Pat Phillips For Parish Council
Planning for a Thriving St. Tammany and for All of Louisiana
“I spent my life fighting for our country. With your vote, I’ll go to Koop Drive to fight for you.”
About Pat Phillips
A Pilot and Decorated Marine Veteran Pat Phillips will Qualify as a Candidate for St. Tammany Parish Council District 5 by Voter Nominating Petition.
I am a Mandeville resident, and will qualify for the St. Tammany Parish Council District 5 Seat employing a rarely-used voter nominating petition in lieu of paying qualifying fees. Over the past two months, I collected the signatures and addresses of registered, eligible District 5 voters to secure my name on the ballot. The Registrar of Voters will then certify the names and addresses of these voters on the nominating petition.
“I’ve been walking my Council District 5, I will continue to knock on doors and will give my best effort to personally meet everyone.” Look for me in your neighborhood.
A True Conservative
Retired, Decorated Marine Corps Major and Pilot Pat Phillips Candidate for St. Tammany Parish Council District 5
I stand for traditional family and social values. My goal is to promote policy and governance that best serves District 5 constituents in Mandeville, Covington, and Abita Springs. I want what is best for St. Tammany Parish, our state, and our country. I believe in fiscal responsibility, and much-needed improvements in drainage, infrastructure and traffic. I’m running because I believe that District 5 constituents deserve a council representative who will bring new ideas and dedication to the Parish Council.
As a council member, I will contribute to the effective distribution and appropriate over site of parish resources.
Family Values
I have been happily married to my wife, Barbara, for 40 years. Over 25 of those years have been spent in St. Tammany Parish while on active duty and following my retirement from the Marine Corp. We raised three children: Patrick, Christina, and Natalie in Mandeville. We are now the proud grandparents of four beautiful grandchildren. Barbara and I are fiscal and social conservatives, committed to faith and family. I will bring these values when representing District 5.
Military Service
Following in the footsteps of my grandfather and father who served in World War I and World War II, I have spent my life fighting for our country. As a Marine, I flew combat missions during Desert Storm. Additionally, I deployed as a primary staff officer in the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), in support of operations in Bosnia, Croatia and Somalia. Having traveled the world with the military, my exposure to other cultures and governments has given me a deep sense of pride for our country. It is what has inspired me to run for office.
A Decorated Veteran
Significant Awards Include:
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Air Medal,
- Navy Achievement Medal
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Navy Unit Commendation
- North Atlantic Treaty
- Organization Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Sea Service deployment Ribbon
- Naval Arctic Service Ribbon
- Selective Marine Corps Reserve Medal
- SOS Ribbon
- United Nations Medal
- Southwest Asia Service Medal
- Kuwait Liberation Medal
- United States Coast Guard
A Career in Aviation
- Naval Aviator
- Chief Pilot, Dean Companies
- Chief Pilot, MV Air
- Captain, Baton Rouge AirCharter
- Chief Pilot, Louisiana Television and Broadcasting
- Captain, Entergy New Orleans
Education
Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science in Geography, University of Pittsburgh
Economic Growth
St Tammany Leadership must position the Parish for positive growth and development. It is imperative that the Parish is ideally suited for increases in housing developments, new businesses, and growth of existing business capabilities and structure. We must integrate current and projected growth to mitigate identified Drainage, Infrastructure and Traffic issues. Accomplishing this integration will demand using every resource available to the Parish in the most effective and efficient manner and applying those resources to well-developed and understood near-term and long-term plans. I believe that I can bring new ideas and energy to help the Parish Council tackle the Drainage, Infrastructure and Traffic issues as well as addressing the other issues that directly affect District 5.
An example of one major project that will affect all of the “Big Three – Drainage, Infrastructure and Traffic” issues. In May 2023, the Parish agreed to re-zone some 800+ acres of land located north of Interstate 12 and along Louisiana Highway 1088, an area referred to as the Wadsworth Logistics Corridor. These 833 acres will house what is called the Advanced Manufacturing Logistics Area (AMLA).
The purpose of the Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Area is to provide for the location of very large-scale facilities for the research and development, manufacturing, and transportation/logistics industries. Such facilities should be located in close proximity to major transportation routes, with ideal location allowing for multi-modal opportunities.” The proximity of the logistics corridor to the Port of New Orleans, the Port of South Louisiana, the Port of Manchac, and the Port of St. Bernard, allows for goods arriving by large cargo ships up the Mississippi River to be transported from these ports to the AMLA. From there, the goods will be redistributed to 30 plus major inland hubs such as Dallas, Houston, Memphis, and Atlanta.
St. Tammany Parish will incur additional population growth due to the required large workforce and their families, housing, vehicles, schools, and both large and small businesses.
Predictably, we will need to address:
- The water runoff of the large facilities.
- The need to improve transportation infrastructure to support the increase in the number of tractor trailer trucks.
- The need to improve traffic transitions from national highway systems to state and parish networks.
- The need to improve telecommunication and Wi-Fi systems to accommodate new developments.
- The need to ensure adequate public safety and emergency preparedness needs are fully funded, developed, integrated and executed.
This will be good business for the parish and our state, and we must have well-developed, coordinated plans that are fully integrated and achievable. I can help with this effort as your District 5 representative.
Issues and Priorities
Drainage
The St. Tammany Parish Logistics Corridor Community Meeting Power Point Presentation shows stormwater drainage from AML’s will go in 3 different directions where there are wetlands and other green space to carry and absorb the runoff. They are the Bayou Castine Flow, the Bayou Chinchuba Flow, and the Little Creek Flow.
The drainage plans are also designed to reverse direction, depending on the rainfall pattern, and act like a safety valve. The land is very flat and the drainage north of I-12 has been impeded by the construction of the interstate. Proper development with setbacks, natural areas, wetland preservation, detention ponds and bio-swales will be utilized.
According to the presentation, it takes 80-100 acres of land for a 1M square foot AML facility including distribution center. Parish allows 50% building coverage on a site, a 1M square foot building footprint is only 23 acres much less than 50% use allowed.
Currently there are construction moratoriums in place to allow for smart planning on how the areas south of I-2 will be utilized to mitigate drainage issues. The moratoriums will be ending soon, but need to be extended.
Infrastructure
St. Tammany Parish’s infrastructure, drainage, road improvement, and new highway development cannot keep pace with the parish’s rapid growth.
With the additional housing subdivisions and the traffic associated with them to support employees of the AML’s, St. Tammany Parish must account for increased traffic flow along I-12 and the other major roads, running in all four directions.
Of particular concern are the lack and size of roads running from east to west and the delayed construction of the new “Bypass Road” from the north part of Hwy 1088 to a location near Safe Haven Parkway entrance on Hwy 190.
Work has been done to widen I-12. However, there could be an excess of 1000 additional trucks a day utilizing I-12. Widening of the ramps for additional lanes to merge from Hwy 190 on to I-12, from both the north and south directions is needed to support the current traffic flow during peak hours.
Traffic
With the growth St. Tammany Parish since Hurricane Katrina, naturally there is an associated increase in the volume of traffic. Residents should expect to travel easily and safely. Commutes from home to the workplace, schools and shopping should not require someone to be on the road for 45 minutes to go 3 miles.
Along with the road improvements, Smart traffic lights and additional roundabouts can help traffic flow.
The roundabouts installed have been effective in alleviating traffic congestions. More should be installed and possibly some that are larger in size.
Smart traffic lights placed at certain intersections, will be able to detect if traffic flow is traveling from all directions. For example, traffic at a four-way intersection late at night may only experience heavy traffic flow from a north to south, south to north directions, not east to west, west to east. The traffic light would detect the traffic flow pattern and keep a green light going in the prominent direction, changing only when a vehicle approaches from the other direction.
Leadership
Leadership in St. Tammany Parish
- Republican State Central Committee 11th Senatorial District, Division H Representative
St. Tammany President’s Veterans and Military Affairs Advisory Council, (past Chairman and current member)
Past St. Tammany Republican Party Executive Committee, District 5 Representative
Leadership St. Tammany West 2014
Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) Lifetime Member
American Legion
Northshore Kiwanis Club
North Shore Republican Men’s Club
Our Lady Of the Lake Knights of Columbus
Our Lady Of the Lake Men’s Club
Past Chairman & Vice chairman, St Tammany Parish Sub-Drainage District #2 of Drainage District 5
Civil Air Patrol Senior Member. LA Wing, St. Tammany Composite. Squadron.
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“I am not a lawyer, a doctor, a contractor or a developer. I have no special-interest groups funding me and no agenda for myself.”
The maximum individual contribution is $1000.
Please make checks payable to: Pat Phillips Campaign Fund P.O. Box 231 Mandeville, LA 70470 |