Back to square one: Jeanerette loses $5M sewer grant

Jeanerette considers next step for sewage plant after losing $5 million in state funding

JEANERETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Jeanerette city leaders are planning to reapply for funding to upgrade the aging sewer system after losing a $5 million state grant. The grant was lost due to indecision among council members regarding the project's…

Back to square one: Jeanerette loses $5M sewer grant

City leaders in Jeanerette are pointing fingers after the loss of a $5 million state grant meant to build a new sewer plant.Mayor Carol Bourgeois Jr. said delays came from indecision on the city councils part, claiming members shifted back and forth on whether to build a new plant or rehabilitate the current one.Several times the council kind of changed their minds, Bourgeois said. December 2026 was approaching and we really hadnt broken ground …