Planning commission denies S-2 rezoning for 22-acre Lacombe parcel after heavy resident opposition

The St. Tammany Parish Planning & Zoning Commission on the evening of the hearing rejected a petition to rezone 22.32 acres in Lacombe from L-1 (large-lot residential) to S-2 (suburban residential).

Attorney Paul Marrone, representing petitioner Shelby P. LaSalle Jr., told the commission the S-2 designation matched the parish 2040 plan’s medium-density guidance and, under the applicant’s calculations, would produce about 3.3 units per acre (roughly 73–74 lots). Marrone said the property sits outside the floodplain (flood zone C), that the site could provide the required green space and…