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Calcasieu planning board rejects request to allow barn as reception venue at North Claiborne property
Summary
After public testimony from neighbors and applicants, the Calcasieu Parish Planning & Zoning Board voted down a request to allow a 1,700-square-foot barn at 2763 North Claiborne St. to operate as a reception venue, citing concerns about compatibility, privacy, noise and traffic.
The Calcasieu Parish Planning & Zoning Board on Feb. 10 rejected a zoning exception that would have allowed a 1,700-square-foot barn at 2763 North Claiborne Street to operate as a reception facility.
The denial followed a public hearing in which the applicants, Thomas and Kathy Bourgeois, and supporters described the proposal as a small, rural venue for "intimate" gatherings and said they would limit events to about 100 people. Neighbors and several nearby residents urged denial, citing privacy, noise, late-night traffic and public-safety risks from potential unregulated alcohol service.
"I live at 2753 North Claymore Street immediately adjacent to the property being considered," neighbor Wesley Pago told the board, asking members to "consider whether granting their…
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