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Zoning commission backs restaurant frontage but denies deeper mixed-use rezoning for Babin Road property
Summary
The Ascension Parish Zoning Commission recommended approval of rezoning the front parcel on LA 74 (Parcel 5142800) for commercial restaurant use while denying mixed-use rezoning for the rear parcels after neighbors raised nuisance and groundwater concerns.
The Ascension Parish Zoning Commission on Dec. 10 recommended approval of a rezoning limited to the front parcel of a multi‑parcel tract on LA Highway 74, while denying Mixed Use 2 zoning for the rear parcels. The action clears the way for a restaurant on the front parcel but preserves residential zoning for other portions.
Applicant Nathan Gautreaux said the front parcel "used to be a restaurant, and that's what we wanna do with it," and…
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