Growth limits for Ascension swamp

The Ascension Parish government is proposing a sweeping limit on new housing for some 33K+ acres of largely isolated, flood-prone land in the parish's eastern border - along the Amite and Blind rivers and the Amite River Diversion Canal. Parish officials say the massive zoning change would prevent intensive development and the extensive use of dirt fill, avoiding increased flooding risks and improving the parish's chances to cut flood insurance rates. From near Port Vincent to Ascension's SE near Lake Maurepas and St. James Parish, the estimated 33,200 acres is mostly swamp and marsh in the parish's coastal zone, plans show. The parish council will hear the proposal in May. (NOLA> 04/28/23) Plan would greatly limit growth in 33K acres of Ascension | Environment | nola.com