September General Membership Meeting
September 9, 2025
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Pink House (Thomas C. Laughlin Building)
4518 Jefferson Hwy.
Jefferson, LA 70121
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Suburban Terrace Civic Association September 2025 President’s Report
Hello neighbors!
Fall is in the air – well, almost! Cooler weather should be right around the corner. Let’s keep our eye on the tropics. Things have been slow, and we would like it to stay that way!
July 8, 2025, Meeting Recap
JPSO
Again, not much to report. We were reminded to call 911 if we see any suspicious activity in our neighborhood. There is no “non-emergency” number to call. Call 911 and tell the operator that you do not have an emergency but would like to report suspicious activity. The operator will ask you several questionsthat will give the responding officer the information needed for the call. You will then be asked if you’d like to speak to the officer. You can answer yes or no. No one will ever know that you called. It is completely up to you if you would like the officer to speak to you after the matter is addressed. Please help us help Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office help us. They can’t be everywhere and see everything. We need to help where we can.
Car break ins in our neighborhood have decreased. JPSO believes that this is due to citizen awareness. We are all more diligent and we are remembering to lock our cars. Let’s keep it up!
The topic of motorized vehicles on the streets of our neighborhood was also discussed. There are several different classes of motorized vehicles. If you see anyone operating a motorized vehicle in an unsafe manner, please call 911 to report.
The Jefferson Parish Sherrif’s Office is the 17th largest Sherrif’s department in the country.
The use of body cameras by JPSO has decreased lawsuitsagainst the department by 30%.
Mr. Charlie Fontenelle – Board Member, Fortified Roof Program Committee
Mr. Fontenelle gave us excellent information on the Fortified Roof Program. He gave us some great information. All information presented can be found on the Louisiana Department Insurance website. Please visit the website for details: https://ldi.la.gov/fortifyhomes
The website states:
The Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Lottery Registration Period is Open and Will Close Friday, September 12, at 5pm.
Neighborhood News
STCA Board Member Suzanne Falgout has made some progresswith the project to improve the sidewalks along Jefferson Highway. This is a huge undertaking, and Suzanne has been chipping away at it! She continues to communicate with Angela DeSoto, JP Director of Engineering. The latest update is that the draft of the CEA (Cooperative Endeavor Agreement) between departments needed to move any project forward is awaiting approval. Once this happens, progress will hopefully move quickly.
STCA Beautification director Chappie Eppling is working with Brian Parks to identify appropriate areas where trees can be planted. He is also working on a lighting project for the medianon Jefferson Park Ave. If you have ideas on how to “beautify” our neighborhood with planting, trees, etc., please let Chappie know!
Upcoming Events
September 9, 2025, Meeting
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at the Pink House (Thomas C. Laughlin Building) located at 4518 Jefferson Hwy. We are using this building until further notice.
The doors open at 6:30 pm and we will start promptly at 7:00 pm.
Our Guest Speaker –
Senator Kirk Talbot, Insurance Chair, Louisiana Senate
Senator Talbot will speak about all aspects of insuring property in our state. Home insurance, tax deductions, rebates for Fortified Roofs, etc.
Please come and listen to the information the Senator has toprovide. Bring all your questions too!
Mr. Sinesio Canseco
We are all anxiously awaiting the opening of the new Canseco’s Supermarket in the Azalea Shopping Center! Mr. Canseco will be present to give us updates on the store’s opening and to answer questions. We appreciate him taking time to talk to us. Let’s all give him a warm STCA welcome!
Mr. Brad Daigle
Mr. Daigle has purchased the property at 4700 Jefferson Highway. This is a run-down multi-unit housing structure on the south side of Jefferson Highway on the corner of Jefferson Heights Ave. Mr. Daigle would like to talk to us about his plans for the property. Let’s welcome him to our neighborhood as well.
PLEASE BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETING TO HELP CASA!
We had a successful school supply drive last year for CASA and hope to be successful again this year. We will continue to accept supplies at all meetings. All supplies will be donated to CASA of Jefferson.
Refreshments – September 9, 2025
Refreshments for our next meeting will be a selection of fall themed cookies. Refreshments are provided by our STCA Hospitality Committee. We thank Jeanie Knesel and Kristy Reeser for their work in providing us with a tasty snack at our meetings.
Please put our next meeting on your calendar, Tuesday,November 18, 2025.
NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME –
Our annual Night Out Against Crime is scheduled for October 7, 2025. Please put it on your calendar. More information to follow.
Membership –
We currently have 121 paid members on our books. Please urge your neighbors to join!
STCA Facebook Page
We have created, maintained, and regularly monitor our Suburban Terrace Facebook page. The page is dedicated to exchanging information between the paid members of our Suburban Terrace Civic Association. If you are a user of Facebook, are current on your membership dues, and would like to join, please send a request to join. We will check our membership rolls and allow admittance to our members. Anyone with an internet connection can access our website to find out more information about our association and join at: https://suburbanterrace.org/
Membership fees for 2025 are now due.
Individual Membership: $15.00/year
Household Membership: $30.00/year
Please renew your membership at our meeting by seeing either our Treasurer, Rhonda Gauthier, or our Secretary, Kim Catalano,at the welcome table or visit our website and renew your membership online.
Online payments are payable through PayPal.
When you are at our meeting, please visit our Advisory Board Member Suzanne Falgout to purchase 50-50 tickets. This helps add to our treasury and you could win money!
For everyone’s information, the annual dues collected are used to pay for refreshments at our meetings, yard signs that inform our neighbors of our meetings, our Annual Night Out Against Crime refreshments and entertainment, meeting supplies such as 50/50 tickets and various other essentials needed to run our organization. If any member would like a more detailed explanation of how our dues are spent, please make a request at our meeting and it will be sent to you.
We thank you all for your support. Your Suburban Terrace Civic Association would not be in existence without a team effort by our STCA Advisory Board Members. We live and work in this neighborhood right alongside all of you. Let us know where we can help. We do what we do on a volunteer basis to help preserve our neighborhood and make sure that it is a place we are proud to call home.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
Judy Wolf
STCA Advisory Board Member
Suburban Terrace Civic Association