new apportionment plan is necessary.
SECTION II. That in accordance with Article III, Section 3, of the St. Charles Parish Home Rule Charter, the Governing Authority is hereby reapportioned in accordance with the following Council District boundaries.
SECTION III. That in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 13:2614A, this reapportionment plan shall also establish the District Boundaries (territorial jurisdiction) of the St. Charles Parish Justice of the Peace Courts and Constables.
SECTION IV. Should any section, part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by any court to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION V. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith or incompatible with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION VI. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Elections, Section 8-1. Council district boundaries and district boundaries for justices of the peace and constables is hereby amended to be removed in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Sec. 8-1. Council district boundaries and district boundaries for justices of the peace and constables.
In accordance with Article III, Section 3 of the Charter, the parish is reapportioned in accordance with the following council district lines. In accordance with R.S. 13:2614A the following council district lines shall also apply to justices of the peace and constables:
District 1.
Beginning at the point where the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish line intersects the center flow channel of the Mississippi River; thence, proceeding downstream along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with a straight line extension of the centerline of Destrehan Drive; thence, northerly along a straight line extension of Destrehan Drive and the centerline of Destrehan Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Eve Street; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Eve Street to its intersection with the centerline of Murray Hill Drive; thence, proceeding northerly along the centerline of Murray Hill Drive to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of South Destrehan Avenue; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of South Destrehan Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Ashton Drive; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Ashton Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Longwood Drive; thence, proceeding northerly and northwesterly along the centerline of Longwood Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Rosedale Drive; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Rosedale Drive to its intersection with the centerline of San Francisco Drive; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of San Francisco Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Longview Drive; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Longview Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road); thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with a straight line extension of the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road); thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Bradwall Street; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Bradwall Street to its intersection with the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of Luling Avenue; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Luling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road); thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Tinney Street; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Tinney Street to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of an unnamed drainage feature west of Ashton Oaks Lane; thence continuing northeasterly along the center flow channel of the Ashton Oaks Lane drainage feature to its intersection with the centerline of Hackberry Street; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Hackberry Street to its intersection with the centerline of Kinler Street; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Kinler Street to its intersection with the centerline of Brooklyn Street; thence proceeding easterly along the centerline of Brooklyn Street to its intersection with the centerline of Ristroph Street; thence proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Ristroph Street to its intersection with the centerline of Easy Street; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Easy Street to its intersection with the centerline of Gassen Street; thence, proceeding northerly a short distance along the centerline of Gassen Street to its intersection with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal; thence, westerly along the centerline of the Eighty Arpent Canal to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3127; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3127 to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Vial Canal; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the center flow channel of the Vial Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Saint Charles Canal; thence, proceeding westerly and northwesterly along the center flow channel of the Saint Charles Canal to its intersection with the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish line; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish line to the intersection of the center flow channel of the Mississippi River, the point of beginning.
District 2.
Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of the Mississippi River and the centerline of Interstate 310; thence, northeasterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road); thence, proceeding northwesterly along the Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Longview Drive; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Longview Drive to its intersection with the centerline of San Francisco Drive; thence easterly along the centerline of San Francisco Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Rosedale Drive; thence, proceeding northerly along the centerline of Rosedale Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Longwood Drive; thence, proceeding southeasterly and southwesterly along the centerline of Longwood Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Ashton Drive; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of Ashton Drive to its intersection with the centerline of South Destrehan Avenue; thence, proceeding northerly along the centerline of South Destrehan Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue); thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad to its intersection with the centerline extension of an unnamed access road east of Ponderosa Road; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of the unnamed access road and its extension to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River; thence; proceeding easterly and downstream along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish line; thence, southerly along the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish line to its intersection with the northern shoreline of Lake Cataouatche; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the shoreline of Lake Cataouatche to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Louisiana Cypress Lumber Canal; thence, proceeding westerly along the center flow channel of the Louisiana Cypress Lumber Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Cousin Canal; thence, proceeding northerly along the center flow channel of the Cousin Canal to its intersection with the straight line extension of the Willow Ridge Hurricane Protection Levee; thence, proceeding easterly along the Willow Ridge Hurricane Protection Levee to its intersection with the straight line extension of the center flow channel of Peterson Canal; thence, proceeding northerly along the center flow channel of the Peterson Canal to its intersection with the centerline of United States Highway 90; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of United States Highway 90 to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3060 (Barton Avenue) ; thence, proceeding northerly on the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3060 (Barton Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Queenie Drive (private); thence, proceeding northerly and easterly and northerly and westerly and northerly along the centerline of Queenie Drive (private) with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Sugarhouse Road; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Sugarhouse Road to its intersection with the centerline of Courville Drive; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Courville Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Milling Avenue; thence, proceeding northerly along the centerline of Milling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Hall Drive; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Hall Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road); thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Luling Avenue; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Luling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Saint Charles Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of Bradwall Street; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Bradwall Street to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road); thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of interstate 310 to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River, the point of beginning.
District 3.
Beginning at the intersection of the center flow channel of the Mississippi River and the centerline extension of Schexnaydre Lane; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline extension of Schexnaydre Lane to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road); thence, proceeding northerly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Ormond Village Drive; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Ormond Village Drive to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the straight line extension of the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal to its intersection with the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding along the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Ormond Boulevard; thence, proceeding along the centerline of Ormond Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway); thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway) to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue); thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate 310; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Murray Hill Drive; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Murray Hill Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Eve Street; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of Eve Street to its intersection with the centerline of Destrehan Drive; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Destrehan Drive and its extension to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River; thence, proceeding westerly along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the centerline extension of Schexnaydre Lane, the point of beginning.
District 4.
Beginning at the point of intersection of the center flow channel of the Saint Charles Canal and the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish boundary line; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the center flow channel of the Saint Charles Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Eighty Arpent Canal; thence, proceeding southerly along the Eighty Arpent Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Vial Canal; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the center flow channel of the Vial Canal to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3127; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerlines of Louisiana Highway 3127 and Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks to its first intersection with the centerline extension of Coronado Drive; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Coronado Drive and its extension to its intersection with the western Valencia Drive fence line; thence continuing southwesterly along the western Valencia Drive fence line to its intersection with the centerline of Primrose Drive; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of Primrose Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Valencia Drive; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Valencia Drive to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Blouin Canal; thence, proceeding easterly along the center flow channel of the Blouin Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Cousin Canal; thence, proceeding southerly along the center flow channel of the Cousin Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Louisiana Cypress Lumber Canal; thence, proceeding easterly along the center flow channel of the Louisiana Cypress Lumber Canal to its intersection with the northwestern shoreline of Lake Cataouatche; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the shoreline of Lake Cataouatche to its intersection with the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish boundary line; thence, proceeding southerly along the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish boundary line to its intersection with the Lafourche/Saint Charles Parish boundary line; thence, proceeding westerly and northerly along the Lafourche/Saint Charles Parish boundary line to its intersection with the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish boundary line; thence, proceeding northerly along the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish boundary line to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Saint Charles Canal, the point of beginning.
District 5.
Beginning at the intersection of the center flow channel of Bayou La Branche and the southern shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain; thence, proceeding easterly along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain to its intersection with the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish boundary line; thence, proceeding southerly along the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish boundary line to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Mississippi River; thence, proceeding westerly along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the straight centerline extension of an unnamed access road east of Ponderosa Road; thence, proceeding northerly along the centerline of the unnamed access road and its extension to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue); thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 626 (Saint Rose Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway); thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway) to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Cross Bayou Canal; thence, proceeding northerly along the center flow channel of the Cross Bayou Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of Bayou La Branche; thence, continuing northerly along the center flow channel of Bayou La Branche to its intersection with the southern shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain, the point of beginning.
District 6.
Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of the Mississippi River and the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish boundary line; thence, proceeding easterly and northeasterly along Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish boundary line to its intersection with the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish boundary line; thence, proceeding southerly along the Jefferson/Saint Charles Parish boundary line to its intersection with the southern shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain; thence, proceeding westerly along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain to its intersection with the center flow channel of Bayou La Branche; thence, proceeding southerly along the center flow channel of Bayou La Branche to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Cross Bayou Canal; thence, proceeding southerly along the center flow channel of the Cross Bayou Canal to its intersection with the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway); thence, proceeding northwesterly along the centerline of United States Highway 61 (Airline Highway) to its intersection with the centerline of Ormond Boulevard; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Ormond Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the center flow channel of the West Ormond Levee Canal to its intersection with the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding southeasterly along the centerline of the Canadian National Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline extension of Ormond Village Drive; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Ormond Village Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road); thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 48 (River Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Schexnaydre Lane; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the straight centerline extension of Schexnaydre Lane to its intersection with the center flow channel of Mississippi River; thence, upstream along the center flow channel of the Mississippi River to its intersection with the Saint John the Baptist/Saint Charles Parish boundary line, the point of beginning.
District 7.
Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines or Interstate 310 and the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Gassen Street; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Gassen Street to its intersection with the centerline of Easy Street; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of Easy Street to its intersection with the centerline of Ristroph Street; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Ristroph Street to its intersection with the centerline of Brooklyn Street; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Brooklyn Street to its intersection with the centerline of Kinler Street; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of Kinler Street to its intersection with the centerline of Hackberry Street; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Hackberry Street to its intersection with the center flow channel of an unnamed drainage feature west of Gassen Street and Ashton Oaks Lane; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the center flow channel of the Ashton Oaks drainage feature and the Eighty Arpent Canal to its intersection with the centerline extension of Tinney Street; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of Tinney Street to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road); thence, proceeding northerly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 52 (Paul Maillard Road) to its intersection with the centerline of Hall Drive; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of Hall Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Milling Avenue; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Milling Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Courville Drive; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of Courville Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Sugarhouse Road; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Sugarhouse Road to its intersection with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Queenie Drive (private); thence, proceeding southerly and southeasterly and southwesterly along the centerline of Queenie Drive (private) to its intersection with the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3060 (Barton Avenue) ; thence, proceeding southerly along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 3060 (Barton Avenue) to its intersection with the centerline of United States Highway 90; thence, proceeding easterly along the centerline of United States Highway 90 to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Peterson Canal; thence, proceeding southerly along the center flow channel of the Peterson Canal to its intersection with the Willow Ridge Hurricane Protection Levee; thence, proceeding westerly along the Willow Ridge Hurricane Protection Levee to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Cousin Canal; thence, proceeding southerly along the center flow channel of the Cousin Canal to its intersection with the center flow channel of the Blouin Canal; thence, proceeding northwesterly along the center flow channel of the Blouin Canal and the Ellington Canal to intersection with the centerline of Valencia Drive; thence, proceeding northerly a short distance along the centerline of Valencia Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Primrose Drive; thence, proceeding westerly along the centerline of Primrose Drive to its intersection with the western fence line of Valencia Drive; thence, proceeding northeasterly along the western fence line of Valencia Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Coronado Drive; thence, continuing northeasterly along the centerline of Coronado Drive and its extension to its intersection with the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks; thence, proceeding southwesterly along the centerline of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks to its intersection with the centerline of the Interstate 310 Off Ramp; thence, proceeding northwesterly and northeasterly along the centerline of Interstate 310 to its intersection with the centerline of the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, the point of beginning.
The election districts herein established shall be effective for members of the parish council seeking election in the fall of 2023 and assuming office in January 2024 and shall be effective for the justices of the peace and constables seeking election in the fall of 2026 and assuming office in January 2027.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of ____________, 2022. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective for members of the parish council seeking election in the fall of 2023 and assuming office in January 2024 and shall be effective for the justices of the peace and constables seeking election in the fall of 2026 and assuming office in January 2027.
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