Note: The raw transcript dates the meeting as Wednesday, January 14, 2026, but the provided metadata indicates the meeting occurred on January 15, 2026. This summary uses the latter date per instruction.
The meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. A quorum was present. The agenda and minutes were approved by motion.
Okay. It's the St. Charles Parish Community Community Action Advisory Board Meeting Wednesday, January 14th, 2026. It is actually 5 03 p.m. in the council chambers. Our meeting is called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer. Father God, I thank you for this afternoon. Bringing us here all together in this 2026 year. We look for all blessings that you have upon stored upon us for this year and to make it successful where we're out in the community, servicing one another, helping one another, and giving each other all the strength. Thank you. I pledge allegiance to the flag, the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty, justice for all. Recognizing that we do have a quorum. A motion to accept the agenda. All in favor? I move to motion because we accept the agenda is great. Thank you. And the minutes are approved. Thank you. We have some old business. The alternate. Um to vote for Miss Betty E. Bickham. And I would like to add one word, if I may, for the alternate to remind folks, if you can't make a meeting, Carol happens to have an alternate that can travel with her. And um, if you just text Carol and Donnie, he's he can serve as an alternate for different folks as well. Um and then so I think everybody's pretty much been covering for themselves or letting me know, and we we can always have that alternate. And so we have a new member, I think that Zena would like to introduce. And I'd like to introduce Miss Betty E. Bickham. She is part of the Saint Rose community as long as I can remember her being in the community. I've been in here 20 years after Katrina, and she has been part of the St. Rose Community One Voice that um, and that's how we met through the Saint Rose One Voice, where we had the opportunity to work together. So on this day, I'm asking to vote Miss Betty E. Bickham as part of our board um alternate regular regular, not an alternate correction. We would love her as a regular um to fill the seat. All in favor. We need a second to your motion. I need a second. First, I have motion. Okay. Betty, we're gonna give you the floor for a second. Tell us a little bit about you. My government name is Elizabeth. I answer to Betty. You call me Elizabeth, I don't turn. Um, I've been in St. Rose since 1970. I worked here at the courthouse. I don't remember what yeah, I also work at Housing Authority for a couple years. Um, I have a degree in accounting. I currently work with FEMA as a third party for disaster, and I have another company that normally I'm out of state, but I'm trying to find something back home because I'm tired of traveling.