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Planning commission recommends denial of reduced billboard spacing (keeps 2,000‑foot standard)

Ascension Parish Planning Commission · April 9, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners voted to recommend denial of a council ordinance to reduce minimum spacing between large off‑premise billboards from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet, citing concerns about reversing recent policy and sign proliferation.

The planning commission voted April 8 to recommend denial of an ordinance that would have reduced the minimum spacing between large off‑premise billboards from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet.

Supporters of the reduction framed the change as leveling the…

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