Downtown Development District Appointments

At a glance

• What: Council is filling four seats on the Downtown Development District (DDD) board and has deferred every one, along with a Capital Area Human Services District seat.
• Where it stands: On September 9, 2026 all five appointments were deferred 12-0. One reappointment drew four emailed letters in support.
• Next: The deferral date is not shown in the minutes read.

Seats

• Gary Black: reappoint or replace, three-year term (nominated by property owner or lessee).
• Eric Dexter: term expiring September 12, 2026, term limited; nine votes needed (property owner or lessee nominee).
• The unexpired term of a departed member, to September 12, 2029 (property owner or lessee nominee).
• Joshua Hollins: term expired September 12, 2026 (nominated by the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership).
• Suzanne Turner: term expired September 12, 2026 (Beauregard Town resident). Four emailed letters supported her reappointment.
• Capital Area Human Services District: replace a retiring member from the judiciary and specialty courts category; the district is recruiting members who are consumers or family members as part of seeking Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic status.

Votes

Councilwoman Adams moved and Councilman Gaudet seconded each DDD deferral; Councilwoman Coleman moved and Councilman Hudson seconded the human services deferral. All 12-0.

Other appointments made September 9

Council reappointed one member of the Brownsfield Volunteer Fire Civil Service Board, five members of the Fire Protection District No. 1 Advisory Board, and concurred in a Downtown Development District nominee for the Complete Streets Citizens Advisory Committee. All 12-0.

Sources

• Metropolitan Council regular meeting minutes, September 9, 2026: https://www.brla.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09092026-2435

Log

2026-09-09 - Metropolitan Council

Five appointments deferred, 12-0.