Summary
The council extended or introduced six-month pauses on new apartments, PUDs and multifamily projects in Districts 5, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14, citing apartment saturation, the future highway corridor and drainage basins.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Pauses new multifamily construction and the tax base it would add in affected districts.
Existing homeowners in those districts worried about traffic, drainage and density.
Landowners and developers awaiting rezonings or multifamily approvals.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Parish Council Meeting — November 5, 2026
The council introduced a six-month moratorium on townhouse projects in commercial districts plus several area-specific building freezes, mostly to study drainage — a pause on new growth while the parish rethinks zoning and flood problems.
Parish Council Meeting — September 3, 2026
A six-month freeze on rezonings and building permits around Slidell continues while the parish considers buying land in the area.
Parish Council Meeting — August 6, 2026
The council extended for six more months the 2022 moratorium blocking high-density rezonings and subdivisions parish-wide — a brake on dense development while the parish grapples with growth.
Parish Council Meeting — July 9, 2026
Districts 7, 11 (above I-12) and 12 got their multi-family moratoriums extended six more months, so no new apartment complexes there while infrastructure catches up.
Parish Council Meeting — June 4, 2026
The council extended or introduced six-month pauses on new apartments, PUDs and multifamily projects in Districts 5, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14, citing apartment saturation, the future highway corridor and drainage basins.
Related development
Madisonville Highway 22 rezone (L-2 to HC-2)
Allows smaller residential lots on this Madisonville highway parcel.
Ordinance 8155 — District 9 moratorium extension
Developers and homeowners in the area cannot rezone, subdivide or pull certain permits for another six months.
Ordinance 8170 — District 5 moratorium extension
Keeps the development freeze in place for six more months if finally adopted.
Ordinance 8155 — Six-month Slidell-area moratorium extension
Freezes new dense development requests in the area while 2027 drainage projects are funded.
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