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Residents warn of flooding, traffic as parish denies DeBriars rezoning
Summary
After lengthy public comment describing repeated flooding and constrained roads, Livingston Parish commissioners voted unanimously to deny three adjacent rezoning requests on DeBriars Avenue, citing master‑plan consistency and community concerns.
Livingston Parish zoning commissioners denied three proposed rezonings on DeBriars Avenue after sustained public testimony from residents about chronic draining problems, repeated post‑storm standing water and worsening traffic that they say would be aggravated by higher‑density development.
Melissa Holt, who lives off Robbie Lee Drive near DeBriars, told the commission: “My neighbors and I were trapped for 4 days” after flooding…
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