Will Metro Council’s revised proposal go far enough to regulate development in the floodplain?

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Metro Council member Rowdy Gaudet scrapped his plans Wednesday to push a vote on a measure that would have toughened building regulations around new development in the floodplain, which covers nearly 50% of East Baton Rouge Parish. The development community had objected to provisions in the ordinance it said were too onerous and potentially in

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