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Livingston Parish adopts parishwide zoning code; draft master plan sets future land-use framework
Summary
Consultants presented the draft Livingston Parish Master Plan and explained how the parishwide zoning code (implemented Feb. 27) will be guided by a new future land-use map that designates conservation, rural, suburban, mixed-use and industrial corridors — including an economic development corridor along I-12.
The Livingston Parish Council has a parishwide zoning code in place and is reviewing a draft 2025 master plan that lays out a future land-use map intended to guide rezonings and long-term growth.
Nathan Lipson, project manager for WSP, said the council voted to implement a parishwide zoning code and that it went into effect on Feb. 27. “Organized, and controlled growth is is one of the main goals,” Lipson said, describing why parishwide regulation was needed.
The draft master plan presented Sept. 11 outlines a set of future land-use “character areas” — conservation, agricultural/rural estates, rural corridors, suburban living, mixed-use corridors, mixed-use waterfront, commercial and industrial corridors — and explains how those designations should inform zoning decisions.
Why it matters: The future land-use map is the advisory tool the parish will use to test rezoning requests. Mickie Taylor Hendricks, the engagement lead on the project, explained that the map helps the parish determine whether a proposed zoning change is consistent with the plan’s goals, such as preserving rural character or directing heavier industrial uses toward higher-capacity transportation corridors.
Consultants said the map deliberately identifies an economic development corridor roughly aligned with Interstate 12 and the railroad to concentrate freight and higher-intensity commercial uses where infrastructure already exists. Nathan Lipson noted that the corridor was a recommendation carried forward from the 2013 plan and that it targets areas with interstate and rail access for regional commerce and logistics uses.
Speakers emphasized that the future land-use map does not automatically change a parcel’s zoning. Lipson said the land-use map and zoning are separate: “If a property is zoned AG and its future land-use designation shows suburban living, the parish will use that designation to evaluate future rezoning requests.”
The draft master plan and the current zoning maps are available on the Livingston Parish Council website; consultants said the most recent draft file is labeled “master plan draft 09/11/2025.” The team invited review and public comment prior to Planning and Zoning and council hearings scheduled in October.
Ending: The parish has moved from district-by-district zoning to a single parishwide code, and the draft master plan establishes the policy framework planners will use to evaluate future development and rezonings. Final legislative action on the plan will follow public hearings and any recommended edits from the Planning and Zoning Commission and council.
