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Zoning Commission - September 13, 2023Planning Commission - September 13, 2023
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A
Okay
item
four:
the
minutes
we
we
would
like
to
have
the
acceptance
of
the
minutes
for
the
July
12th
2023
zoning
commission
meeting
motion
to
approve
by
commissioner
clat
second
to
approve
by
commissioner
Villa,
all
in
favor,
say:
I
I.
Okay,
any
opposed
that
motion
passes
unanimously
item
five
Chairman's
comments.
Chairman's
comments
tonight
will
be
brief.
We
finally
have
some
people
here
to
speak.
A
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
if
you
would
like
to
speak
on
any
agenda
item,
please
fill
out
a
card
and
hand
it
to
Miss
Jamaica,
and
we
will
recognize
you
at
the
time.
Just
to
remind
everybody.
When
you
do
speak
tonight,
we
will
have
a
three
minut
minute
timer.
We
will
try
our
best
to
respect
that
three
minute
timer.
If
there's
something
that
you
need
to
go
over,
we
will
see
what
we
can
do
to
work
with
you
and
and
hear
you
out.
A
So,
just
please
have
patience
with
everybody
item:
six
public
hearing
to
amend
the
Ascension
Parish
development
code
for
the
recommendation
for
the
approval
or
denial
to
the
Ascension
Parish
Council
item:
a
zoning
review;
ID
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31623
for
William
Freeman,
located
on
the
west
side
of
highway
929
approximately
300
feet
north
of
Parker
Road
to
amend
the
Ascension
Paris
zoning
map
from
medium
intensity,
residential
RM
to
mixed
juice.
Two
do
we
have
anybody
here
to
speak
on
their
behalf?
Mr
DeLuca
come.
E
Present
much,
but
we
put
we're
trying
to
get
the
property
rezoned
for
mu2
the
property's
been
there
since
they've
been
paying
taxes
on
it
since
1986
to
2005,
to
for
the
taxes
for
commercial
property,
and
so
when
Bill
Bill
and
his
wife
plan
to
retire.
They
wanted
to
have
the
property
Zone
at
its
best
use.
That's
basically.
F
B
G
B
G
Site
of
the
dirt
dirt
Ms,
where
he
owns
Jason
right
to
my
house
thing
about
this-
is
that
first
of
all,
we
didn't
even
see
a
sign
for
the
meeting
we
didn't
even
know
meeting
until
today.
So
I,
don't
know
why
they
put
the
sign.
It
might
have
been
where
no
traffic
is
gone
right
now,
CU,
all
of
that's
barricaded.
That's
one
thing:
another
thing
where
this
man
gentleman's
Ms
I,
dealt
with
it
for
12
years.
G
Heavy
equipment
noise,
but
I
knew
what
we
had
in
the
morning
and
then
afternoon
it
was
done
gone,
but
I
understand
a
gentleman
is
going
to
be
reti.
He
wants
some
retirement
money
when
he
rezones
this
thing.
Are
there
going
to
be
any
restrictions
on
his
Zone?
What
can
they
place
in
place
that
dirt
Mound?
They
can
put
anything
they
want
gas
station
little
Supermarket.
They
got
a
high
school
right
across
the
street,
surrounded
by
subdivisions.
We
surrounded
I
mean
a
lot
of
people
a
lot
of
money.
You
got
a
big
roundabout
there
too.
G
Now,
so
you
have
a
lot
of
traffic,
so
whoever
buys
is
going
to
pay
him
good
money.
For
this.
That's
Prime
real
estate
Prime.
This
is
a
residential
area,
it's
not
a
commercial
area.
He
got
away
because
he
was
there.
He
was
grandfather,
but
now
this
is
nothing
but
people
and
families
that're
trying
to
raise
their
kids.
You
put
a
gas
station
there
or
you
put
a
super
little
supermarket
sells
of
alcohol
cigarettes.
What
do
you
think
high
school
students
are
going
to
do
that?
I'd?
G
Hang
there
too,
and
they
can
hang
there
to
2
3:00
in
the
morning
we
got
people
with
families
there
right
across
right
next
to
him
right
around
him
right
around
him.
Anybody
living
are
no.
So
this
affects
us.
It's
not
for
yall
I
know
it's
not
a
personal
thing,
but
it's
personal
to
us
and
whoever
lives
in
that
subdivision.
They
going
to
be
I'm
telling
you
man,
people
going
to
be
sick
of
this.
There
be
more
traffic
and
not
the
good
kind
of
traffic.
G
Either
you
know
what
gas
stations
and
little
stores
they
sell
things
where
they
track.
They
track
the
wrong
kind
of
people,
teenagers
that
maybe
have
good
intentions,
but
they
get
in
trouble
and
we
don't
need
trouble
where
I
live.
Where
anybody
lives
this
man's
going
to
I
know
he's
going
to
sell
it
I
would
somebody
gives
me
a
half
a
million
dollars
for
that
property?
I'll
sell
it
in
a
second,
so
reone
I
don't
understand
other
than
more
money
for
him.
That's
all
that
is,
he
could
be
grandfather.
So
what
he's
still
the
same?
G
G
E
H
Pos
I'm
coming
representative
of
the
HOA
board
for
Quil
Creek,
the
subdivision
across
the
street,
from
from
the
Freeman's
property.
Basically,
the
biggest
concern
for
us
is
with
the
new
high
school
coming.
The
foot,
traffic
and
vehicle
traffic
are
already.
We
know,
they're
going
to
increase
dramatically
and
with
this
property,
possibly
becoming
strip
mall
gas
station
whatnot
commercial,
the
board
and
many
of
the
residents
are
in
opposition
to
this
so
I'm
just
coming
to
speak
out
for
them
and
the
rest
of
us.
That's.
I
J
E
I
Center,
there
there's
all
kind
of
possibilities
that
can
happen
and
that's
what
we're
striving
for
and
it's
up
to
the
parish.
What
goes
there?
It's
not
up
to
to
us
that
you're
going
to
be
on
y'all.
They
want
to
put
a
convenience
store
or
something
that's
that's
that's
totally
up
to
what
y'all
want,
but
there's
no
place
for
the
kids
to
go
anywhere
else,
but
there
to
get
pizza
or
whatever
they
want
and
that's
my
concern.
G
K
K
They
could
have
a
little
shop,
a
little
places
for
kids
to
walk
across
the
street
because
you
know
High
School,
there's
a
lot
of
activities
if
you
other
places
like
around
Dutchtown,
High
School
there's
places
there,
but
at
this
point
in
time
we
just
want
to
keep
doing
what
we're
doing,
and
you
know
the
fact
that
the
way
the
property
is
has
is
cut
across
with
the
bu
you
in
one
front,
in
a
pipeline
in
the
other,
there's
no
way
you
could
put,
maybe
what
one
or
two
more
houses
you
know
it.
It's
not
like.
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A
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Some
of
the
questions
I
had
and
I'm
I'm
just
going
to
ask
some
questions.
Real
quick
I
do
agree
in
in
in
in
general
that
when
you
have
that
school
there
and
in
the
area
around
that
you're,
probably
going
to
need
some
level
of
commercialism
to
support
what
is
going
to
be
brought
into
that
area.
But
what
we're
also
going
to
have
is
there's
a
detriment
as
well,
and
we
have
to
find
that
balance.
A
My
biggest
concern-
and
this
is
what
I
want
to
ask
to
you-
is
what
you're
doing
right
now,
your
Zone
residential,
you
are
a
non-conforming
business
and
now
you're
asking
to
go
to
a
new
zoning
classification,
where
you
will
still
be
non-conforming
and,
as
you
stated
in
your
application,
you
want
to
keep
operating
in
that
mechanism.
So
first
thing
I
want
to
ask,
is
I
want
to
ask
legal
is
that
is
that
legal
for
them
to
do
since
they
are
requesting
a
zoning
change.
A
Okay,
so
that
that's
one
of
the
things
I
just
want
to
get
out
the
way.
My
my
next
question
to
you
is
while
we
have
to.
We
obviously
respect
your
your
decision
that
you
want
to
rezone
or
anything
like
that
is.
Is
there
something
else
that
maybe
you
can
give
us
to
I,
don't
know,
know,
settle
anybody's
fears
or
worries,
because
we
can.
You
can
continue
to
operate
this
as
normal.
A
No
big
deal,
no
change,
potentially
until
you
have
a
buyer
and
and
I
want
to
correct
Mr
Freeman,
the
Paris
does
not
dictate
what
goes
there.
It's
the
landowner
who
sells
to
whomever
and
then
that
person
who
then
owns
the
land
that
that
dictates
what
goes
there,
not
the
parish,
so
the
parish
has
no
control
over
that.
The
zoning
classification
just
says
these
range
of
items
can
be
built
here,
but
whoever
buys
that
land
then
dictates
what
they
want
so
well.
They
have
to
go
through
the
commission
just
like
we
are.
I
A
Well,
they
they
would
go
through
a
zoning
classification,
and
so
it's
whatever
zoning
classification
that
they
would
apply
for
then
limits
the
type
of
use,
and
so
the
the
small
issue
you
have
with
zoning
is.
There
is
no
way
based,
and
this
is
what
I
think
some
of
the
residents
have
their
worries
about.
There
is
nothing
that
protects
anybody
from
what
is
going
to
be
built
there.
Anything
that
can
be
built
in
mu2
can
be
built
there.
So
there
is
a
a
large
range.
A
A
gas
station,
I
think
is
one
of
those
things
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
Mr
Brock,
but
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
can
be
built
there.
What
it
doesn't
allow
is
an
adult
establishment,
it
doesn't
allow
a
drinking
establishment
or
anything
like
that
and
then
they're
also
in
close
proximity
to
a
school.
So
then
there's
some
other
restri
rtion.
A
Think
that
that's
what
the
residents
the
surrounding
residents
are
hoping
to
find
out
is
if
there
is
some
type
of
plan
that
makes
them
feel
a
little
bit
more
comfortable
about
what
could
potentially
be
there
and
and
that's
what
the
concern
is
and
that's
what
I
think
you
know
honest
conversations
again:
you
have
the
right
to
rezone
your
land
and
you
have
the
right
to
sell
your
land,
but
that's
what
I
think
their
concerns
are
and
and
and
it
is
valid
concern.
So
those
are
my
comments.
I
I
had
and
anybody
else
on.
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C
Was
permitted,
it
couldn't
happen,
so
you
know
this
isn't
going
to
affect
your
non-conforming
use,
you're
going
to
continue
to
do
it.
The
other
consideration
is.
This
is
only
only
three
acres,
so
even
if
you
could,
even
if
you
could
do
an
office
building
there,
it's
going
to
have
to
be
relatively
small
by
the
time
you
add
parking
and
what
have
you?
It's
not
going
to
be
it's
not
going
to
be
able
to
be
a
very
big
office
building,
so
I
I.
Just
you
know,
I
can
appreciate
the
concern.
C
The
neighbors
have
I
mean
the
the
the
thought
of
giving
something:
the
label
of
commercial.
It's
it's
scary,
but
this
is
mu2
zoning
and
it's
and
it's
not
intense
commercial
uses
that
are
going
to
be
damaging
with
that.
Sir
I'm,
going
to
make
a
motion
to
recommend
to
the
asentia
parish,
Council
to
reson
the
property
from
residential
multi,
medium
intensity,
residential
to
mix,
use
mu2.
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A
Much
Item
B
zoning
review,
ID
pz3
22623,
Germania
Plantation
property
for
Germania
Plantation,
Incorporated
etal,
located
on
the
south
side
of
La
Highway
405,
approximately
2500
ft
west
of
M
Grove
Road
to
move
from
cons,
conservation
and
medium
industri,
industrial
to
mixed
use,
Corridor
light
industrial,
medium,
industrial
and
heavy
industrial.
Is
anybody
here
to
speak
on
this
behalf,
I'm
here?
Okay
and
before
anybody
speaks
Mr
Mr?
No.
A
M
Okay,
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
Marshall
rice,
I
work
for
boobox,
commercial,
real
estate
and
I
represent
the
property
owners
and
have
been
marketing
their
property
for
the
past
year.
We're
here
today
in
front
of
you
to
have
get
you
to
weigh
in
your
consideration
or
vote
on
the
property
to
match
the
overlay
District
that
is
already
been
defined
by
the
parish.
I've
worked
closely
with
C
Parish
economic
development.
M
In
my
days
when
I
was
with
LED
very
familiar
with
the
riverplex
Mega
Park,
which
includes
a
17,000
acre
tra,
of
which
the
754
acres
is
a
part
of
the
Cena
Parish
Economic
Development
has
sat
down
with
the
community
with
property
owners
and
various
people.
They
came
up
with
this
master
plan
or
overlay
district,
and
the
only
that
we're
asking
is
to
match
that
District.
What
this
will
do
is
help
me
in
my
marketing
efforts:
it'll
help
LED
and
marketing
to
foreign
companies.
M
It's
just
one
more
thing
that
will
be
checked
off
we're
currently
going
through
the
certified
sites
program
and
have
everything
except
the
one
letter
left
on
that
and
I
see
that
coming
in.
In
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
so
I
just
wanted
to
to
to
state
the
reason
why
we're
here
and
what
we're
doing
and
is
it's
truly
for
marketing
efforts
so.
E
A
L
M
The
the
total
amount
is,
it's
700,
I
believe
54
Acres
total
it's
seven
different
tracks,
so
there
is
a
610
acre
track.
There
are
several
20
acre
tracks
that
are
common
ownership,
and
then
there
is
a
a
small
residence,
a
two
acre
tract
and
then
I
have
80
acres
of
batch
of
property,
and
so
all
of
that
would
be
changed
over
to
match
the
overlay
District.
L
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D
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L
K
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N
C
Defined
as
as
each
one
of
them
function
as
a
different
buffer
around
any
residential,
that's
there.
So
it's
very
difficult
to
actually
give
you
that
answer,
because
it
would
have
to
be
laid
out
around
all
of
those
res
inces
and
and
if
the
one
one
resident
stays
there
they'll
have
to
buffer
around
that
one.
But
if
the
resident
goes
away
then
they
don't
have
to
buffer
around.
L
C
M
No,
not
a
problem
and
we're
we're
we're
actually
taking
this
as
a
as
a
proactive.
There
have
been
several
other
large
property
owners
that
have
done
similar
things
to
match
the
overlay.
District
we've
got
new
industry
coming
into
the
area
that
has
already
passed
the
zoning,
and
so
we're
actually
just
trying
to
align
ourselves
with
what
we
see
the
future
becoming
of
that
177,000.
A
M
A
J
We
were
here
just
trying
to
get
the
subpoenas
that
were
sent
out,
because
my
mother
didn't
understand
them.
She
lives
outside
in
the
New
Orleans
area.
The
property
is
owned
by
my
mother,
my
grandmother's
old
property,
and
we
were
trying
to
get
understanding
of
exactly
what's
going
to
be
going
on
in
in
the
wake
of
the
property.
The
Acres
that
I
believe
is
adjacent
is
what
he,
the
the
the
guy,
was
speaking
on
earlier.
A
So
that's
why
I
brought
it
here
today,
okay,
great
and
and
what
we'll
do
is
we
will
let
let's
see
what
we
can
do
to
answer
your
questions,
I'm,
going
to
pause
your
time,
real,
quick,
Mr
Brock.
If,
if
you
don't
mind,
can
we
pull
up
their
their
address
and
and
see
where
it
is
in
conjunction
this,
so
we
can
answer
their
question.
Can.
J
A
D
A
A
Know
is
it
Dorothy,
Gordon,
D,
Dortha,
okay,
okay,
so
that's
that's!
The
34th
3248
okay
I
got
you
and
Mr
Henry
Jones.
So,
while
while
he's
checking
essentially
what's
going
on,
is
you
were
listed
as
an
adjacent
property
owner
anytime?
There's
a
zoning
change
or
zoning
request
or
anything
of
that
sort.
It
is
by
law
required
to
notify
the
the
the
adjacent
Property
Owners,
just
in
case
a
to
make
you
aware
that
a
zoning
change
may
occur
and
B
to
also
make
you
aware
of
anything
that
may
come
up.
So
it's
mainly
informative.
J
C
E
C
Behind
it
is
that,
once
a
plan
is
developed
right,
the
lowest
intensity,
zoning
would
be
next
to
any
residential
property
and
then
the
rest
of
them,
which
service
buffers
before
you
can
get
to
the
intense
industrial
one.
So
that's
why
it's
it's
not
depicted
exactly
how
it's
going
to
be.
This
is
establishing
basically
an
overlay.
C
C
C
N
E
J
A
And
and
that's
what
this
is
it?
It's
it's
a
lack
of
better
terms.
It's
it's
like
a
billboard
yeah.
So,
but
that's
ultimately,
what
they're
trying
to
accomplish
so
did
that
answer
all
yall
questions.
It
did.
Okay,
thank
you.
So
very
much.
We
appreciate
youall
all
righty.
Thank
you.
Okay,
Miss
Baker.
We
have
anybody
else.
Who's
signed
up
to
speak.
M
That's
twofold:
yes,
we
do
have
people
that
are
that
are
looking
at
the
property
directly.
Okay,
those
are
looking
through
LED
and
through
ascen
Parish
Economic
Development
I
personally
presented
an
offer
to
the
group
that
was
low.
It
was
for
an
industrial
use
that
was
turned
down,
so
what
we've
done
is
we're
actually
just
taking
this
as
a
proactive,
it's
one
extra
box
is
checked
off
in
case
a
large
industry
comes
in
and
says:
hey
we,
like
your
property,
we
see
it.
M
F
F
My
concern
is:
is
that
we're
jumping
the
gun
here
and
we're
not
working
directly
with
a
certain
investor
to
make
sure
that
we're
improving
the
infrastructure
there
you've
got
a
two-lane
Highway
that
running
around
River
Road
over
there
right
that
you
got
your
700
Acres
that
you're
going
to
put
industrial
into
to
we're
going
to
need
to
work
with
these
guys
to
make
sure
that
there
is
capital
Improvement
prior
to
new
development,
okay,
otherwise
we're
enough
more
than
we
could
chew,
which
is
what
we're
seeing
on
this
side.
No.
M
M
Direction,
no,
and
and
can
I
may
I-
add
to
this
real
quick
one
thing
that
so
in
the
capital
Outlet
this
past
year's
Capital,
Outlet,
Bill,
Cal,
Parish,
Economic
Development
has
so
they've
taken
the
1700
acre
track.
They
actually
have
a
phase
one,
so
they've
already
done
the
studies
they.
So
if
industry
comes,
they
don't
want
all
the
the
traffic
coming
down
highway,
Down
River
Road
right,
so
they
have
a
three-phase
project
coming
in
from
Highway
one
that
phase
one
comes
from
Highway
One
straight
into
the
middle
of
the
property
phase.
M
Two
goes
from
Highway
405
to
that
road.
It
connects
it
and
then
phase
three
branches
off
towards
Germania
and
and
the
aosta
property,
okay,
and
so
that
basically
gives
access
for
heavy
industry
and
utility
infrastructure
railroad
infrastructure.
All
these
Studies
have
been
done.
The
phase
one
of
that
has
been
funded
through
the
capital
outlay
program
and
it's
past
the
study
program.
M
M
I
believe
phase
one
will
be
done
in
the
next
two
years.
Okay,
so
that's
going
to
alleviate
any
any
kind
of
traffic
we
have
coming
in.
So
you
already
have
had
several
property
owners
that
have
made
this
step.
I
can't
remember
all
of
them
off
my
top
of
my
head,
but
there
four,
probably
a
total
of
about
4,000
acres,
has
been
rezoned.
They
have
had
CF
Industries
has
come
in
and
purchased
a
large
chunk
of
land,
also
CF
blueo.
M
F
Returning
to
that
that's
my
concern
is
that
we
don't
burden
the
people
that
are
there
that
have
been
waiting
for
something
like
this
just
to
take
advantage
of
the
resources
and
ignoring
you
know
the
assets
and
the
residents
that
are
there.
So
I
would
like
to
see
some
type
of
you
know:
I
guess
you
know,
partnership
and
and
and
tabletop
discussion
with
the
investors.
That
say
look
we
know
what's
going
on.
M
Right
right
so
that
road
that
is
planed
to
come
in
I
believe
it's
a
90
foot
wide
servitude
that
comes
in
they've
got
25
ft
for
utilities,
they're
working
with
energy
right
now.
Energy
doesn't
have
the
power
to
my
knowledge,
to
support
major
industry
right
there
they're
they
don't
just
build
substations
on
the
on
the
hey,
build
it
and
they'll
come
so
they're
working
with
industry
to
try
to
work
with
them.
On
that
natural
gas.
We've
got
three
pipelines
that
are
across
the
property.
You've
got
feed
stock.
F
M
A
F
M
A
M
A
L
M
A
a
majority
of
it
I
think
the
parish
has
matching
funds
and
there
are
some
different
grants
that
are
also
matching
for
the
study.
So
I
can't
speak
100%
to
that,
but
I
have
had
meetings
with
ensal
Parish
economic
development
and
they
are
pushing
forward
on
that.
So
there's.
If
there
are
any
questions,
I
would
defer
to
Kate
to
answer
those
for
you.
L
Okay:
okay,
that's
good
I,
I'm,
G
I'm,
going
to
ask
quite
a
few
questions.
Not
a
problem
and
and
and
I
want
to
say
that
I
do
understand
the
overlay
understand.
You
know,
I've
been
seeing
this
for
at
least
seven
years
eight
years.
It's
overlay,
okay,
I
understand
the
need
for
economic
development
on
the
West
Bank,
the
need
for
jobs,
the
need
for
investment
I,
understand
all
that,
but
but
I'm
not
comfortable
from
from
my
heart,
with
this
for
a
few
different
reasons
and
I'm
not
trying
to
convince
anyone
else.
L
What
to
do
I'm
only
going
to
say
what
I
think
and
I
do
have
some
questions
so
one
so
one
of
the
one
of
the
zonings
that
we're
going
to
be
we're
going
to
be
ask
or
we're
going
to
be
approving
is
a
mixed
use
and,
and
the
description
of
mixed
use
says:
high
density
residential
development
should
include
apartment
buildings
and
Tow
houses
and
in
the
overlay
permitted
uses
it
says
the
following
will
not
be
allowed
town
houses
and
multif
family
residential.
So
that's
a
conflict
to
me
so
so
explain
that
to
me
no.
D
Well,
first
off
we
changed
with
the
apartment,
so
they
only
allowed
in
puds,
so
it
wouldn't
be
permitted
there.
The
other
thing
is
that
the
overlay,
I
guess
trumps,
so
basically
that
there's
an
underlying
district
and
in
the
overlay
you
overlay
on
top
of
it.
So
so
what's
that
stating
is
that
there
will
not
be
any
town
homes
on
multif
family
in
that
District.
D
Yes,
sir,
and
the
reason
why
we
put
the
mixed
juice
in
there
is
for
the
there
were
residents
that
that
are
there
and
we
don't
want
to
you,
know,
exclude
them
and
and
make
them
heavy
industrial,
medium
industrial.
So
that's
why
we
have
that
transition
between
mixed
use,
light,
industrial,
medium,
industrial
and
heavy
industrial.
L
L
L
The
amount
amount
of
infrastructure
that
was
going
to
be
required
to
support
that
was
in
the
billions
of
dollars
and
there's
still
no
infrastructure
there
that
that
you
know
that
kind
of
bothers
me,
too,
and
and
and
and
we're
looking
at
going
from
from
an
agricultural
use
to
a
pretty
a
pretty
dense
use.
That's
going
to
have
some
impact
on
the
you
know.
On
the
on
on
on
the
on
the
drainage
and
the
and
the
poorest
surfaces.
L
J
M
So,
prior
to
those
Industries
coming
in
those
were
agricultural
Fields,
just
like
like
geria
is
now
and
and
what's
happened,
is
over
a
period
of
time.
You've
had
industry
come
in,
they
have
spent
billions
of
dollars
in
construction
infrastructure
improvements,
they've
tied
in
to
waste
they
have
most
of
them
have
their
own
wastewater
treatment
plants.
Their
processed
water
is
either
Out
Flo
into
the
Mississippi.
They
intake
water
from
the
Mississippi.
There's
a
reason
why
these
industries
locate
here
they
also
employ
a
lot
of
people.
M
M
They're
they're,
not
coming
in
without
a
plan
for
everything
and
I
think
once
that
industry
does
come
in
those
plans
have
to
be
approved
by
y'all
in
planning,
correct,
so
I
think
some
of
your
concerns
would
be
how
I
I
appreciate
your
concerns
now
I
think
a
lot
of
those
concerns
would
be
addressed
on
the
planning
stage,
once
I
do
have.
Xyz
company
that's
going
to
come
in
and
make
the
billion
dollar
investment
in
the
parish
so.
M
And
I
do
appreciate
how
we
won
is
how
we
won.
If
you
have
two
or
three
different
industries
that
come
in
you
have
another,
you
know
10,000
people
that
are
employed
in
the
Paris
there's
going
to
be
there'll,
be
infrastructure
improvements
along
Highway
One
to
to
the
power
grid
to
Wastewater
gas,
so
I
think
a
lot
of
those
things
can
be
addressed
on
the
planning
side.
M
You
know
these
companies
that
do
come
in
they
ask
for
incentives
also,
so
those
are
things
that
the
tax
base
that
they
bring
in
with
their
improvements.
Those
dollars
go
toward
the
improvements
in
the
with
the
with
the
school
board,
with
the
the
fire
and
police
protection.
All
those
different
Industries
benefit
from
this,
so
I
think
the
overall
net
is,
is
going
to
going
to
be
a
positive
for
the
parish,
not
a
negative.
L
E
L
Also
from
the
standpoint
of
the
industrial
tax
exemption
program,
so
many
of
those
Industries
don't
meet
their
commitments
right.
They
say
they're
going
to
hire
local
people
and
they
move
people
in
and
they
say:
oh
he's
a
resident
now
he's
a
local
people
right,
local
person
or
if
you
look
at
new
Cor
in
St
James
Parish,
the
Parish
of
St
James,
gets
no
dollars
for
police
protection
right
no
dollars
for
the
schools,
they
do
get
schools
I'm,
sorry,
no,
all
the
adalum
taxes,
they
don't
get.
M
M
Is
he
actually
broke
that
up
and
it
gave
the
parishes
the
opportunity
to
vote
specifically
on
those
and
I'm
very
familiar
with
those
John
Bell
did
also
not
pass
a
gas
tax
credit
which
would
have
put
a
lot
of
money
in
the
coffers,
and
we
wouldn't
be
talking
about
a
new
bridge.
It
would
already
be
here
so
there
there
a
lot
of
what
US
looking
behind
I'm
trying
to
keep
the
windshield
in
front.
So
we
can
look
forward
and
bring
industry
into
Essen
Parish.
A
F
Okay,
good
I,
don't
want
to
put
the
cart
before
the
horse.
Oh
I,
understand
and
say
you
know,
we're
checking
a
box
here
and
we're
checking
a
box
here
and
before
we
know
it
all
the
boxes
are
checking
nobody
realizes
it
hey.
We
missed
a
few
things
here,
sure
and
and
I
want
to
get
that
out
front.
We
are
going
to
make
these
Capital
Improvements
toting
too
much
development
into
an
area.
That's
not
prepared
for
that.
F
A
A
Yes,
sir,
and
those
will
have
to
be
put
in
place
before
a
lot
of
things
happen
so
and,
and
we
we've
got
our
ordinances
now
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
going
to
put
like
he
said
we're
not
putting
the
cart
before
the
horse.
This
time
we
want
to
make
sure
that
is
happening
right
and
I
think
that
that
is
a
u
a
very
viable
thing
for
the
West
Bank
and
it's
something
that
is
desperately
needed.
Economic
development,
for
you
know
an
underserved
area
for
a
very
long
time
right.