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Residents press jury for privacy fences and conditions as two RV parks seek permits
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Summary
Neighbors described raw-sewage runoff, noise and safety concerns at existing RV parks and urged the Police Jury to require 6-foot privacy fences or add permit conditions; applicants said they would agree to fencing where needed and staff will advertise and accept public comment before a May vote.
Public commenters told the Cameron Parish Police Jury on April 13 that two permit applications for RV parks are raising neighborhood health and safety concerns and asked the jury to use permit conditions to protect adjacent homeowners.
Brandon DeBarge (S17) told jurors about permit violations and urged the jury to consider ordinance changes or permit conditions requiring privacy fences: "That privacy fence...stops the trash from blowing in the yard..." he said. Ryan Jordan (S16), who identified himself as a local resident, described sewage runoff into his yard and incidents of indecent exposure and nighttime partying at an adjacent park. "I had to dig a ditch to keep from flooding my yard," Jordan said, and he asked jurors to require a six-foot privacy fence if an adjacent landowner requests one.
Staff explained applicants may seek permits that exceed the parish policy threshold and that the jury can add permit-specific conditions. Counsel and staff noted ordinances are generally not retroactive; jurors can either change rules going forward or grant permits now with agreed conditions (for example, requiring fences in specific locations) and revisit requirements at the voting meeting.
The two applicants on the morning agenda — an applicant for Verrett/Verret Park (S7) and Rodney Boudreaux (S9) for Hackberry RV Park — said they had already spoken with neighbors and would accept fencing conditions where necessary. S7 said he had purchased an existing trailer park and would work with neighbors; S9 said he would install fencing near a neighbor and prefers to work with adjoining property owners.
Jurors directed staff to publish a public notice and solicit public comment for the next 30 days before final consideration at the May voting session, and jurors discussed adding permit conditions through a voting-meeting add-on if applicants accept them on the record.
The morning session did not include a final permit vote; jurors listed the RV-park permits as add-ons for the voting meeting and asked applicants to be present at that session.
