As Livingston Parish welcomes a new group of leaders, the biggest challenge facing the local government is also its most contentious: How to address development and, by extension, zoning.
The Livingston Parish president on Monday vetoed the recently passed 12-month development moratorium that targeted large subdivisions amid increased growth in the region.
Amid a protracted zoning battle roiling local government, the Livingston Parish council has approved a one-year development moratorium targeting large subdivisons.
It has been a year since Livingston Parish leaders first passed and then lifted a temporary ban on major developments, under pressure from residents complaining of growing flood risk, overwhelmed