LIVINGSTON, LA (AP) — Annexations into the town of Livingston may stop a proposal to incorporate the neighboring community of Satsuma.
The Advocate’s Heidi R. Kinchen reports state District Judge Brenda Ricks ruled Monday that the incorporation election previously set for March 28 cannot be held until disputes over the new town's proposed boundaries are resolved.
Attorney Drake Lewis says the judge was concerned over recent annexation by the town of Livingston that cut away a swath of business and residential properties from Satsuma's proposed town limits, as well as all of Interstate 12 between the Livingston and Satsuma interchanges.
The city limits of Walker already include the stretch of I-12 between Walker and Satsuma.
Livingston's annexation effectively cut Satsuma into northern and southern halves. State law requires that communities seeking incorporation include only connected land.
