Flood concerns dominate conversations about new developments in Baton Rouge

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Despite no major tightening of rules or regulations on floodplains, last year’s flood is having a sustained impact on the city-parish planning apparatus, with residents and neighborhood associations turning their attention almost solely to how new projects will exacerbate flood risks. “Prior to last August the biggest issue we heard from neighborhoods was traffic,” says

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