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Amid ongoing feuding over zoning, the Livingston Parish Council voted Thursday to impose a temporary development moratorium for the second time in a matter of weeks.

If at first you dont succeed.

Residents in line to become neighbors of the controversial Deer Run development are not done fighting the project in court, even after a recent federal lawsuit was settled that cleared

Fearing developers could rush to propose new subdivisions before a temporary ban on new projects passes, a Livingston Parish councilman is urging the parish president to sign an executive order

An addition to the agenda of the next Livingston Parish Council meeting sets up a possible countermeasure from that body after the parish president vetoed a moratorium on new neighborhood construction.

Amid a development boom threatening to overwhelm Livingston Parishs infrastructure, council officials continued efforts to address zoning have heightened ongoing political tensions and exacerbated a public feud between some members

An attorney who served as an advisor for the Livingston Parish Council as it fought with a developer over a controversial housing development has been fired. 

An addition to the agenda of the next Livingston Parish Council meeting sets up a possible countermeasure from that body after the parish president vetoed a moratorium on new neighborhood construction.

LIVINGSTON - Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks has vetoed a 12-month moratorium on residential developments that aimed to slow down the parishs rapid growth amid concerns over flooding and infrastructure. 

DENHAM SPRINGS - Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks has vetoed a 12-month moratorium on residential developments that aimed to slow down the parishs rapid growth amid concerns over flooding and infrastructure.