The St. Charles Parish Council on Monday approved a $5.8 million contract for construction of the first phase of the Willowridge portion of the west bank hurricane protection levee.
Despite the objections of two other contractors who say their bids were unfairly rejected, the Parish Council voted unanimously to follow Parish President V.J. St. Pierre Jr.'s recommendation to award the job to Southern Delta Construction, LLC.
St. Pierre said the bids were properly vetted and that the parish went "above and beyond" to ensure the bid process was conducted correctly.