Council sticks with planning commission, rezones two Old LA Highway 16 parcels to R2

The Livingston Parish Council on March 26 considered two adjacent rezoning requests on Old LA Highway 16 and ultimately accepted the planning commission’s recommendation to rezone both parcels to R2 residential.

Councilman Shavers described discussions with property owners and asked staff and the applicants to explain why R2 was requested. Property owner Chad Lane said the request would make his property consistent with adjacent land and restore a prior R2 designation. Planning staff and Board member Brian Clemens urged adherence to the parish master plan and future‑land‑use map, which calls for lower‑density residential designations (R1 or R1.5) in parts of the area; however several neighbors and the planning commission supported R2 in these two cases.

After debate — including concerns about spot zoning and consistency with the future‑land‑use map — the council accepted the planning commission’s recommendation and rezoned both parcels to R2 by unanimous voice votes.

Next steps: Staff will issue amended zoning confirmations and update the parish zoning map. The decisions were final council acts recorded March 26, 2026.

(Reporting based on council discussion and motions recorded in the March 26 meeting transcript.)