Tagged News

• Even after intense pushback, EBR Planning Commission reverses course, approves Zachary subdivision Play Video

  January 18, 2022 11:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After deferrals and even denials, a 946-lot subdivision just outside the city limits of Zachary was approved Tuesday in the face of widespread opposition. The Trivento subdivision would sit at the intersection of Old Scenic Highway and Groom Road. Once again, both residents and city leaders... more »

• Amid flurry of flood zone development requests, planning commission shoots down Burbank subdivision Play Video

  September 20, 2021 11:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Days after heavy rain brought flooding to areas of the capital city, the East Baton Rouge Planning Commission denied a rezoning request for a subdivision project along Burbank Drive. Maple Cove, an 11-acre, 60-lot project near University Villas, was one of several potential projects either partially... more »

• Development expansion has neighbors worried about flooding, traffic Play Video

  July 19, 2021 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There's growing opposition to new developments as projects go before Planning and Zoning boards this week in Baton Rouge. The @Highland development at the corner of Highland Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard is looking to expand. But people who live around there say flooding is too much... more »

• Public street turned into private drive, parish references state law Play Video

  April 2, 2019 7:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Residents in one neighborhood were surprised when a wall went up, cutting off a through street. They say no one told them this was happening and they aren't sure why it was allowed, but 2 On Your Side has learned that there might not be anything that... more »

• Zachary planning board approves huge subdivision Play Video

  September 6, 2017 11:46 PM

  ZACHARY- People living near Highway 964 and Rollins Road could be getting 600 more houses in their area. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a new subdivision Wednesday night called Zachary Trails. "I think it's a well-rounded project that needed to pass," said Michael Clegg, a Baton... more »

• Controversial Timber Ridge subdivision denied Play Video

  June 20, 2016 11:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Planning and Zoning Commission denied the Timber Ridge subdivision proposed for South Baton Rouge. Nearly a 100 people were there to state their case Monday night at the event that had been previously differed from the commission's agenda. "It really just didn't fit in,"... more »

• Walmart, Zachary residents could be headed for another battle Play Video

  June 15, 2016 11:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Walmart could have another fight on their hands with residents of Zachary. Just outside of the Live Oak Trace subdivision is a plot of land that has been center of debate in the past. In 2015, Walmart wanted to build a neighborhood market there, but the... more »

• Sources: Marshalls, Walmart looking to build in Zachary

  June 15, 2016 4:07 PM

  ZACHARY - Last October, some Zachary citizens breathed a sigh of relief when city council members denied a plan by Walmart to build a version of its store called Neighborhood Market. At the time, residents didn't want commercial areas impeding their community, off Church St. Some homes had signs... more »

• Flooding, traffic the talk of planning meetings in Prairieville, Baton Rouge

  April 19, 2016 12:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Flooding, traffic and environmental concerns were the focus of planning discussions over new subdivisions in Baton Rouge and Prairieville Monday night. In Ascension Parish, an Appeals Board overruled the Planning and Zoning Commission, possibly paving the way for a new development at the intersection of Parker... more »

• Gonzales moves forward with new zoning codes

  April 5, 2016 12:29 AM

  GONZALES - The Gonzales Planning and Zoning Commission moved forward with plans to revamp the city's zoning codes Monday night. The commission approved zoning codes that could pave the way for new, larger residential developments. Zoning has been a contentious issue in Gonzales in the past. Some want the city... more »