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Tangipahoa Parish Council introduces ordinance to ban truck routing on West Pleasant Ridge Road
Summary
Councilmember introduced Ordinance 25-16 to establish a no-truck route on West Pleasant Ridge Road and the intersection at South Pleasant Ridge Road; council voted 10-0 to introduce the ordinance and set a public hearing for June 23.
The Tangipahoa Parish Council on May 12 introduced Ordinance 25-16 to establish a no-truck route on West Pleasant Ridge Road and the intersection at South Pleasant Ridge Road.
Council members said the measure responds to heavy truck traffic using a residential cut-through near an interstate service road. The sponsor described businesses on the service road using the residential street to turn and return to Airport Road, causing vehicle encroachments into ditches; the sponsor said the ordinance is intended to stop residential streets being used as a truck route while not preventing businesses from accessing their properties.
Councilmembers seconded the introduction and the roll-call to introduce the ordinance recorded a 10-0 vote. The council scheduled a public hearing on introduced ordinances for Monday, June 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Context: The sponsor said the proposed no-truck route would not prevent businesses from reaching their property but would aim to stop truck traffic from routing through a residential area. The transcript does not include the full text of Ordinance 25-16; the council voted only to introduce the ordinance and set a public hearing.
