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Council denies rezoning request for 2112 Hickory Avenue after residents urge preservation of block’s residential character

6440201 · August 24, 2025
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Summary

The council voted to deny a rezoning request for 2112 Hickory Avenue after residents described traffic, parking, drainage and character concerns and urged the city to preserve the block’s residential zoning.

Harahan residents spoke in large numbers against a rezoning request for 2112 Hickory Avenue, and the City Council voted to deny the change after a lengthy public comment period.

Residents said the block is residential in character, cited traffic and parking congestion along Hickory Avenue and Generis Drive, and raised flood and drainage worries if additional commercial uses were…

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