GONZALES - Parish officials will hold a public meeting to discuss potential changes to the Ascension floodplain ordinance.

The list of proposed changes for those living in designated floodplains includes a change to the minimum floor elevation for homes and limiting fills to three feet in both 100-year and 500-year floodplains.

The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 8 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the conference room of the Ascension Parish Governmental Complex.

The full ordinance can be read here.