Cehan makes announcement

Terrebonne Parish District 8 Councilman Joey Cehan announced last Wednesday that he will seek a second term in the position he has held since being elected with 58 percent of the vote in 2007.

The Democrat board member represents a district that encompasses a large and varied portion of Terrebonne Parish, from Chauvin into a portion of Elysian Fields Subdivision and the Houma-Terrebonne Airport.

A former member of the Terrebonne Parish Port Commission, Cehan said the bulk of his efforts have been to help diversify the regional economy and secure placement of needed services for residents.

“I have been able to effectively work with parish administration and fellow council members to deliver results to the people of District 8,” he said. “The Woodlawn pump station upgrade, construction of the Houma Navigational Canal floodgate, Ward 7 levee, Chabert levee, East Houma surge levee, Industrial Boulevard, and various road improvement projects are now realities.”

Cehan said that if he could describe himself in one word that word would be “involved.” Along with serving on the parish council, Cehan is a member of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce, Terrebonne Sportsman’s League, East Park Volunteer Fire Department, Ducks Unlimited and the Houma Rotary Club. He and his family are parishioners of Annunziata Catholic Church, where Cehan is involved with Knights of Columbus Council 10612, and the Annunziata Ushers Society. He is also actively involved in various events including the Steubenville on the Bayou youth conference.

As a small businessman, Cehan confirmed that government itself is not the solution but is designed to serve the people, and that past methods of conducting government business are no longer appropriate in Terrebonne Parish.

“We tried politicians in the past [and] it didn’t work,” he said. “We can’t move forward by going back. My record is one of bipartisanship and cooperation, not politics.”

Cehan said, like most voters, he gets tired of politicians running for office and making bold statements that are often unrealistic. “I ask all voters to compare the rhetoric to the records,” he said. “My record is one [of which] the people of District 8 can be proud.”