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Livingston Parish Council fails to override president's veto of 12-month development moratorium
August 7, 2023 6:55 PM
UPDATE: The Livingston Parish Council failed to override the parish president's veto of a 12-month moratorium. The council is scheduled to vote on a shorter, revised moratorium at its next meeting Aug 24. This is a breaking update. Read the original news story below. ----- LIVINGSTON PARISH... more » -
Small development submitted under old ordinance questioned by Livingston Parish Play Video
August 3, 2022 1:49 PM
WATSON - The Livingston Parish Planning Commission is giving a small development proposed off of a dead-end street another look after it was sent back to them by the Livingston Parish Council. It was already approved by the Planning Commission with the old parish building rules, but now that new... more » -
Developers in Ascension may soon get the green light to build Play Video
March 11, 2022 7:34 PM
ASCENSION PARISH - A moratorium on new development comes to an end next month. The parish council voted for it in June to give some time to study traffic and drainage issues. "In 30 years, we have literally doubled in size with no new infrastructure," District 6 Parish Councilman... more » -
EBR Metro Council likely to discuss moratorium among flood mitigation efforts Play Video
August 25, 2021 8:41 AM
BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council may discuss the possibility of a pause on new construction projects in the area. The moratorium would be implemented as one of several solutions to reoccurring flooding issues in the Parish. In May, heavy rainfall led to dozens of... more » -
Development code & ordinance changes likely, EBR drainage director tells frustrated residents Play Video
June 29, 2021 11:53 PM
BATON ROUGE - Speaking before a packed house of fed-up residents Tuesday night, Fred Raiford, transportation and drainage director for East Baton Rouge, hinted changes to the parish's development code and related ordinances are coming following May flooding. Raiford attended Councilwoman Denise Amoroso's district meeting to field questions and... more » -
Ascension council members reveal moratorium positions as negotiations continue Play Video
June 4, 2021 11:50 PM
ASCENSION PARISH - Negotiations between council members are ramping up, two weeks after parish president Clint Cointment proposed a year-long moratorium on any new, future development. Cointment's plan was released hours after heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding last month . It's a measure he has considered since taking office.... more » -
Could there be a development moratorium in EBR? Parish official wants to plan for "if"
June 4, 2021 6:30 PM
BATON ROUGE – Seeing the fight over a proposed development moratorium in Ascension Parish, government officials in East Baton Rouge will start discussing whether such a proposal could be possible in EBR and, if so, how it would be implemented. Councilwoman Chauna Banks will lead a discussion at an... more » -
Two weeks after introducing moratorium proposal, Ascension Parish mostly mum Play Video
June 3, 2021 11:36 PM
DONALDSONVILLE - Two weeks after droves of Ascension Parish residents spoke up in favor of a 12-month development moratorium, the latest discussion of the topic was much more subdued. Inside the historic Donaldsonville courthouse, as fans tried to break up a stifling Thursday night, the temperatures of those in... more » -
Proposed moratorium in Ascension an 'emotional response,' home builders association says Play Video
June 1, 2021 11:12 PM
ASCENSION PARISH - Exactly two weeks after Ascension Parish president Clint Cointment proposed a 12-month development moratorium following the latest bout of widespread flooding, the debate over the proposal is heating up. Brandon Ivey, chairman of the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge, says Cointment's proposition isn't an... more » -
Council won't back development moratorium spurred by flood fears
October 11, 2017 7:09 PM
BATON ROUGE – A plan to put a moratorium on new developments failed to get support at a Metro Council meeting Wednesday. WBRZ.com first reported on the plan in September when it was though-up amid concerns of outdated flood maps governing building codes in East Baton Rouge. Planned by... more » -
Ascension Council passes new impact fee unanimously
April 7, 2016 7:52 PM
DONALDSONVILLE- Soon it will be more expensive to buy a home in Ascension Parish. Wednesday evening, the Ascension Parish Council unanimously voted to add an "impact fee" to the cost of buying a home in the parish. This extra money, will go towards maintaining roads in the... more »