West Baton Rouge Council Overrides Zoning Panel on Rosedale Road Mobile Home Park
On Oct. 8, the West Baton Rouge Parish Council voted 7-2 to rezone about 9 acres on Rosedale Road for a mobile home park planned for about 42 homes, overriding its zoning commission.
Key facts
- On Oct. 8, West Baton Rouge Parish Council members voted 7-2 to allow the Rosedale Road mobile home park.
- The Planning and Zoning Commission had voted 6-1 on Oct. 6 to recommend denial, and no commissioner stated a reason on the record.
- The ordinance rezones about 9 acres owned by the Harvey family from agricultural to R-MH and amends the parish master plan.
- Tamara Harvey, who filed the application, described 42 new single-wide homes that her family would buy, build in phases and maintain.
- Assessor records place the property in FEMA Flood Zone A, which was not discussed at either meeting.
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Source: Parish Council approves Rosedale Road mobile home park after zoning board said no — WBR Independent, October 20, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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