Livingston Parish committee reviews master plan progress as state capital outlay targets roads, drainage and airport projects

The Livingston Parish Master Plan Review Committee met Dec. 1 to review implementation steps for the parish’s adopted master plan and to walk through state capital outlay funding that could shape local road, drainage and facility projects.

Committee members said the master plan’s final copy was presented to and approved by the planning commission and then adopted by the parish council; work remains on the unified land development code and in-progress drainage and traffic master plans. "The final copy was presented and approved by the planning commission, and it went to the council who adopted it," one committee member said.

Members discussed public hearings on the drainage master plan and raised concerns about local flooding tied to a barrier described in the meeting. One participant said public exhibits "didn't take into consideration the master plan of the wall causing the flooding," and reported photos showing water breaching a wall at an interchange. Committee members noted that the drainage public hearings were underway and that additional outreach and explained materials could be needed.

The committee also…