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Plaquemines Parish Council rezones Bohemia parcels to heavy industrial for waste‑disposal use
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance No. 26-44 to rezone three Bohemia-area parcels (Lots BP-1A, BP-1B and BP-1C) from A-1 (Rural/Agricultural) to I-3 (Heavy Industrial) to allow continued use of a waste-disposal well facility after a prior public hearing and a favorable Development Board recommendation.
The Plaquemines Parish Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 26-44 on April 9, 2026, changing the zoning of several Bohemia parcels from A-1 (Rural or Agricultural) to I-3 (Heavy Industrial) to allow continued operation of a waste‑disposal well facility. Council Member Tyronne Edwards offered the ordinance; the final roll call recorded all present voting "YEAS" with Council Member Patricia L. McCarty absent.
The rezoning affects three legally described lots (BP-1A, BP-1B and BP-1C) on the east bank of the Mississippi River and totals roughly 71 acres across the three parcels, as described in the ordinance’s detailed metes-and-bounds language. The ordinance notes a public hearing was held Feb. 24, 2026, that the required legal advertisement ran in the Plaquemines Gazette, and that the Plaquemines Parish Development Board adopted a favorable recommendation on Feb. 24 after receiving public input; the minutes state there were no objections to the map‑change petition at the hearing.
Supporters cited the Development Board recommendation and the procedural history; the motion passed on final reading without recorded dissent. The ordinance directs the council secretary to certify and release the ordinance so parish employees and officials may carry out its purposes without further reading.
Next steps: the ordinance takes effect as provided by local law upon certification and will be implemented by parish planning and permitting staff in subsequent permitting and enforcement activities.
