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Bossier City Council declines to override MPC on "Bloom House" family-visitation center
Summary
The council upheld the Metropolitan Planning Commission's unfavorable recommendation on a conditional-use request for Bloom House at 2519 Waverly Drive after neighbors raised parking, safety and address-confusion concerns; the motion to override failed on a 1–6 roll call.
On Feb. 17 the Bossier City Council declined to override a Metropolitan Planning Commission recommendation and therefore did not approve a conditional-use permit for Bloom House, a proposed supervised family visitation center at 2519 Waverly Drive.
Applicant Adam Lytle told the council the center would be appointment-based, daytime-only and would not include overnight stays: "No one is going to live at this property. There will be no overnight stays. There will be no unsupervised visits." He and supporters said Bloom House would provide a home-like, neutral setting for supervised reunification visits and address a gap in local services.
Supporters included foster parents, volunteer organizers and former Louisiana child-welfare officials who said supervised, structured visits can help…
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