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Council adopts Jake‑brake signage resolution, names Windy Lane, introduces two ordinances and approves board reappointments
Summary
The council voted to authorize DOT signage banning unmuffled compression brakes at LA 42/LA 63, named a private drive Windy Lane for 911 purposes, introduced ordinances on surplus DPW equipment (26‑01) and an R2 zoning cleanup about mobile homes (26‑02), and approved multiple board reappointments.
The Livingston Parish Council took several procedural and operational actions at its March 12 meeting, approving signage to stop unmuffled compression braking, naming a private drive for 911 purposes, introducing two ordinances with public hearings set for March 26 and completing multiple board reappointments.
After staff and members debated whether the Jake‑brake prohibition required an ordinance, council members cited a legal opinion that the parish could proceed by resolution and clean up conflicting ordinance language. Councilman Coates proposed amending the agenda and adopting a resolution to authorize the parish president to apply for and sign for Department of Transportation regulatory signage prohibiting…
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