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# Tomorrow's Government Meetings: What's on the Agenda
- URL: https://www.wbrindependent.com/tomorrows-government-meetings-whats-on-the-agenda/
- Published: 2025-07-23T15:41:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T17:41:07.000Z
- Description: WBR Parish Council meets Thursday July 24 at 5:30 PM with six major zoning changes on the agenda — including residential land converting to agricultural warehousing and farm land becoming a housing development in Brusly. Fire Board meets at 5:00 PM.
- Author: John Summers
- Tags: Announcements, budget, government-accountability, Public Meeting, west-baton-rouge, #Migrated-1778214761944, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-05-07 23:32

**Thursday, July 24, 2025**

- **5:00 PM - Fire Board Meeting**
- **5:30 PM - Parish Council Meeting**
- **Location:** Government Building, 880 N. Alexander Ave, Port Allen

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## Fire Board (5:00 PM)

**Brief agenda** with routine items:

- Approve minutes from April meeting
- Fire Chief report
- Consider surplus equipment item
- Public comments

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## Parish Council (5:30 PM)

### Business Permits & Development

**Pilot Travel Center Liquor Permit**

- **What:** New alcohol sales license for truck stop at 420 Lobdell Highway
- **Why it matters:** Adds another location selling alcohol near major highway intersection

**Diamond Industries Extension**

- **What:** Six more months for temporary special use permit at 2946 Phillips Way
- **Why it matters:** This was supposed to be temporary - now asking for more time. What kind of operation? How does it affect neighbors?

### Property Rezoning: Six Major Changes

**1\. Mohammed Ahmed Property (1521 Highway 190 West)**

- **The change:** From Industrial (I-2) to Commercial (C-1.4)
- **Translation:** Converting industrial-zoned land to allow retail/commercial businesses
- **Size:** Just over 1 acre
- **Impact:** Could bring new businesses to Highway 190 corridor

**2\. FDNC Properties (Rosedale Road)**

- **The change:** Agricultural Moderate to Agricultural Large Scale
- **Translation:** Allowing bigger farming operations on 31+ acres
- **The split:** Dividing into two 6-acre tracts instead of smaller ones
- **Impact:** Consolidating for larger-scale agriculture

**3\. Brittany Free Property (5855 Horner Road)**

- **The change:** Agricultural Large Scale to Agricultural Small Scale
- **Translation:** Going from big farm operations to smaller scale (about 1 acre)
- **Impact:** Could signal future residential development

**4\. Walter & Tiffany LeBlanc (5950 Rambin Road, Brusly)**

- **The change:** Agricultural to Residential Minor
- **Translation:** Farm land becoming housing development
- **Size:** 5.31 acres
- **Impact:** New homes coming to Brusly area

**5\. Larry Amond Jr. Property (6254 Poydras Bayou Dr, Erwinville)**

- **The change:** Agricultural Full Scale to Agricultural Moderate Scale
- **Translation:** Scaling down farming intensity on 2+ acres
- **Impact:** Less intensive land use

**6\. East West Landco (3790 Rosedale Road)**

- **The change:** Residential to Agricultural with special permit for "agriculture storage and distribution, heavy"
- **Translation:** Converting residential land for major agricultural warehousing/logistics
- **Size:** 4 acres of a 29-acre tract
- **Impact:** Industrial-style agriculture operations in area

### Budget & Finance Items

**Road Materials Contract**

- **What:** Approving 2025-2026 contract for road construction materials
- **Why it matters:** Affects road maintenance and repair quality across the parish

**Council on Aging Budget**

- **What:** Year-end budget adjustments for senior services
- **Impact:** Changes to funding for programs serving elderly residents

**Property Tax Millage Rates**

- **What:** Setting 2025 tax rates after property reassessment
- **Why it matters:** Directly affects your property tax bill

### Other Business

**Knights of Columbus Polling Place**

- **What:** Renewing lease to use KC facility for voting
- **Impact:** Ensures polling location remains available for elections

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## What This Means for Residents

- **Traffic patterns** may change with new commercial/residential development
- **Property values** could be affected by nearby zoning changes
- **Rural character** shifting in some areas toward development
- **Agricultural operations** intensifying in others
- **Tax bills** may be impacted by millage rate decisions

## Your Voice Matters

**Public Comments:** Both meetings include time for citizen input **Public Hearings:** August 28 scheduled for several zoning items **Attend or Watch:** Meetings open to public; videos and minutes posted at wbrparish.org

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**Contact:** Questions about agenda items? Call Parish Council at (225) 214-4242

*Story at WBRIndependent.com*